One Festus Simon, who was described by the Ogun State Police Command as a suspected ritual killer, has been arrested. Police said the 20-year-old Simon had earlier been accused of killing a 12-year-old boy in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. Abimbola Oyeyemi, the Ogun State Police spokesperson, told DAILY POST Thursday that the suspect was …
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One Mr. Kamol Ganiu, who was a victim of police brutality, has narrated his ordeals before the judicial panel set up by Governor Dapo Abiodun to investigate such complaints in Ogun State. DAILY POST reports the judicial panel, set up as part of the requests of the End SARS protesters, began its sittings on Thursday …
A Peacemakers centre in Osun State has decried the rising cases of abandoned children in the state. The centre attributed not domesticating the Violence Against Person (Prohibition) Act in the state as the main cause of the proliferation of street children. The General Coordinator of Justice, Development & Peace Makers Centre (JDPMC), Rev. Peter Akinkunmi …
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Three men have been remanded by an Osogbo Magistrates’ Court on Thursday for unlawfully breaking into Egbedore Local Government Secretariat in Osun State. The accused persons are Idowu Wasiu 24, Adekunle Adewale 25, Adewunmi Damilalola 30 and others now at large. Police prosecutor, Fatoba Temitope, told the court that the accused persons committed the offence …
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Two Shari’a court judges in Zamfara State who were kidnapped on their way to the state from Maradi in Niger Republic have regained their freedom from bandits after paying two million naira ransom. The names of the kidnapped Shari’a court judges were given as Alhaji Salihu Abdulahi and one Shefiu Jangebe. Our correspondent gathered that …
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The prices of foodstuff and ingredients especially rice, beans, tomatoes and onions have greatly skyrocketed in some major markets across Kaduna State. A market survey conducted by DAILYPOST on Thursday, in Kaduna, revealed that prices of both commodities have increased as compared to few weeks ago. Our reporters observed that a big basket of tomatoes …
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The Police Command in Yobe on Thursday said it has arrested three suspects for allegedly raping two 13-year-old girls in Damaturu and Potiskum Local Government Areas of the state. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Dungus Abdulkarim, made this known while presenting the suspects in Damaturu. According to him, the names of the three suspects …
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The Osun State Police Command has launched a manhunt as unknown gunmen killed a resident of the state, Tunji Ajakaye. DAILY POST gathered that late Ajakaye, aged 38, was killed on Monday around Ile Ayo axis in Ibokun in Obokun Local Government Area of the state. The assailants reportedly shot the deceased on his chest …
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Tragedy struck in Dalimore area of Ado Ekiti metropolis, on Wednesday night, as a young trader, Olanrewaju Oladapo, was shot dead by some unknown gunmen. The deceased specialized in the sale of recharge cards and provisions at Dallimore area of Ado Ekiti. It was gathered that the incident occurred at about 9.45pm after the trader …
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Two different gang leaders terrorizing Katsina State have surrendered their arms to the government. Spokesperson of the Command, SP Isah Gambo, confirmed this in a statement on Wednesday, November 4, disclosing that the gang leaders repented and surrendered ten AK 47 rifles after persistent pressure and actionable intelligence from the police. The two bandit leaders …
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