Tag: Osun State
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Police confirm death of 7 family members in Osun
The Police Command in Osun says it has received report on seven members of a family found dead in their rooms on Tuesday in Apomu, Isokan Local Government Area of Osun. The command’s spokesperson, SP Yemisi Opalola, said that eight persons were found in the rooms in the house but only one was found breathing.…
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Gunmen whisk away traveller in Osun
The Police in Osun on Tuesday confirmed the kidnapping of a traveller in Ede town, near Imesi-Ile in Obokun Local Government Area of the state. The Police Public Relation Officer in the state, SP Yemisi Opalola, who confirmed the incident in Osogbo, said the victim was kidnapped by gunmen on Monday evening. According to Opalola,…
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INEC fixes dates for 2022 Ekiti, Osun governorship polls
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed June 18, 2022 for Ekiti governorship election and July 16, 2022 for same exercise in Osun state. The INEC chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu disclosed this on Wednesday at the Commission’s meeting with the Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) in Abuja. Yakubu, said that commencement date of campaign and…
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Accident: “Hit and Run” vehicle kills Okada rider in Osun
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Osun, on Sunday said a man lost his life in an auto accident on the Osogbo-Ikirun expressway, near the Mallam-Tope area in Osogbo. The FRSC Sector Commander, Mr Paul Okpe, confirmed the incident in a statement issued by Mrs Agnes Ogungbemi, the command’s spokesperson, and made available to…
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Police foil gunmen attack on motorists in Osun
The Osun Police Command on Sunday said it foiled an attempted robbery and kidnapping, of motorists along Akure/Ilesa road, Iwarajta, by some suspected gunmen. SP Yemisi Opalola, the Command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), made the disclosure on Sunday in Osogbo. According to Opalola, suspected gunmen, at about 6pm, on Saturday, came out of the bushes…
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Accident claims 1 in Osun
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says a passenger has died and two others sustained injuries in an accident that occurred on Ipetu-Ijesa-Ilesa expressway in Osun. The FRSC Sector Commander, Mrs Kudirat Ibrahim disclosed this, in a statement, on Friday in Osogbo. Ibrahim said the accident occurred about 9:36p.m. on Thursday “We received a distressed…
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Accident: 6 persons escape death in Osun
Six persons narrowly escaped death on Dada Estate Road in Osogbo on Friday when two vehicles collided, according to the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC). The FRSC spokesperson in the state, Mrs Agnes Ogungbemi, in a statement said the incident occurred at about 12.45 a.m. Ogungbemi explained that the six passengers escaped when a Toyota…
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Police intensify efforts to rescue 3 kidnapped persons in Osun
The Police Command in Osun on Monday said it was intensifying efforts to rescue the three travelers kidnapped in Ife-Ilesha, Osu, Atakumosa West Local Government Area of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in Osun, SP Yemisi Opalola, said the police were already on trail of the kidnappers and closing in on them.…
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Police confirm killing of 6 persons by gunmen in Osun village
Six persons were reportedly killed on Saturday when gunmen raided a farming settlement in Wasinmi village, Irewole Local Government Area of Osun. It was learnt that the gunmen reportedly stormed the farming settlement and opened fire on people around and six persons, suspected to be herders were killed on the spot. The Osun police Spokesperson,…
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6 escape death in Osun auto-crash
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), on Thursday, said no fewer than six persons escaped death in an accident that occurred on Osogbo-Gbongan expressway. The FRSC Sector Commander in the state, Mrs Kudirat Ibrahim, made this known in a statement issued in Osogbo by the command’s Spokesperson, Mrs Agnes Ogungbemi. Ibrahim said that two vehicles,…