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The Ogun State Government is preparing to introduce a new law that will impose the death penalty on individuals caught engaging in cult activities within the state and its surroundings. This announcement was made by Governor Dapo Abiodun during a meeting with the Paramount Ruler of Remoland, Oba Babatunde Ajayi, held at the Akarigbo Palace…
The Ogun State Police Command, in collaboration with the Vigilante Group of Nigeria, has apprehended seven suspected cultists and recovered firearms, three live cartridges, and criminal charms in Shagamu, Ogun State, following a cult clash between two rival groups known as Aiye and Eiye, which resulted in the death of four individuals in the Ewu…
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested three self-confessed killers of late Adeniyi Sanni, a senior aide to Senator Solomon Adeola (Yayi) representing Ogun West in the National Assembly. The suspects, who are all ex-convicts, were paraded by the Commissioner of Police, CP Idowu Owohunwa. According to the suspects, they shot late aide to Yayi,…
Reports monitored online on Vaguard, Daily Post and others say Sagamu residents are living in fear as clashes between the Eiye and Aiye confraternities have led to the deaths of approximately 20 young men, including secondary school students. The clashes began on Friday, causing tension in the town, with people afraid of being caught in…
Chinyere Awuda, the 30-year-old lady tragically found dead near an abandoned swimming pool at a popular hotel in Awka, Anambra State, has been laid to rest in her hometown of Awuda, Nnobi community, Idemili South Local Government Area of the state. She was a graduate of Nnamdi Azikiwe University in Awka. Awuda’s untimely demise on…
The Ogun State Police Command announced on Friday that it had apprehended two suspected cult members who were in the process of causing disruption in the Fadahunsi area of Agbado in the state. According to the Police Spokesperson for the state, SP Omolola Odutola, the arrests were made on September 4 following a tip-off regarding…
The Ogun State Sector command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has reported the arrest of a Toyota Camry car that was found moving with only three tires along the Abeokuta – Sagamu Expressway. The incident occurred on Monday, September 4, 2023. Chief Route Commander Florence Okpe, on behalf of the State Sector Commander,…
A 43-year-old man, Abiodun Oladapo, living in Mowe, Ogun state has been arrested for reportedly impregnating his biological daughter. Adedapo was arrested on Friday following a complaint lodged at the Mowe police division by one Oluwatoyin Idowu, who said her son Michael Idowu, had been wrongly accused as the one who impregnated the said 19-year-old…
Four young men who are alleged members of a robbery gang based in Lagos have been arrested by the police in Ogun State. The suspects were accused of terrorizing the people of Ode-Remo in the Remo North Local Government Area of Ogun State. On March 13, the suspects were apprehended by the police following a…
Former Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Dibu Ojerinde, was arraigned by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) on Friday on charges of money laundering amounting to N5 billion. Ojerinde was arraigned with his three sons and daughter-in-law before Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court…
