Crime

A wealthy farmer identified as Sunday Togo who was reportedly abducted from his Ekeje village home in Atiba local government area of Oyo state last Thursday has been rescued unhurt by some members of the Vigilante Group of Nigeria, VGN.…
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Oyo State Police command, on Friday, revealed that it has arrested two illegal transborder ammunition traffickers. The command made this known in a statement signed by its Public Relations Officer, Olayinka Ayanlade. Ayanlade said the…
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The Nigeria police force Oyo State Command, has dismantled a kidnapping syndicate operating in Ipapo, Okaka, and other communities in Itesiwaju Local Government Area of Oyo State Public relations officer of the command, Mr Adewale Osifeso…
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In a decisive move to tackle rising insecurity, the Ondo State government has ratified the death penalty by hanging for individuals convicted of kidnapping. Additionally, any property used as a hideout or operational base by kidnappers…
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, March 19, 2025, arraigned a former Deputy Director , Highways,   Federal Ministry of Works and Housing,  Augustine Ojo Olowoniyan, alongside a surveyor, Sulaiman Abdulkadir…
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The Ogun State Police Command has declared Habeeb Okikiola Olalomi, popularly known as “Portable”, wanted for his involvement in a violent attack on government officials carrying out their lawful duties. The command on it's verified X…
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Armed robbers invaded the Awolowo Hall of Residence at the University of Ibadan in the early hours of Saturday, dispossessing students of their valuables worth thousands of naira. The stolen items include assorted mobile telephone…
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Gunmen suspected to be bandits have kidnapped a former Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Major General Mahrazu Tsiga (retired). Tsiga, was kidnapped alongside several other residents of Tsiga village in Kankara…
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The Oyo State Police Command has commenced immediate inquiry into the Bodija Murder incident that occurred during the early hours of Sunday, 02/02/25 Preliminary Investigation reveals that a yet to be identified man was chased and shot…
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Convicted kidnap kingpin, Chukwudimeme Onwuamadike, alias Evans, on Thursday, told the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja that he had repented from his criminal activities and had applied to the Lagos State Government for mercy. Evans who…
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