Tag: osun
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Ritualist lures food vendor into uncompleted building in Osun, severs head, hands
The Police Command in Osun says a suspected ritualist has killed and cut off the head and hands of a female food vendor in Ile-Ife on Saturday. The Command Spokesperson, SP Yemisi Opalola, who said this in a statement on Sunday, said that the police were on the trail of the assailant. Opalola explained that…
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Police rescue two Chinese miners kidnapped in Osun
The Osun State Police Command on Thursday said two Chinese miners kidnapped at a gold mining site at Okepa/Itikan Village, Ifewara, Atakunmosa-West Local Government Area on Monday had been rescued. Police spokesperson in the state, SP Yemisi Opalola, said the kidnapped persons were rescued at about 9pm on Wednesday. Opalola said: “The Police Command in…
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Kidnappers demand N10m for release of Chinese miners in Osun – Police
Police say kidnappers of Zhao Jian, 33 and Wen, 50, the two Chinese nationals abducted on Monday at a mining site in Ifewara, Osun state are asking for N10 ransom to release them. Spokesperson of Osun Police command, SP Yemisi Opalola, said this on Wednesday while giving update on the kidnapping incident to newsmen in…
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Two security guards shot as gunmen kidnap Chinese miners in Osun
The Osun State Police Command said it had deployed a tactical team to rescue two Chinese miners kidnapped in Okepa/Itikan Village, Ifewara area of the state on Monday. Spokesperson for the command, SP Yemisi Opalola, said in a statement on Tuesday that two Chinese miners operating in Ifewara were kidnapped by a gang of criminals.…
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SAD! One dead in Osun road accident
A road accident in Osogbo, Osun State capital, on Tuesday, claimed one life, while another person was wounded. Also, in the accident which occurred in Ogo-Oluwa Area, along Osogbo/Gbongan road, the vehicle involved was badly damaged. The deceased, a female was said to have died on the spot as the car lost control, veered off…
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EFCC arrests 57 internet fraud suspects in Osun after hotel raids
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission raided a number of hotels in Ibadan on Friday to arrest 57 people suspected to be internet fraudsters. The hotels have been described as hideouts for the suspects in Ilaro area of Ogun state. EFCC spokesman Wilson Uwujaren said in a statement in Ibadan that the agency was intensifying…
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Robbers kill 2 commercial motorcyclists in Osun
The police in Osun on Friday confirmed that two commercial motorcyclists were killed during a foiled robbery at a commercial bank at Okuku in Odo-Otin Local Government Area. The spokesman for the police in the state, SP Yemi Opalola, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Osogbo that the robbers shot and killed the…
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Gunmen kill one, kidnap passengers in Osun
Some unidentified gunmen on Tuesday evening, murdered a passenger and kidnapped some others along Osogbo/Ibokun road. According to sources in the area, the incident occurred between 7:30 and 8:00 pm near Ajebandele, a village in the Obokun Local Government area, about three kilometres to Osogbo, the state capital. The gunmen had allegedly attacked travellers and…
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Why I didn’t receive salaries for eight years as Osun Governor – Aregbesola
The Minister of Interior and immediate past governor of Osun State, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has denied reports that he secretly received his accumulated 96-month salary while leaving office as governor in 2019. The minister was reacting to reports accusing him of receiving the accumulated salaries in secret. A statement from minister’s media aide, Sola Fasure,…
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Gunmen kidnap three travellers in Osun
The Police Command in Osun on Tuesday, confirmed the kidnapping of three travellers along Ilesha-Akure Express in Osun on Monday night. The spokesperson of the command, SP Yemisi Opalola, confirmed in a statement that the incident happened around 7 p.m. in Iwaraja town of Oriade Local Government Area of the state. She said the police…