Category Archives: Crime

Gunmen suspected to be bandits have killed a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Zamfara State, Alhaji Umar Moriki.The incident occurred on Saturday morning along the Gusau–Tsafe highway, near Fegi village in Tsafe Local Government Area, while he was travelling from Gusau to Kaduna.The Zamfara APC, led by Chairman Tukur Danfulani, confirmed theContinueContinue reading “Gunmen shot dead APC chieftain in Zamfara”

The Ondo State Police Command has uncovered a suspected baby factory and human trafficking syndicate operating within Ore, Odigbo Local Government Area of the State. This is contained in a statement signed by DSP Olayinka Ayanlade, the command’s Public Relations Officer on Sunday in Akure. The case, which was transferred from Ore Division to theContinueContinue reading “Police uncover baby factory, human trafficking syndicate in Ondo”

A shocking case of alleged police extortion and assault has emerged from Lagos, where four policemen reportedly operating from Zone 2 Police Command, Onikan, have been accused of extorting N1,530,000 from a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member at gunpoint and beaten other corps member to pulp.According to Barr. Tolu Babaleye, a legal practitioner basedContinueContinue reading “Police allegedly extort N1.5m from corps member at gunpoint, beat other to pulp”

An ex-convict, Omokinwa Ademola, 37, has been arrested by the Ondo State Police Command for allegedly beating his girlfriend, Joy Jimoh, to death during a fight over a N100,000 refund.In a statement released on Monday, October 14, 2025, the Command’s spokesperson, DSP Olayinka Ayanlade, said the tragic incident took place on Oct. 7, around 5:30ContinueContinue reading “Ex-convict allegedly kills girlfriend over N100,000 in Ondo”

A foremost activist and secretary of the Joint Action Front (JAF), Comrade Abiodun Aremu, has died following a hit-and-run accident in Ota, Ogun State. He was 65.The tragic incident occurred on Sunday evening when the veteran pro-labour campaigner was struck by an unidentified driver while crossing the road around 6:00 p.m. Eyewitnesses said the driverContinueContinue reading “Just In: Speeding driver kills activist Abiodun Aremu”

The Ondo State Security Network codenamed Amotekun Corps has paraded no fewer than 28 suspected criminals, as the outfit intensifies its crackdown on criminal networks and their financiers across the state. Akogun Adetunji Adeyeye, the State Corps Commander of Amotekun disclosed this on Tuesday in Akure, stressing that the agency had moved beyond arresting fieldContinueContinue reading “Amotekun parade 28 suspects in Ondo, target sponsors”

The Ondo State Police Command has uncovered a case of self-kidnapping involving a 42-year-old woman, Mrs. Sanmori Taiwo, and her 62-year-old husband, Pastor Sanmori Olubumi Joshua, both residents of Road 5, Power Line, Ondo City. According to the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Olayinka Ayanlade Olayinka, the incident occurred on August 23, 2025, when Mrs.ContinueContinue reading “Police arrest pastor, wife over alleged self-kidnap to extort N10m from relatives in Ondo”

Bandits have abducted seven farmers at Itaogbolu in the Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State.The victims were reportedly working on their farmland over the weekend when the gunmen launched a surprise attack and whisked them away, The Nation reports.A source who spoke under the condition of anonymity said that the farmers were harvestingContinueContinue reading “Gunmen abduct 7 farmers in Ondo, demand N100m ransom”

Bandits have reportedly killed 38 kidnapped residents of Banga village in Kaura Namoda Local Government Area of Zamfara State after collecting over N50 million as ransom from them.It was reported that the brutal killing has thrown the entire community into mourning.The Chairman of Kaura-Namoda Local Government Area, Mannir Haidara Kaura, who confirmed to journalists, saidContinueContinue reading “Gunmen kill 38 kidnap victims after collecting N50m ransom in Zamfara”

The prime suspect in the murder of two missing students from Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko (AAUA), Femi Oladele popularly known as Talked  has died. He died  under suspicious circumstances shortly after confessing to the crime. Oladele, who was reportedly the landlord of the victims, Andrew Eloho Okah and John Friday Abba, was arrested byContinueContinue reading “Prime suspect in AAUA students murder case  dies mysteriously after confession”