Crime

Ogun Police Arrest Two Burglars In Shagamu

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Men of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested two suspects for robbing a church at Shagamu area of the state.

The Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Mr Abimbola Oyeyemi in a statement issued in Abeokuta said the suspects, Fidelis Francis and Lukman Jimoh were arrested following a distress call received by the Divisional Police Officer, DPO, Shagamu Divisional Headquarters that a branch of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, located at GRA Shagamu was under attack by suspected robbers. 

According to him, the DPO Sagamu Division, Mr Okiki Agunbiade, mobilized his men and the local vigilante to the scene, but the robbers escaped through the fence before the arrival of the policemen.

Mr Oyeyemiwho explained that the policemen suspected a vehicle parked not too far away from the church and mounted surveillance in the area, apprehended two suspects while trying to move the vehicle away.

He explained further that two iron bars similar to the ones recovered at the scene of crime was recovered from the car, while the CCTV footage showed the two suspects breaking into the church. 

Meanwhile, the Ogun State Commissioner of Police, Mr Edward Ajogun, who commended the display of professionalism by his men, directed an in-depth investigation into the case with the view to charging the suspects to court as soon as possible.

Olajumoke Idowu

Security

We have put measures in place for a crime-free Salah – CP Odumosu

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Lagos State Police Command has assured the residents, especially the Muslim faithful of adequate security during the Eid-El Fitri.

Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP, Mr. Hakeem Odumosu, stated this in a release signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Mr. Olumuyiwa Adejobi.

The CP affirmed the preparedness of the Command as Area Commanders, Divisional Police Officers, Police Mobile Force Commanders and Tactical Commanders to redouble their efforts towards ensuring a crime-free Salah.

He also confirmed that an appreciable number of police personnel has been deployed across the state for provision of adequate security, traffic management and enforcement of COVID-19 protocols as stipulated by the Presidential Taskforce on COVID-19.

The Commissioner of Police in the statement also directed that the State Intelligence Bureau (SIB) and the Command’s Monitoring Unit should intensify efforts to maintain robust intelligence gathering and proactive measures to Police the State during the Eid-E- Fitri Festival and beyond.

The Police boss advised the Muslim faithful and fun seekers to be moderate, be security-conscious during this festivity.

The command however warned miscreants and hoodlums to seize the opportunity of this festive period to turn a new leaf and stop being a thorn in the flesh of innocent Nigerians.

Mr. Odumosu also seized the opportunity to felicitate with the Muslim faithful on the successful completion of the fast and prayed that Almighty Allah (SWT) accept their prayers and spare their lives to witness more of the holy month in good health.

Abisola Oluremi

Crime

2 Nabbed For Robbing Gold Merchant Of 6m Naira Jewelry

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Men of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested two suspected armed robbers for allegedly for robbing a gold merchant of golden chains and rings valued at six million naira at gun point.

The suspects Jerry Chukwedu and Tomiwa Olawale were arrested after one Abubakar Hassan reported the incident at Ogijo Divisional Police Headquarters.

The Ogun State Command’s Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Mr Abimbola Oyeyemi who confirmed the arrest in Abeokuta said three golden rings valued at three million, one hundred and twenty-one thousand seven hundred naira was recovered from them.

Mr Oyeyemi noted that the Commissioner of Police, Mr Edward Ajogun had ordered the transfer of the suspects to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for discreet investigation.

Olusegun Folarin

Crime

Osun Police Nab 3 Kidnappers, Rescue 2 Victims

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Two travelers were again abducted by gunmen on Ife/Ibadan Expressway at Wasinmi Area of Ayedire Local Government Area of Osun State on Saturday evening.

It was gathered that the two travelers were accosted while they were on their way from Ile-Ife to Ibadan by gunmen who took them to the nearby bush.

A security source revealed that three of the perpetrators had been arrested, while effort was ongoing to arrest others. 

When contacted, the spokesperson of Osun State Police Command, Mrs Yemisi Opalola confirmed the incident adding that the police have rescued the two victims that were abducted. 

Mrs Opalola said men of the force responded to a distress call and moved in to rescue two victims and arrested three suspects.

Adenitan Akinola

Crime

Ogun Police Nabs 9 Land Grabbers, Begins Manhunt For Others

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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 arrested after the Baale of the village had reported the case Obada Oko Divisional Headquarters that the suspects invaded the village and violently attacking the people, extorting money from those working on their sites.

The Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, in the state, Mr Abimbola Oyeyemi in a statement in Abeokuta said, the DPO Obada Oko Division, Mr Benard Ediagbonya mobilized his patrol team to the scene where they met the suspects attacking one Mrs Oniyide Folashade and one Mrs Agbogun who were developing their sites. 

Mr Oyeyemi explained that, the hoodlums fled the scene upon sighting the police, but they were chased and nine of them were apprehended.

Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, Mr Edward Ajogun has ordered a massive manhunt for the rest of the hoodlums. 

Mr Ajogun advised land grabbers to stay clear of the state pointing out that the as the command would not tolerate any form of violence on the good people of the state from anyone or group no matter how highly placed such persons might be.

Olusegun Folarin

Security

Osun Police, Amotekun, Vigilante Rescue Kidnap Victim

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The second person that was reportedly kidnapped on Sunday night by unknown gunmen along Omoh/Erin-Ijesha road in Ori-Ade Local Government Area of Osun State has been rescued.

In a telephone interview with Radio Nigeria, the Police Public Relation Officer, PPRO of the Osun Police Command, Mrs Yemisi Opalola confirmed the development.

Mrs Opalola said the success was the result of a combined rescue mission of the police, Amotekun, Hunters and Vigilante outfits that combed the forest since the incident was reported on Sunday.

She however said no arrest was made, but the police was on the trail of the kidnappers.

Two persons were kidnapped on Sunday, while one was rescued on Sunday night, the other was yesterday rescued late on Tuesday by security men.

It was gathered that the kidnappers absconded and left the hostage when they saw intimidating numbers of security operatives towards moving them.

Adenitan Akinola

Crime

Abducted Farmer Found Dead After Family Paid 1.65m Ransom

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A farmer, Mr Oluwole Agboola, who was abducted in Ibadan, late last year has been found dead.

A brother to the deceased, Mr Olakunle Agboola confirmed the development to newsmen.

It was learnt that the death of the farmer is coming after the family had allegedly paid the sum of one million, six hundred and fifty thousand naira as ransom for the release of their kinsman.

Mr Agboola was abducted in Ibadan, on Monday, December 28, 2020, inside his farm located at Abaodo area in Olukitibi Village in Akinyele Local Government Area of Oyo State by six armed men dressed in military camouflage.

The remains of Wole Agboola, found inside the bush near Aba Odo yesterday evening, close to where he was abducted.

Efforts to get the Oyo State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, CSP Olugbenga Fadeyi to speak on the incident was abortive as he did not pick up his calls.

Abisola Oluremi

Crime

Hoodlums Disrupt Business Activities In Osogbo

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There was pandemonium on Tuesday morning at Ota-Efun Area of Osogbo as suspected thugs went on rampage over the alleged death of their leader.

The deceased, Ismail Daduro popularly known as “Jumong” was said to have given up the ghost following a protracted strange illness.

He was said to have been taken to different places to seek deliverance before his reported death on Tuesday morning.

Radio Nigeria gathered that members of his group went on rampage at the hearing of Daduro’s death in faraway Ilorin, the Kwara State capital.

According to a witness, gang members of Daduro’s group started destroying property and molesting people at Ota-Efun in Osogbo claiming that their leader was killed. 

They also told traders not to open their shop for business today and tomorrow.

It was also learnt that Ota-Efun Motor Park was not spared in the dastardly act as several vehicles were reportedly damaged.

When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Osun State Command, Mrs Yemisi Opalola said police had been deployed to the area to ensure adequate security of lives and property.

Mrs Opalola said normalcy had returned to the area with the presence of the Area Commander, Divisional Police Officer, DPO of Ota-Efun Police Station and the Anti-Cultism Unit of the command.

She enjoined residents of the area to go about their daily activities without fear.

When Radio Nigeria visited the scene, mobile policemen were seen patrolling the area, while vehicles destroyed littered the popular Ilorin Motor Park in Osogbo.

Adenitan Akinola

Crime

Ondo Police Begins Investigation Into 40-Year-Old’s Assassination

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The Ondo State Police Command has confirmed the alleged assassination of a forty-year-old man, Mr Babatunde Adeluka Olubasa by unknown persons inside a popular hotel at Ijapo Area of Akure. 

He was alleged to have been shot dead inside the hotel premises where he lodged last Saturday, after he was trailed to the hotel by three armed men after attending a function in Akure.

He was shot at the bar of the hotel where he relaxed to take a drink.

Confirming the incident, the Ondo State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Mr Tee-Leo Ikoro, said it was a case of assassination.

Mr Ikoro disclosed that the Ondo State Commissioner of Police, Mr Bolaji Salami, had ordered a full-scale investigation into the killing, even as the entire premises of the hotel is now deserted.

Leke Adegbite

Crime

Ogun Police Arrests Human Trafficking Kingpin

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A 35-year-old human trafficking kingpin, Comfort Innocent has been apprehended by operatives of Ogun State Police Command over the abduction and trafficking of two under-aged girls.

The suspect was arrested after two residents of Siun Town in Obafemi Local Government Area of the state, Oluwaseun Aduratola and Sakirat Fasasi reported at Owode Egba Police Station that the suspect abducted their daughters, Blessing Aduratola, 15 and Hasisat Fasasi, 16.

The residents alleged that the suspect was about to take the two girls to Libya where they would be forced into prostitution.

The Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, in Ogun State, Mr Abimbola Oyeyemi who confirmed the arrest of the suspect in a statement in Abeokuta said she had confessed committing the crime.

Mr Oyeyemi said confessed that she used to send the girls to her Italy-based husband through Libya where they would be used for prostitution.

He pointed out that the victims had been rescued from Kaduna by the police.

Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, Mr Edward Ajogun has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspect to Anti-Human Trafficking and Child Labour Unit of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for further investigation.

He also appealed to parents to always be mindful of their children’s well-being especially the females in order to keep them safe from wolves in human skin.

Olusegun Folarin

News

Oyo Police Commissioner Warns Against “Jungle Justice”

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Commissioner of Police in Oyo State, Mr Nwachukwu Enwonwu, has warned members of the public against the use of fireworks otherwise known as bangers, knockouts, and other explosives during the yuletide season.

This is contained in a statement signed in Ibadan by the Oyo State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Mr Olugbenga Fadeyi.

The commissioner equally warns against organizing unauthorized street carnivals within the state during the Yuletide season and beyond.

Mr Enwonwu says the warning becomes necessary as part of proactive measures to stem the tide of crimes and criminality that usually characterize the approaching Yuletide and New Year celebrations. 

He notes that parents and guardians are enjoined to warn their children and wards to desist from using fireworks, and shun involvement in any activity relating to street carnivals.

The commissioner states further that the merchants of fireworks and organizers of street carnivals are warned to desist forthwith as offenders would be made to face the full wrath of the law.

The statement also notes that the command will not condone any act capable of threatening the relative peace and tranquility being enjoyed by all and sundry in the state, as the Commissioner of Police has directed officers and men of the command to bring perpetrators to book, as to be forewarned is to be forearmed.

He assures the public of proactive measures other than the above has been put in place to ensure crime rate is at its barest minimum in this season and beyond.

The CP, however, craves the indulgence of the people of Oyo State to desist from the act of taking laws into their hands, an act popularly known as “Jungle Justice” but advised that prompt report should be made to the nearest police station or formation for necessary action. 

Mr Enwonwu, therefore, calls for people’s support by giving out credible information for a swift response to distress call through these mobile phone numbers, 07055495413 or 08081768614 and 615.

Rasheedah Makinde

Crime

Lagos State Police Command Recovers Stolen OGHA Mace

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The police operatives attached to Trade Fair Station of the Lagos State Police Command on Friday recovered the missing mace of the Ogun State House of Assembly, OGHA, at Abule-Ado Area of the state at about 8.30am.

A release by the Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, of Lagos State Police Command, Mr Muyiwa Adejobi says the police operatives worked on intelligence from the members of the community that someone in a moving vehicle, suspected to be a Toyota Siena, threw out an object into the nearby bush and recovered the object which was later identified to be the Ogun State House of Assembly Mace.

The mace had been allegedly stolen from the House of Assembly compex, Ogun State recently.

It has been handed over to the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, CP Mr Hakeem Odumosu, who later instructed the DCP State CID, Lagos State, Yetunde Longe, to protect the mace and liaise with the Ogun State Police Command on the return of the recovered mace to Ogun State.

The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, Mr Hakeem Odumosu however promised to assist the Ogun State Police Command in the investigation into the incident that led to the recovery of the mace. 

Abisola Oluremi

Crime

Oyo Commissioner’s Brother Shot Dead In Ibadan

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A 45-year old man, Isaac Orisadeyi, who was said to be the younger brother of Commissioner for Special Duties in Oyo State, Mrs Funmilayo Orisadeyi, has been killed by gunmen.

Isaac was reportedly shot on Tuesday along NIHORT-Idi-Isin Road in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on his way from office.

It was gathered that Isaac was on a commercial motorcycle on his way home from work around 8pm when the incident happened.

The armed robbers, who were said to be trying to snatch the motorcycle on which he rode, reportedly pulled the trigger when the rider resisted them.

A source said the commissioner confirmed that two hospitals rejected the victim before he eventually gave up the ghost.

The Oyo State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Mr Olugbenga Fadeyi, said the body of the victim had been deposited in a morgue, while the case was being investigated at the Eleyele Police Division.

Abisola Oluremi

Crime

Ogun Police Arrests Two Rapists Of Teenage Girl

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Ogun State Police command has arrested two suspects for allegedly raping a fourteen year old girl in Owode Egba in Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of the state. 

The two suspects who are in their twenties, Michael Hammed Azeez and Adeola Ogunseye were arrested after the mother of the victim had reported at Owode Egba Divisional Headquarters that her daughter was abducted by the suspects.

The mother of the victim told the Division Police Officer, DPO in Owode Egba, Mr Matthew Ediae that suspects took her daughter to an unknown place where the duo took turns to forcefully have carnal knowledge of her. 

The Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, in Ogun State, Mr Abimbola Oyeyemi who confirmed the arrest of the suspects in a statement in Abeokuta said the victim had been taken to Owode-Egba General Hospital for medical treatment. 

Mr Oyeyemi said the Commissioner of Police, Mr Edward Ajogun had ordered the immediate transfer of the suspects to Anti-Human Trafficking and Child Labour Unit of the Ogun State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for further investigation and prosecution.

Olajumoke Oduniyi

Crime

Motorist Crushes Policeman To Death In Ekiti

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A State Intelligence Bureau, SIB, officer attached to the Aramoko Division of the Ekiti State Police Command has been crushed to death by a motorist between Efon and Aramoko Ekiti in Ekiti State.

It was gathered that the police officer was on his way to office when the incident happened.

The driver of the vehicle who also sustained critical injury is said to be receiving treatment in an undisclosed hospital.

Sympathizers confirmed that the officer works at Aramoko but resides in Efon Alaaye with his family.

The Ekiti State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, ASP Sunday Abutu who confirmed the incident explained that investigation had commenced to ascertain the cause of the crash for necessary action.

Kayode Babatuyi

Crime

Mother Kills Own Children In Jealous Rage

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A house wife in Kano identied as Hauwa has allegedly killed two of her children over rivalry and because her husband, one Ibrahim Haruna Aminu married a second wife.

The deceased kids were identified as Yusuf (5-year-old) and Zahra’u (3-year-old).

Reports gathered from their neighbors reveal that the incident occurred on Saturday morning in Diso village in Gwale Local Government area of Kano State.

Speaking to journalists the Uncle of deceased children, Sadiq Haruna Aminu said Hauwau, his brother’s wife and mother of the deceased children, have been living with envy and jealousy ever since his brother married another wife, leading to her killing her own children.

Sadiq told newsmen that his brother got married to a new wife two months ago.

He said the incident happened when the husband was away and in his new wife’s place.

His eldest wife, Hauwau called him on phone in the morning informing him that all is not well in their house only for him to go to the house and meet the lifeless bodies of the children in the pool of blood.

She carried out the atrocities and ran away from the house.

“She beat the children and used knife to cut them. Her sister’s daughter (10-year-old) who was living with them was also another victim but she survived with cut on her hand and she is the witness when the incident happened.

“We don’t know her whereabouts at the moment because we spoke with the security operatives. We learnt she went to her parent’s house,” Sadiq said.

The ward head of Diso, Ahmad Bello said they were all thrown into a state of shock with the incident.

Bello however condemned the act carried out by the woman saying she should have taken the matter to court instead of taking the laws into her hand and killing the innocent children.

When contacted the Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Kano Command, DSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa confirmed the incident.

Mr Kiwaya said the suspect was in their custody, and investigation into the matter had already commenced.

Abdullahi Jalaluddeen

Crime

Suspect in Akinyele Killings Flees Police Custody

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Commissioner of Police in Oyo State, Mr Nwachukwu Enwonwu, says the prime suspect in the serial killings at Akinyele Local Government Area, Moniya Ibadan, Sunday Shodipe has escaped from custody.

This is contained in a statement signed in Ibadan by the Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Mr Olugbenga Fadeyi.

The statement notes that the 19-year-old who was arrested and paraded along with two others at the Oyo State Police Command on 17th July, 2020 and later charged to court but remanded in police custody escaped from lawful custody on August 11, 2020. 

It stated further that the command has begun intensive surveillance on the whereabouts of the suspected killer and promised continued maximum protection of life and property of residents of the state.

The Commissioner of Police, therefore, implored the general public to be on the lookout, arrest and immediately inform the officers and men of the command if Shodipe is sighted for immediate handing over for further action.

He further appealed to residents with credible information on the whereabouts of the assailant not to hesitate in passing same to the Oyo State Police Command to assist in the apprehension of the offender who is now at large.

Rasheedah Makinde

Crime

Herbalist, 46, 4 Others Arrest in Ogun State

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A forty-six-year-old herbalist, Okikiola Adesina has been arrested alongside four armed robbery suspects by Operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, in Osiele, in Odeda Local Government Area of Ogun State.

Other suspects are Dayo Ajala, Ismaila Badmus, Joseph Sunday and Chuckwuemeka Paul and were arrested following an information received by the SARS operatives about their hideout at Odeda area.

The Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Mr Abimbola Oyeyemi told journalists in a statement that the herbalist used to fortify the suspects spiritually in preparation for their nefarious operations and also used to initiate new members into their fold.

Mr Oyeyemi said one double-barreled locally made shot gun, one battle axe, two knives and assorted dangerous charms were recovered from the suspects.

He noted that the Commissioner of Police, Mr. Edward Ajogun had ordered full scale investigation into the activities of the suspects with the view to prosecuting them diligently.

Olusegun Folarin

Crime

Religious Leader Arrested Over Incest in Ogun

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A forty-four-year-old man, Pastor Oluwafemi Oyebola has been arrested by the police in Ogun State on the allegation of incessantly raping his 24-year-old daughter for about five years. 

Apart from incest, the suspect was also accused of forcing the daughter to undergo abortion three times before securing a family planning method for her to prevent more pregnancies.

The victim recounted that the sexual exploitation was initiated by her father shortly after her mother’s death in 2015 until she ran away from home recently and was rescued by a Non-Governmental Organisation, the Advocacy for Children and Vulnerable Persons Network. 

The State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Mr Abimbola Oyeyemi made this known in Abeokuta said the man was a pastor at a popular church at Owode, Yewa North Local Government Area of the state. 

Mr Oyeyemi explained that the suspect who was apprehended by a team of detectives, led by the Divisional Police Officer, Owode-Egbado division, SP Olabisi Elebute, had confessed to the crimes.

He added that the man had been moved to the Anti-Human Trafficking and Child Labour Unit of the Ogun State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, CID, for further investigation and prosecution as directed by the state Commissioner of Police, Mr Kenneth Ebrimson.

Oluremi Olugbenro

Crime

75-Year-Old Arrested for Sexual Molestation of Minor in Osogbo

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A 75-year-old man, Jacob Ayinla, has reportedly raped a 15-year-old local juice seller popularly known as ‘Pito’ in his apartment in Osogbo, Osun State. 

A resident of the area told Radio Nigeria that the incident happened on Wednesday evening around Odi-Olowo area, Osogbo when Ayinla lured the girl into his house under the pretense that he wanted to buy the local juice from her.

Another source confirmed that the victim lived around Aresa area, Osogbo with her relative who produces the local juice for her to hawk every day. 

He said she reported the issue to the police station, informing the police’s visit to Ayinla’s House and eventual arrest around 6:30 PM on Wednesday. 

When the Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Osun Command, Mrs Yemisi Opalola was contacted, she said, the victim reported the matter to Oja Oba Police Divisional Headquarters that she was raped by one Jacob Ayinla after he lured her to his house under the guise that he wanted to buy ‘Pito’. 

Mrs Opalola confirmed that the culprit was arrested while the girl was taken to the Police Hospital for a medical test. 

Adenitan Akinola

Crime

Police Officer Abducted, Okada Rider Murdered in Ogun

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Ogun State Police Command says it has launched an investigation into the abduction of a police officer and the killing of a commercial motorcycle rider along Abeokuta-Ayetoro road by suspected herdsmen.

The Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, of the command, Mr. Abimbola Oyeyemi made this known while reacting to the Save-Our-Souls letter written by the lawmaker representing Egbado North/Imeko Afon Federal Constituency of the State, Mr. Olaifa Aremu over the incidents in his constituency.

The police spokesman said investigation had already commenced on the incidents

The lawmaker had in the letter described that attack as a dastardly act on residents of his constituency.

Mr. Olaifa called on security agencies in the state to device more proactive measure to end the herdsmen attack in the communities.

He also pleaded with Governor Dapo Abiodun to intervene on the attacks in the area by reconstructing the roads and deploy security agencies to the communities.

Wale Oluokun

News

Ondo CP Charges Officers on Professionalism

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Ondo State Commissioner of Police, Mr Undie Adie, has warned officers of the command who are posted on patrol to ensure citizens maintain strict compliance with the dusk to dawn curfew, to be exceptionally professional in the discharge of their duties. 

Mr Adie in a statement signed by the Ondo State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Mr Tee-Leo Ikoro, said the warning became imperative as a result of the avalanche of complaints at his disposal. 

According to him, Nigerians are already carrying the burden of grief of the lockdown and curfew, it will be unprofessional for overzealous security agents to treat them unjustly.

The Police Commissioner noted that the command would never take it kindly with any officer who violates the human rights of any citizen of Ondo State, especially those on essential duties while the curfew lasted. 

Mr Adie also advised the good people of the state to obey the order of restrictions on movement by the government during this period, while pleading with those on essential duties to always carefully identify themselves when accosted by law-enforcement officers and avoid professional arrogance.

Leke Adegbite

Security

Oyo Police Reiterates Ban on Illegal Use of Siren

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Commissioner of Police, Oyo State Police Command, Mr. Shina Olukolu has called the attention of the public to the directives on the ban of unauthorized use of sirens, revolving lights and covered number plates on vehicles.

This is contained in a statement in Ibadan by Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Mr. Olugbenga Fadeyi. 

The statement notes that any individual or group caught violating the directives would be arrested and prosecuted in accordance with the statutory laws as the task force to carry out the orders has already been put in place. 

It also warns all security personnel caught in the web of escorting their principals with covered vehicle number plates or illegal use of sirens or revolving lights would immediately be arrested and made to face the consequences of their misconduct.

Rasheedah Makinde

Security

LG Tussle: Police Warns Against Breach of Peace

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Commissioner of Police in Oyo State, Mr. Shina Olukolu has called on all stakeholders in the lingering Local Government chairmanship tussle in the State to obey the law and shun illegal acts.

This is contained in a statement in Ibadan by Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, in Oyo state, Mr. Olugbenga Fadeyi.

The statement notes that unleashing chaos, bloodshed, lawlessness, and destruction of properties or inflicting injuries on one another will serve no purpose, but be an obstacle to peace of the society.

It advises stakeholders to sheath their swords and give peace a chance.

The statement warns all and sundry that the police will not stand by or fold its arms and watch any group or individuals cause chaos, lawlessness, and destruction as it will deal decisively with those found wanting.

It reiterates its belief in the capacity, ability and exemplary leadership qualities of Oyo State residents to find a solution to their common differences.

The statement enjoins law-abiding citizens to go about their lawful businesses without any fear, threat or intimidation from any group or individuals as the police are on ground to ensure the safety of lives and property.

Rasheedah Makinde

Security

Community Policing Would Enhance Security – Ogun PPRO

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In a bid to find a lasting solution to security challenges facing the country, security experts have stressed the need to enhance community policing.

The Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO in Ogun State, Mr. Abimbola Oyeyemi stated this while speaking with Radio Nigeria’s Paramount FM in Abeokuta. 

Mr. Oyeyemi said security agencies on ground cannot perform their duties alone, hence the need to introduce community policing which would go a long way in enhancing security in the state as well as the country at large.

He also urged the authorities of community policing to ensure the proper orientation of members that would be recruited into the scheme.

Also speaking, the Ogun State So Safe Corps Commander, Mr. Soji Ganzallo said measures had been put in place to make the state safer for residents, adding that there would be no hiding place for criminals.

Olajumoke Idowu