The Police Command in Ogun, on Monday, confirmed the death of some suspected cultists in cult-related clashes in Abeokuta, the state capital. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, SP Omolola Odutola, confirmed the incidents to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abeokuta. Odutola said...
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The Police Command in Ogun have rescued nine out of the 10 members of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos kidnapped by gunmen last Thursday on their way back to Lagos from Ibadan. Commissioner of Police in Ogun, Mr Abiodun Alamutu, confirmed the release at a news briefing...
A Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) governorship aspirant in Ogun during the 2023 general elections, Segun Sowunmi has dragged the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party to court for failing to convene a National Executive Council (NEC) meeting. Sowumi filed the suit marked (FHC/ABJ/CS/T024) at the Federal High...
By OLA MUDOPE, Abeokuta – A 30-year-old woman, Olubunmi Ajayi, has been arrested on Monday by the Ogun State Police Command for attempting to drown her five-month old baby. The command’s spokesperson, SP Omolola Odutola, disclosed news of the arrest in a statement. She said a “good Samaritan”,...
The 35 Artillery Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Abeokuta, handed over 176kg of seized Indian hemp to the NDLEA on Thursday in Abeokuta. The brigade’s spokesman, Lt. Mohammed Goni stated in Abeokuta on Saturday that the Garrison Commander, Col. Legborsi Nule, represented the Brigade Commander, Brig.-Gen. Mohammed Aminu,...
The Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACEC) said an articulated vehicle crushed a man to death while three others were injured in an accident at Toll-Gate, on the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway on Saturday. Mr Adekunle Ajibade, South-West Area Commander of TRACEC, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
The Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), said tragedy was averted on Thursday as a tanker, loaded with 33,000 litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), fell at Odo-Sede, Akeja area, along Osi-Ikola in Ogun. The South-West Area Commander of TRACE, Mr Adekunle Ajibade, told the News Agency...
Gunmen shot a traditional chief in Sagamu, Ogun dead on Tuesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the three-man gang shot the chief in his head at close quarters. He has since been buried according to Islamic rites. Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Abiodun...
By OLA MUDOPE, Abeokuta – The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Ogun II Area Command, has released a detained bullion van with N24.489.500.00 belonging to Access Bank Plc in Abeokuta. The Service in a statement on Sunday via its X (formerly Twitter) handle, said Bullion van was impounded in...
The Ogun Police Command has arrested a 43-year-old pastor, Clinton John, for allegedly defiling a 16-year-old girl (name withheld) at Agbado area of the state. The command’s Spokesperson, SP Omolola Odutola, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen in Ota on Saturday. Odutola explained...
Ogun State Police Command has arrested a couple, Mba Moses and Florence Moses, for allegedly killing one Mark Kalu after the victim sustained injuries from a fight between them. The Command’ spokesperson, SP Omolola Odutola, disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Abeokuta...
Three inmates of the Correctional Centre in Ijebu Ode Local Government Area of Ogun have escaped from custody. The escapees scaled the fence of the facility and bolted away on Saturday, Spokesman of the Nigeria Correctional Service in Ogun, Mr Victor Oyeleke confirmed in Abeokuta on Tuesday. He...
Two persons died while six others sustained injuries in an auto crash on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Tuesday. Mrs Florence Okpe, Spokesperson of the Federal Road Safety Corps in Ogun confirmed the lone accident involving a Toyota bus carrying eight persons. She attributed the accident to over speeding and...
By OLA MUDOPE, Abeokuta – An unidentified man, believed to be an electricity cable thief, was found electrocuted on Monday on Mowe 33KV feeder at Ashipa village on Abeokuta/Sagamu expressway. The Regional Head, Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC), Mr Abdulrazaq Jimoh, confirmed the incident in a statement...
No fewer than 10 persons died in an accident that occurred on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Tuesday. The Public Education Officer, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun, Mrs Florence Okpe, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Abeokuta. She noted that the accident involved Iveco truck marked KRA...
Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE) on Friday said a commercial motorcycle passenger was crushed to death at Hamadiyah Junction, Oju-Ore, Ogun. Mr Adekunle Ajibade, the South-West Area Commander of TRACE, confirmed the incident to the New Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ota. Ajibade explained that the...
By OLA MUDOPE, Abeokuta – Ogun State Police Command has arrested two persons, Akeem Usman and Niyi Ifadowo, for allegedly killing 18-year-old 100-level Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) student, Quadri Salami, for rituals. The Command’s spokesman, SP Omolola Odutola,, disclosed this in a statement issued in Abeokuta on...
An Abeokuta Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, sentenced a 45- year-old native doctor, Micheal Oyewole, to 12 months imprisonment for killing his neighbour’s cow. The convict, who resides at Araromi Alakaloko Olomore area in Abeokuta, pleaded not guilty to the three-count charge of conspiracy, theft and willfully and unlawfully...
Ogun State Police Command has denied torturing a suspected cultist, Seyi Samson, to death. Samson was arrested by the Ogun State Police Command over cult-related activities and has been in police custody. Reports emerged that the 39-year-old was tortured by the police while in custody, but the...
The mutilated body of a missing 12-year-old boy, John Soyinka, was on Monday found in a bush at Kotogbo community in Asero Estate, Abeokuta. Soyinka was declared missing a week ago and the matter was reported at the Obantoko Police Station in Abeokuta. The Police Public Relations Officer,...