The police have rescued 77 suspected abducted persons in Ondo City. A statement by the police spokeswoman of Ondo State Police Command, SP Funmilayo Odunlami, said that they included 26 children, eight teenagers and 43 adults. According to the statement, titled “Case of suspected abduction,”: Following Intelligence Report gathered by the Police at Fagun Division, […]
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A victim of kidnapping, Mrs. Folakemi Fadoju, who recently regained her freedom has described the kidnappers’ den as a hell in the four days spent in the captivity of the hoodlums. It was gathered that the 41-year-old Fadoju and her son were kidnapped by some gunmen at her sawmill in Oka Area of Ondo town, […]
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Scores of children were allegedly found in an underground apartment of a church in the Valentino Area of Ondo City, Ondo State, on Friday evening. It was gathered that the children were allegedly kidnapped and kept in the underground apartment of the church. A source said victims were over 50 while the police had rescued […]
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The death of an alleged member of the Eiye Confraternity, Ayo Akintunde, in prison, stalled proceedings on Wednesday at the Ikeja High Court, Lagos State. The deceased and his co-defendant, Abdulahi Gafar, were charged with membership of an unlawful society before Justice Oyindamola Ogala. The offence is contrary to Section 2(3) of the Unlawful Society […]
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In this file photo taken on June 26, 2019 R&B singer R. Kelly (C) arrives at the Leighton Criminal Courts Building for a hearing in Chicago, Illinois; Photo by Scott Olson / Getty Images North America / AFP US singer R. Kelly has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for using his celebrity status […]
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Inspector General of Police, Alkali Baba Usman Police lack operational vehicles, adequate personnel – Olowo raises alarm The Nigeria Police has said that it is still in shock over the terrorists attack at the St Francis Catholic Church, in Owo, Ondo state. No fewer than 40 worshipers were gruesomely murdered while many others were seriously […]
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A Lagos High Court, sitting in Tafawa Balewa Square, on Wednesday fixed July 13 for the convicted kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, a.k.a. Evans, to open his defence. A kidnap victim, Chief Donatus Duru, had in 2018 filed a suit demanding for the return of 223,000 Pounds he paid as ransom while in the custody of […]
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The police in Ondo State have arrested the mother of a crime suspect who was allegedly aware of her child’s profession and helps keep the son’s proceeds from the criminal act. Also arrested are 13 others including five suspected cultists, four robbery and four burglary suspects. These were contained in a statement by police spokeswoman […]
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The two worshipers abducted last Monday by gunmen at the Celestial Church of Christ, Oshofa, Wasimi, in the Ewekoro Local Government Area of Ogun State, have been released. The founder of the church, Oluwatomisin Olugbebi, said the victims were released on Saturday. Gunmen, who wore masks and fez caps, had invaded the church and abducted […]
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The police in Rivers State have smashed a child trafficking syndicate and rescued a five-year-old girl sold for N600,000 to an undisclosed buyer in Imo State. The child was said to have been kidnapped from Omagwa community in the Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State after she went missing on May 20, 2022. The […]
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