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•Ensures justice for the family •Orders law enforcement to take swift action against offenders •Delegation of Sanwo-Olu visits departed family •NHRC asserts that officers carrying weapons must be psychologically stable •LERSA urges police to stop killing innocent Nigerians. Deji Elumoye, Michael Olugbode in Abuja and Segun James in Lagos President Muhammadu Buhari has denounced the…
Ayodele Falomo, 56, and his son Ayoola, 23, have been charged by the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly attacking a doctor over the loss of a family member. The two were charged with assaulting the victim, Dr. Pelumi Somorin, who works at the Federal Medical Center, Idi-Aba, Abeokuta, in front of the Abeokuta Chief…
Doyin Okupe, the director-general of the Peter Obi presidential campaign, was found guilty of violating the Money Laundering Act by a federal high court in Abuja. Okupe was charged with 59 counts of money laundering and diversion of funds totaling N702 million by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in 2019. He appeared before…
Kunle Abati, a 29- year-old man has been arrested in Ilese Ijebu community of Ogun State for forcefully having carnal knowledge of a 27- year – old lady with down syndrome (name withheld). Abati was arrested following a report lodged at Ilese ijebu divisional headquarters by the mother of the victim on the 7th of…
Some alleged hoodlums have set fire to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office at Iyana Mortuary in Abeokuta south, the capital of Ogun State. According to the DAILY POST, the hoodlums scaled the outer gate, stormed inside the grounds, and set fire to the INEC building from the back. They were claimed to have…
The Ogun State So-Safe Corps, Idiroko division, has arrested Timileyin Abayomi for allegedly stealing a motorcycle. At around 3 p.m. on Monday, the suspect was apprehended in Ilashe, Ipokia Local Government Area, Ogun State. According to So-Safe spokesperson Moruf Yusuf, told DAILY POST that the suspect identified himself as a transport union worker and a…
The chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Mohamed Buba Marwa, has sought collaboration with other African countries to combat illicit drug trafficking and abuse. According to Marwa, effective intelligence sharing and increased cooperation among African nations will help the continent overcome the daunting problem of illicit drug trafficking and abuse. This was…
A United States District Court for the Central District of California has sentenced Ramon Abass Olorunwa, popularly known as Hushpuppi, to 11 years and three months in prison for fraud. On Monday, November 7, the 40-year-old was sentenced by United States District Judge Otis D. Wright II, who also ordered Abbas to pay $1,732,841 in restitution…
In Sagamu Local Government, Ogun State, a commercial motorcyclist collaborated with other men to gang-rape an 18-year-old female passenger. The incident occurred on Tuesday in Ogijo, Sagamu Local Government Area, Ogun, according to reports. Emmanuel Thompson and Joshua Godwin, two of those who had forceful intercourse with the teenager, were arrested, according to police. Read…
The Ogun State Amotekun Corps in Sagamu has arrested four suspected cultists for allegedly stealing phones and accessories. The suspects were identified by the Commander of the Amotekun Corps in Ogun, David Akinremi, as Abiodun Durojaye (32 years), Ganiyu Femi (19 years), Ariwoola Toheeb (22 years), Olufemi Olawale (18 years) and Umar Abdullahi (28 years).…
