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  • Two killed, several injured as gunmen attack Osun community

    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 with bullet wounds.

    At the time of filing this report, the real cause of the crisis could not be ascertained as residents of the town were scampering for safety.

    It was gathered that armed hoodlums, numbering about 30, stormed the house of one Wakili Olayiwola and started shooting indiscriminately.

    A Toyota corolla car belonging to the 42-year-old man was burnt down in the house and the hoodlums also attempted to raze down the building.

    Policemen arrived at the scene on time and engaged the hoodlums in a gun duel and the policemen eventually overpowered the hoodlums.

    The PPRO gave the names of the suspects as Suleiman Babatunde, Saka Taofeek, Raimi Saheed, Akinloye Quwiyu and Sadio Alatise.

    The Police’s spokesperson said the hoodlums killed two persons, Rilwan Kareem and Taofeek Aje.

    The PPRO said the corpses of the two persons had been deposited at a mortuary for autopsy.

    Opalola told Daily Trust that one single barrelled gun, one Dane gun, 8 expended cartridges, axes, cutlasses, charms and five motorcycles were recovered from the hoodlums.

    Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police in the state, CP Wale Olokode, has launched an investigation into the incident and assured that all the hoodlums who escaped would be apprehended and made to face the full wrath of the law.

  • Local vigilante shoots police officer dead in Osun

    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 12:45p.m., during a communal clash between people from both Iwo and Ileogbo .

     

    Opalola said that the vigilante, who also served as a palace guard to the Olu of Ileogbo, accidentally and negligently, shot the police officer in the chest with a locally-made pistol.

     

    She said that the officer later died while being taken to the hospital and that his corpse had been deposited at the Osun University Teaching Hospital for post mortem.

     

    “At about 12:45p.m., during a communal clash between Iwo and Ileogbo, a police constable, PC Akinsanya Akingbade , attached to the Olu of Ileogbo was accidentally cum negligently shot in the chest.

     

    “The shooter, one Waheed Adeleye of Baale Adeleye compound Ileogbo, shot Akingbade with a locally- made pistol.

     

    “The said Adeleye, who is a local vigilante, also serves as a palace guard to the Olu of Ileogbo.

     

    “The weapon (gun) used by the suspect had been recovered from him and he had been arrested and taken into custody for further interrogation,” she said

  • 10 killed, 36 injured as palm oil laden truck plunges into ditch in Osun

    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 Saturday, opposite Ataoja Overhead bridge, along Abere, Osogbo-Gbongan expressway.

    Ibrahim said said 36 others had sustained various degrees of injuries in the lone accident, in which 61 persons were involved.

    “An articulated vehicle, a blue truck Volvo with number plate KMC 35 ZJ, loaded with Palm oil, lost control on the Ataoja-overhead bridge.

    “The vehicle, which was heavily loaded with Jerry cans of palm oil and over 60 passengers, was trying to ascend the ramp.

    “The vehicle lost control, rolled backwards and fell by the side into the drainage, throwing off the jerry cans on passengers and killing some in the process,” she said.

    She said the injured had been taken to Ladoke Akintola University Teaching (LAUTECH), and Asubiaro Hospitals, both in Osun.

    The Sector Commander appealed to motorists, especially carriage and articulated vehicles, to always follow road safety regulations.

    Ibrahim urged road users to avoid flouting safety rules that often endangered their lives and those of other innocent citizens.

    She, however, said the command had in a swift response, also deposited the corpses in a morgue and cleared the highway to avoid gridlock.

  • Police rescue kidnapped student in Osun

    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, Osun.

    “Upon a distress call that the victim was abducted, the Osun Commissioner of Police, Olawale Olokode, drafted a combined team of police Tactical Unit, JTF and other security outfits on a rescue mission of the abducted girl.

    “The abductors numbering about five, invaded the quarters of the student and took her to the bush.

    “The security operatives on an unrelenting rescue operation of the victim, followed suit in the bush to do a thorough combing.

    “At about 5.25 a.m of the same day, within the space of 3 hours, the Police and local security men rescued the kidnapped victim unhurt.

    “The Commissioner of Police, hereby, urged members of the public to be vigilant, support, co-operate and collaborate with the Police in the fight against all forms of criminalities,” the statement read in part.

  • Ritualist lures food vendor into uncompleted building in Osun, severs head, hands

    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 the woman, known as Iya Elekuru, was lured into a building by her killer, under the pretence that he wanted to buy food from her.

    “The woman hawking food was lured inside a house and was brutally murdered .

    “The suspect chopped off her head and hand and the he fled the scene with the mutilated body parts. Our men have, however, evacuated the body of the woman.

    “The son of the victim has also claimed the corpse and buried her according to Islamic rites.

    “Irate youths have, however, razed the building where the woman was killed and police efforts are ongoing to arrest the fleeing suspect.” she said

    It was gathered that a herbalist (suspected to be the culprit) was the one living in the room/house where the woman’s body was discovered

  • Police rescue two Chinese miners kidnapped in Osun

    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 Osun have rescued the two Chinese miners, Zhao Jian, 33 and Wen, 50, who were kidnapped on April 5, at a gold mining site in Ifewara, Osun.

    “It will be recalled that the state Commissioner of Police, Olawale Olokode, drafted a combined reinforcement of Police Tactical units, JTF, and other security outfits to search and rescue the kidnapped persons.

    “It is with great delight to inform members of the public that the kidnapped Chinese nationals were rescued at about 9 p.m. yesterday (Wednesday) unhurt.

    “Meanwhile, efforts are ongoing to arrest their kidnappers.”

    Opalola added that the CP enjoined members of the public to support, co-operate and collaborate with the police in fighting crime, so as to bring it to the barest minimum.

    “Members of the public are called upon to always provide the police with credible and prompt information, as this will always help in forestalling future incidents,” she said.

  • Kidnappers demand N10m for release of Chinese miners in Osun – Police

    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 Osogbo.

    Opalola explained that the command was intensifying efforts towards ensuring that the Chinese nationals were rescued unharmed.

    She said the command was working alongside other security operatives to ensure that the victims were released.

    She, however, urged residents of Osun state to equally help with credible information on the activities of criminals in

    Their abductors were reported to have also shot two private guards of the miners who were taken to the hospital for treatment.

  • Two security guards shot as gunmen kidnap Chinese miners in Osun

    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.

    She added that the two private guards providing them with security were also shot.

    Opalola said: “Consequent upon the incident of Monday, April 5, a gang of criminals, at about 4pm attacked and abducted two Chinese nationals.

    “The two men, namely Zhao Jian, 33 and Wen 50, were working at a mining site in Okepa/Itikan Village, Ifewara, Osun State.

    “The Commissioner of Police, Olawale Olokode, immediately drafted a strong, combined reinforcement of Police Tactical units, JTF, and other security outfits, who embarked on search/rescue operation.

    “Two private guards attached to the Chinese nationals who were shot during the kidnapping operation have also been taken to the general hospital for treatment.”

    The statement said the police are on the trail of the perpetrators of the crime.

    The Police Commissioner enjoined members of the public to support and collaborate with the police in fighting crime to bring it down to the barest minimum.

    He also charged members of the public to assist the police with useful information that could lead to the arrest of the kidnapper

  • SAD! One dead in Osun road accident

    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 the road and ran into some iron rods kept beside the road.

    Agnes Ogungbemi, the Public Relations Officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Osun Sector Command, confirmed the accident.

    She said the accident was caused by speed violation and urged motorists to avoid act that could put life of other road users in danger.

    Ogungbemi said, “Two people were involved. A male and a female. The deceased is a female. It is a lone accident and speed violation was suspected as probable cause.

    “The victim has been taken to the hospital for treatment. FRSC rescue team had cleared traffic along the road.”

     

  • EFCC arrests 57 internet fraud suspects in Osun after hotel raids

    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 efforts to tackle financial crimes and secure more convictions.

    The raid on Friday follows “actionable intelligence” linking the suspects to alleged fraudulent activities.

    EFCC lists the activities to range from love scam on a number of dating sites and obtaining money by false pretext to a number of acts listed under cybercrimes.

    The EFCC said that two pump action rifles, four exotic cars, mobile phones, laptops and several incriminating documents were recovered from the suspects.

    It said that the suspects would be charged to court as soon as investigations were concluded.