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Oyo Police Command arrests LAUTECH student, 15 others for armed robbery, cultism

No fewer than 16 suspects including a student of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology(LAUTECH), Ogbomoso were arrested by operatives of the Oyo State Police Command for armed robbery, cultism and conspiracy. The Oyo State Commissioner of Police(CP), Mr. Shina Olukolu, disclosed this on Thursday while briefing newsmen of the command’s activities at the police headquarters,…

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40 suspects nabbed for armed robbery, kidnapping, cultism in Oyo

Not fewer than 40 suspects have been arrested for armed robbery, kidnapping and cultism by Oyo State Police Command with arms and ammunition recovered from them. Speaking with journalists, the Commissioner of Police, Mr. Sina Olukolu, said Operation “Puff Adder” yield results in joint operations with the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) operatives. “They raided all…

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Photos: Fulani man in police net for beheading his wife in Ekiti

The police in Ekiti have confirmed the alleged beheading of a lady in Ilasa Ekiti, Ekiti East Local Government Area of the state on Wednesday, by a herdsman believed to be the deceased’s husband. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Caleb Ikechukwu who confirmed the killing, said the suspect had been arrested while…

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Man in police net for forging letterhead of Makinde’s CPS

A middle-aged man, named Fakorede Olabisi Johnson was on Tuesday nabbed by the Police for forging the letterhead of the office of the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor of Oyo State in a bid to secure employment as Coordinating Secretary of the State’s Local Government Service Commission. The arrested impostor was picked up at…

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20 persons rescued from ritualist den in Ibadan

About 20 persons have been evacuated from a shrine allegedly used as a den for ritualists at Agugu area of Ibadan by the men of Oyo State Police Command. The discovery which attracted scores of residents of the area was made by officers of the Agugu Police station, Ibadan following intelligence report. The inmates, many…

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29 members of NURTW arrested for attacking Ejiogbe’s office in Ibadan

Shina Olukolu, the Commissioner of Police in Oyo State, has said that 29 members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, have been arrested for hooliganism and attempted forceful take-over of the leadership of the union. Olukolu, according to the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, made this known on Monday in Ibadan while addressing…

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Video: Regina Daniel’s brother arrested for fourth time in Delta State as mother cries out for his release

Regina Daniels mother, Rita was seen in a video crying out after her son was arrested for the fourth time for no reason in Delta state.One of his friends who shared some details said Regina’s brother, Lawrence was taking his friends to the airport when they stopped their car for the usual stop and search.Sammy…

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How policemen use ‘pure water sachets’ as condoms to rape us, arrested Abuja prostitutes revealed

““They picked us from Banex; when they picked us from Banex, they took us to Utako. But the police station was empty; there was no policeman inside, so they told us to pull off. When we pulled off, they started… some of us they used condoms, some of us they didn’t use,” a girl said….

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Police arrests woman with 6-year old dead body in her freezer in Lagos

The police in Lagos have arrested a woman in whose deep freezer the dead body of a six-year-old boy was allegedly found at Alapere in Ketu, near Lagos. The spokesman of the Lagos State Police Command, DSP. Bala Elkana, confirmed the arrest on Friday while speaking with crime correspondents. He said that the dead body…

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Police warn officers against misuse of weapons in Oyo

• 155 officers decorated with new ranks •’Operation Puff Adder’ inauguratedOYO State Police Command yesterday gave a stern warning against the misuse of firearms or weapons by its men and officers.It said stiffer penalty awaits any police officer found to have misused such weapons on the citizens they were hired to protect. The command also…

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