Tag: osun
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Woman arrested for duping Osun politician N2.6m
One Omolara Solanke has been arrested by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Osun State, for allegedly obtaining the sum of N2,680,000 from a political office seeker under false pretences. A spokesman for the NSCDC in the state, Daniel Adigun, in a statement issued on Tuesday, explained that the suspect promised to assist a…
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Bizarre! Osun man invites girlfriend from Ibadan; rapes, kills, dismembers body parts for rituals
The Osun Police Command has arrested one Kabiru Oyedun, 39, for being in possession of a dismembered body parts of a yet-to be identified woman for money rituals. Mr Olawale Olokode, the Osun Police Commissioner, parading the suspect with the body parts of the victim on Friday in Osogbo, said the suspect was arrested on…
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Hoodlums shoot 10-year-old girl dead in Osun
The Police Command in Osun on Wednesday confirmed the killing of a 10-year-old girl by suspected hoodlums on motorcycle at Ilerin, along Ilesa-Iperindo Road. The comnand’s Spokesperson, SP Yemisi Opalola, said in a statement that the suspected hoodlums shot at the girl, her mother and another child while on a motorcycle. Opalola said, “As a…
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How robbers killed four officers, three residents in failed Osun bank attacks – Police
The Osun State Police Command on Thursday confirmed the attempted bank robbery by some armed gangs in two towns in the state. According to the police, the daredevil robbers killed seven persons comprising security operatives and innocent locals. The incident occurred on Wednesday evening when the gunmen stormed the towns in an attempt to attack…
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VIDEOS: Bloody Wednesday in Osun as rampaging robbers attack banks, police station, kill five
Some daredevil robbers on Wednesday had a field day attacking commercial banks and police station in Osun State. According to reports, the robbery incident which left five persons dead happened at Ikire and Apomu, Irewole and Isokan local government areas of the state. – Bank robbery incident that left At least, 5 people were reportedly…
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Sunday Igboho joins Yoruba nation agitators in Osun
Popular Yoruba activist, Sunday Adeyemi also known as Sunday Igboho on Saturday joined hundreds residents of Osogbo, Osun State capital occupying the streets in agitation for the creation of Yoruba nation. He joined other agitators at the Nelson Mandela Freedom Park to demand the Yoruba Nation. Igboho also demanded the release of operatives of the…
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Two killed, several injured as gunmen attack Osun community
Two persons have been killed by some hoodlums during the chaos at Arulogun area of Ede town in Osun State while properties were also destroyed. The Police Public Relations Officer for Osun State Police Command, Yemisi Opalola, confirmed the incident on Friday, saying five of the hoodlums were arrested while others escaped into the bush…
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Local vigilante shoots police officer dead in Osun
The Police Command in Osun on Friday said that it had arrested a local vigilante for allegedly shooting dead one of its officers, PC Akinsanya Akingbade, attached to the Olu of Ileogbo in Iwo Local Government Area of the state. The Spokesperson for the command, SP Yemisi Opalola, said the shooting happened at about…
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10 killed, 36 injured as palm oil laden truck plunges into ditch in Osun
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), in Osun, says ten persons have lost their lives following an accident that occurred on Gbongan-Osogbo expressway. The Sector Commander, Mrs Kudirat Ibrahim, made this known in a statement issued by Mrs Agnes Ogungbemi, the command’s spokesperson, in Osogbo. According to reports, the accident occurred at 1:20 a.m., on…
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Police rescue kidnapped student in Osun
The Osun Police Command on Thursday said it rescued a 25-year-old female student of the Osun College of Health Technology, Ilesa, who was abducted on Tuesday. According to a statement by SP Yemisi Opalola, the Osun Police Spokesperson, the victim, Rukayat Bayonle, was abducted on April, 20, at about 2.30 a.m, at Olomilagbala Area, Ilesa,…