Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibadan zonal office, on Friday, swooped on suspected internet fraudsters at their hideout in Wisdom Estate, Akobo area of Ibadan. The early morning operation, which followed series of intelligence on the alleged criminal Continue Reading
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Justice Omolara Adeyemi of the Oyo State High Court, Ibadan today sentenced Oyelakin Babatunde to four months of community service for cheating. The 32-year-old Oyelakin Babatunde who claims to be a fashion designer, was arrested in September 2020. He allegedly obtained money by false pretense from unsuspecting foreigners through Amazon and iTunes gift cards as Continue Reading
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC Ibadan zonal office, on Wednesday, February 3, 2021 secured the conviction of Opeyemi Olasumbo Folarin and Ogunseye Ajibola Olamilekan before Justice Patricia Ajoku of the Federal High Court, Ibadan for Fraudulent Impersonation. Folarin, who claims to be a 27-year-old Higher National Diploma student of The Ibadan Continue Reading
Chief Magistrate Adetoyinbo P. O of an Ibadan Family Court has ordered the remand of Head of Ori Are Compound in Fanawole area, Ibadan, Najeem Anifowose in custody of Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps for raping and assaulting two teenagers in the area. Najeem Anifowose was alleged to have deflowered two teenage girls aged […]Continue Reading
Akere village, a gold mining community via Ifewara town in Atakunmosa West of Osun State has been thrown into confusion following the kidnap of three Chinese expatriates. The incident, which reportedly occurred on Monday, February 1st, 2021 in the evening involved the death of a police officer who was attached as detail to the Chinese expatriates. […]Continue Reading
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibadan Zonal Office, on Tuesday, February 2, 2021, secured the conviction of one Oluwatobi Damilola Aina before Justice Ladiran Akintola of the Oyo State High Court, sitting in Ibadan, Oyo State. The 26-year-old who claimed to be a fashion enthusiast, was arrested on September 29, 2020, when the […]Continue Reading
A middle aged man identified as Tayo Olatunji has committed a suicide at Oke Opo area of Ilesa, Osun State. Tayo Olatunji who was a barber until his death was said to have been reported missing since Sunday morning when he left home without telling his pregnant wife his destination. Report says that residents of […]Continue Reading
A notorious cultist/murder suspect, Owolabi Oludipe also known as Somori has been shot dead while he and his gang engaged police from Odogbolu division in gun battle. The State Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Abimbola Oyeyemi, disclosed this in a statement in Abeokuta. Mr. Oyeyemi noted that the suspect, who had been on the wanted […]Continue Reading
Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested nine members of a notorious land grabbing syndicate for unleashing violence on people of Agbogun Village in Ewekoro local government area of Ogun State. The suspects, Gbenga Odeniyi, Owolabi Shobayo, Michael Ramoni, Idowu Dauda, Femi Fadahunsi, Rasmus Hammed, Ade Lukman, Yakubu Akinwande and Sikiru Balogun were […]Continue Reading
Three members of a cult group have been arrested by men of Ogun state police command for allegedly threatening to kill one Teslim Lateef if he refused to be initiated into their group. The suspects, Olajide Shittu, Emmanuel Fidelis and Sunkanmi Ifelodun were arrested after victim reported the matter at Ajuwon police station. The Police Public Relations […]Continue Reading
The Osun Police Command has arrested a two-man kidnapping syndicate in Osogbo, following their alleged kidnapping and killing of two children of same parent. The state Commissioner of Police, Mr Olawale Olokode presented the suspects and others to the public at the Police Headquarters, Osogbo. Mr Olawale explained that the two suspects, a 21 years […]Continue Reading
An Osogbo Magistrate Court, sitting in Osogbo has ordered that a 44-years old man, Kazeem Olapade be remanded in Ilesa Correctional facility for allegedly raping his 14-year-old daughter. Olapade was arraigned on three counts of unlawful sexual intercourse, indecent assault and canal knowledge of his daughter. The Police prosecutor, Inspector Jacob Akintunde told Continue Reading
The man whose daughter, Fatima accused of sleeping with her, Mr Usman Momoh has confessed to the crime. Momoh, who spoke while being transferred to the Ondo State Police Command Headquarters in Akure, said he had sex with his daughter only once. The father asked the society to forgive him as he ha d realised […]Continue Reading
Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 36 year old man, Humble Michael for allegedly having unlawful carnal knowledge of a 4 year old pupil of the school where he works. The suspect was arrested after the mother of the victim reported the case at Ogijo divisional headquarters that her daughter had been sexually abused. […]Continue Reading
Unidentified gunmen suspected to be kidnappers on Wednesday abducted twenty five Youths along Wukari_Takum road in Taraba state at 6pm. relation of some of the victims, in Wukari and Takum LGAs said that the 25 Hausa Youths were on their way back to Takum from Wukari after a wedding ceremony when they ran into a […]Continue Reading
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC Ibadan Zonal Office has arrested eight men suspected to be internet fraudsters in Osogbo, Osun State. The suspects Akinrinmade Adepoju Sunday and his brother Akinrinmade Adeniyi were arrested in their room and parlor apartment in Osogbo. Others were arrested during an early morning raid on their hideout at Continue Reading
Nigeria Police, Ogun State Command has arrested four herbalists for allegedly defrauding a woman, Imoleayo Ashade of one million three hundred and ten thousand naira at a fraudsters den in Ijebu Ode. Exhibits recovered from the fraudsters den by the police included a box containing various denominations of fake currencies, charms and money fraudulently collected Continue Reading
Ekiti State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a woman for allegedly abducting three children in Ado Ekiti.A statement by the Public Relations Officer of the command, Mr Sunday Abutu affirmed that the woman was arrested after some residents around INEC Office, Bank Road, Ado-Ekiti raised an alarm that a strange woman, one Mrs […]Continue Reading
A 63 year old man, Sunday Igbinokhuaihe has been arrested by men of the Edo State Police Command for defiling a two-year-old girl.It was gathered that the incident happened in Uronigbe, Orhionmwon local government area of the state where the suspect is said to be a neighbour to the parents of the little girl.The old […]Continue Reading
Bandits have abducted over 50 people in a recent attack on Bassa community in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State .It was learnt that the incident happened when bandits reportedly stormed the community in large numbers on motorcycles in the early hours of Thursday.The people were said to be getting set for the day […]Continue Reading
A young man suspected to be ritualist escaped being lynched by a mob at Apata area of Ibadan The suspect, who was arrested by residents of Aba Aladie along Queens Road, Oluyole Extention in the early hours of the day, was alleged of an attempt to kidnap a child in the community. The arrest, according […]Continue Reading
The Nigeria Police, Ogun State Command says criminals will have no space to hibernate within the state territory. The state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Edward Ajogun made this known at Eleweran State Headquarters of the command while parading fifty nine suspects arrested for various crimes bothering armed robbery, murder, kidnapping and cultism. He hinted that Continue Reading
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibadan zonal office, has arrested 13 suspected internet fraudsters in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. Their arrest was triggered by intelligence reports detailing their alleged involvement in internet fraud and other related offences. The suspects are: Kayode Adeoye, Ogunleye Yemi, Adio Taheed, Olaniyi Joshua, AbdulAfeez Continue Reading
Yoruba rights activist, Sunday Igboho has said the property in his old house set ablaze by unknown arsonists should worth not nothing less than N50 million. AllNews had earlier reported that Igboho’s house situated at Soka, Ibadan, Oyo State was set ablaze in the early hour of Tuesday a few hours after a meeting was held between Southwest […]Continue Reading
One of the houses of Sunday Igboho located at Sanyo area of Ibadan has been burnt by some hoodlums. Radio Nigeria gathered that the hoodlums arrived in a Hummer bus and Micra firing sporadically, and set the house ablaze at exactly 3am today. The mini sitting room was burnt in the process while amount of […]Continue Reading