Crime

Hoodlums invade secondary school in Osun

Abimbola Abatta, Osogbo About 20 youths holding cutlasses and other dangerous weapons invaded lfeoluwa Co Educational Grammar School, Osogbo to cause pandemonium. Following this development, the state government has shut the school indefinitely. The spokesperson for the Osun State Police…

Court remands two car dealers over N18 million fraud

Abimbola Abatta, Osogbo Two car dealers have been remanded by an Osogbo Magistrates’ Court over an alleged N18 million naira fraud. The accused persons; Jasper Edeani, 31 and Tolulope Fatipe, 25 who were arraigned on a four count charge, pleaded…

Motorcyclist lands in court over alleged murder

Abimbola Abatta, Osogbo A 42-year-old motorcyclist, Sunday Adeyemi was on Thursday arraigned before an Osogbo Magistrates’ Court over alleged murder of a yet-to-be identified lady. The accused person committed the offence on February 13, 2021 around 7:30pm along Ikirun road…

Court remands 3 over alleged armed robbery

An Ile-Ife Magistrates’ Court in Osun, on Thursday, remanded three suspects: Muyiwa Abereijo, 28; Sunday Clement, 25 and Joseph Emmanuel, 20, over alleged armed robbery. The Prosecutor, ASP Joseph Adebayo, told the court that the defendants committed the offence between…

Court remands blacksmith for defiling 7-year-old girl

A Magistrates’ Court in Kafanchan, Kaduna State,  on Thursday ordered that a  66-year-old blacksmith, Mohammed Adamu,who allegedly defiled a seven-year-old girl, be remanded in a correctional centre. The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) charged Adamu with defilement, contrary…

2 men docked over alleged stealing

Two men, Amobi Okeke, 20 and Nnamdi Itumo, 23, were on Thursday brought before a Badagry Magistrates’Court in Lagos for stealing N2 million. The defendants whose addresses are unknown are facing a count charge of stealing. The Prosecutor, ASP. Akpan…