Public Outcry Forces Accountability as Command Begins Probe into Alleged Abuse of Young Man in Ikorodu The Lagos State Police Command has detained four Police Officers and disbanded their tactical team following the circulation of a viral video allegedly showing personnel harassing a young man in the Odogunyan Area of Ikorodu, Lagos State. The development…
Missing Woman’s Body Discovered in Uga One Week After Disappearance as Suspect Faces Calls for Justice A young woman, identified as Umuora Mmesoma, has reportedly been killed in Uga, Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State, allegedly by her former boyfriend who was said to have strangled her following the end of their relationship before…
Police say a 61-year-old woman was strangled, attacked with machete over alleged ₦3.45m financial dispute; suspect to face prosecution after investigation The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 45-year-old man, Alhaji Saburi Lateef Ayinde, popularly known as Oki-Ocean, in connection with the alleged murder of a 61-year-old retired teacher, Mrs Adedotun Adeteju Oluwaseun, whose…
Sweeping Dispute Turns Deadly as 26-Year-Old Man Dies After Alleged Workplace Stabbing The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 21-year-old butcher, Selim Ayodele, over the alleged stabbing to death of his 26-year-old colleague, Ibrahim Wasiu, following a disagreement over sweeping at their workplace in Alagbole, Ogun State. The tragic incident, which reportedly occurred on…
NANS demands independent investigation, emergency equipment review as students threaten protest over Taiwo Godwin’s death The management of the Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Aro, Abeokuta, Ogun State, has launched an investigation into the death of a 22-year-old Post-Basic Nursing student, Taiwo Godwin, following allegations of delayed emergency treatment and failure to activate an oxygen supply during…
A 29-year-old man, identified as Salaudeen Toheeb, has been arrested in Ogun State after a 22-year-old woman, Boluwatife, who was reportedly being sought by her family, was found in his company around Olohunda, Ota. The man is facing an allegation of sexual assault following claims that he allegedly forced himself on the woman after taking…
Nine people have lost their lives in a tragic road crash along the Ijebu-Ode–Ore Expressway in Ogun State, leaving families and communities mourning another devastating loss on one of the State’s major highways. The fatal crash occurred at about 4:55 p.m. on Monday in the Bethel area along the JBD/Ore route, within the Ijebu-Ode Unit…
The Ogun State Police Command has announced plans to arraign three suspects before the Ago-Iwoye Magistrate Court over alleged obstruction and assault of Police Officers performing their lawful duties. The suspects, identified as Alaba Mulika, 51; Alawode Iyanu, 21; and Temitope Saliu, 29, are expected to face five counts bordering on conspiracy, obstruction of Police…
A 22-year-old commercial tricycle rider in Kano State, Auwalu Salisu, who recently returned N15 million he found abandoned in his tricycle, has received an extraordinary reward for his honesty, an offer to choose four wives from 10 women. The offer was made by the Kano Matchmaking Marriage Association, popularly known as Mai Dalilin Aure, following…
Police Arrest Couple Over Alleged Cruelty, Starvation of Teenager For a 15-year-old girl identified as Amarachi, what should have been an opportunity to live, learn and build a future away from home allegedly turned into months of fear, isolation and suffering inside a toilet in a Port Harcourt residence. The teenager, reportedly from Ebonyi State,…
