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Lesson Sodipe’s escape has taught me, says Oyo CP (PHOTO)

The Commissioner of Police in Oyo State, Mr. Joel Nwachukwu Enwonwu has revealed the lesson he learnt from the escape of alleged serial killer, Sunday Shodipe from lawful police custody. The police officer while revealing the greatest nightmare he had in his career after the killer’s escape also submitted that when he learned about the…

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Funke Olakunri’s Killing: NBA proposes community policing as best panacea

From WOLE BALOGUN, Ado Ekiti The Nigeria Bar Association(NBA), has told the Federal government to quickly concede to the agitation for community policing as a way to rescue the nation out of the wanton killings being experienced across the nation. The body insisted that it will be difficult for the NBA proposes community policing to…

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2 senior army officers, 4 soldiers killed in Boko Haram ambush in Yobe

No fewer than two senior army officers and four soldiers killed in an ambush by Boko Haram insurgents in Yobe. The troops said to be ambushed on their way from Borogozo where the headquarters of the army’s 29 task force brigade is to Benisheikh where they have a forward operating base (FOB). LiveTimesng.com gathered from…

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Fasoranti’s Daughter’s Killing May Force Each Ethnic Group To Adopt Self-Protection, Says Alaafin

The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi III has warned the Federal Government that the killing of the daughter of Afenifere leader, Chief Reuben Fasoranti, Mrs Funke Olakunrin, may force each ethnic group in Nigeria to result to self-help security which may not be in the interest of the country. Oba Adeyemi made this…

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Suspected killers of Fasoranti’s daughter arrested, says police

The Nigerian Police on Monday said that suspected killers of Mrs Funke Olakunrin, daughter of the Afenifere leader, Reuben Fasoranti , has been arrested. Femi Joseph,spokesman for the Ondo State Police Command, confirmed the progress to Channels TV on Monday evening. According to the police spokesperson, the suspects were arrested when a team of security…

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Police arrest herdsmen who stabbed farmer to death in Ogun

Following a tension ensued in Adao community in Alabata area of Odeda Local Government Area of Ogun State where two suspected herdsmen allegedly stabbed a 49-year-old farmer, identified as Rafiu Showemimo, to death, the police have arrested the herdsmen. It would be recalled that the heinous act was perpetrated on Sunday when the deceased was…

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Oyo Police Command Dispels Rumor of Okada Rider Who was Killed By Police in Ibadan, Says Victim Still Alive (See the release)

Segun Showunmi in Ibadan The Oyo State Police Command has dispelled rumor being carried around in the public that a commercial motorcyclist was allegedly killed by a policeman over his refusal to give him tip. The incident, which occurred in front of a police station around Bishop Philip Academy, Iwo-Road area of Ibadan, resulted in…

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Police confirmed to me, herdsmen killed my sister, says Fasoranti’s son

One of the sons of Reuben Fasoranti, the Afenifere leader, Kehinde has said some policemen told him that suspected herdsmen carried out the attack which led to the death of his sister. It would be recalled Olakunrin, 58, was murdered along Benin-Ore highway while returning to Lagos after visiting her father in Akure, Ondo state…

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Pandemonium in Ibadan as Police kills motorcyclist over refusal to pay bribe

Pandemonium broke out in Ibadan, Oyo State capital following a protest by okada riders in Ibadan, on Saturday, occasioned by the death of an unidentified commercial motorcyslist, who was allegedly killed by a policeman over his refusal to give him tip. The incident, which occurred at the front of a police station around Bishop Philip…

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Fulani herdsmen not killers of Fasoranti’s daughter, says Miyetti Allah

The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria has said the Fulani Herdsmen are not killers of daughter of the leader of Afenifere, Pa Reuben Fasoranti. The association also commiserated with father of the deceased, Mrs Funke Olakunrin. In a statement by its National Secretary, Baba Uthman Ngelzarma, the group lambasted the media for attributing…

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