Category: Crime

In a shocking escalation of insecurity in Oyo State, gunmen abducted Mrs. Olaide Busayo Adegoke John-Paul, the 43-year-old younger sister of former Minister of Power and APC 2027 governorship aspirant Chief Adebayo Adelabu, along with her 12-year-old twin sons, Peter and Paul. The attack occurred around 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, in the Elewura area of Challenge, Ibadan South West LGA, as Mrs. John-Paul was taking her children to school. Eyewitnesses said the assailants fired sporadically to intimidate residents before forcing her out of her Kia Sonata and…

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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted 380 rounds of military-grade ammunition and uncovered more than 1.2 tonnes of cannabis during a series of coordinated operations in Kaduna State. According to the agency, operatives on patrol along the Abuja-Kaduna Highway at Jere arrested a 30-year-old suspect, identified as Sunusi Musa, who was allegedly transporting 380 rounds of 7.62mm military-grade ammunition destined for Katsina State. The recovered ammunition and the suspect have since been handed over to the appropriate security agency for further investigation. In a separate operation within…

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The Ogun State Police Command has recovered a bag allegedly used to collect ransom payments from the kitchen of a 67-year-old Fulani leader, Muhammadu Abdullai, the Seriki Fulani of Ijebu Ode, who was arrested alongside his eldest son over a string of kidnappings in parts of the state. Abdullai denied any involvement in kidnapping activities but admitted that one of his sons, Bala Muhammadu, had previously been convicted and imprisoned for kidnapping. He said he believed Bala had abandoned crime after serving a five-year jail term. Police investigations linked recent…

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Suspected bandits have abducted three wives and four children of the Emir of Yashikira in Kwara State, Alhaji Umaru Seriki, during a midnight attack on his palace in Yashikira community, Baruten Local Government Area of the state. The gunmen reportedly invaded the community between 12:00 a.m. and 2:00 a.m. on Monday, shooting sporadically before storming the monarch’s residence. Sources in the area said the attackers abducted the emir’s wives identified as Hafsat Umaru, Aishat Umaru and Zainab Umaru, alongside four of his children whose identities had yet to be officially…

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There have been growing calls for justice and fairness following the arrest of a 30-year-old private school teacher, Nathaniel Baiyegun, over the alleged killing of a 16-year-old West African Senior School Certificate Examination candidate, Florence, in Ogun State. According to police sources, the suspect allegedly lured the teenager under the pretext of attending an academic coaching class before abducting her and demanding ransom from her family. Investigators disclosed that the suspect reportedly collected N500,000 from the victim’s father after allegedly misleading the family into believing the teenager was still alive.…

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has reportedly arrested former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, after he allegedly went into hiding while standing trial over an alleged N33 billion fraud case. Sources familiar with the development disclosed that the former minister was picked up by operatives after weeks of uncertainty surrounding his whereabouts following his absence from court proceedings in the ongoing corruption trial instituted against him by the anti-graft agency. Mamman, who served under former President Muhammadu Buhari, is being prosecuted over alleged conspiracy, money laundering and diversion…

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