Some motorists along the Mowe-Ibafo area have expressed concerns over the rising cases of corpses being dumped along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The motorists who spoke with PUNCH Metro on Wednesday expressed fear of disease outbreak and the security threat that such recurring…
Police arrest suspected Sagamu cult leader, 18 others
No fewer than 19 persons suspected to be members of different cult groups have been arrested by the police in Ogun State in connection with the recent cult clashes that left eight persons dead in Sagamu area of the state.…
Police begin prosecution of motorists driving against traffic on Lagos-Ibadan expressway
The Ogun State Police Command said it would commence the prosecution of motorists driving against traffic on major roads in the state, especially the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. The command said it was worried about recent accidents on highways in Ogun. SP…
Ogun police nabs 7 ‘ritual killers’
Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested seven suspected ritual killers in different parts of the Abeokuta metropolis. The suspects are Lekan Oladipupo (38), Sulaiman Aremu (30), Ifayemi Madru (24), Shittu Saheed (38), Samod Sulaiman (35 ), Akanji…
4 arrested for kidnapping 13-year-old Ogun girl, demanding N.5m ransom
Men of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested four members of a kidnap syndicate for abducting a 13-year-old girl in the Onipanu area of the Ado-Odo-Ota Local Government Area of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer in the…
*Lagos pays over N25b to 5,819 retirees (Nation)*Lagos-Ibadan rail service in costly, unfriendly takeoff (Guardian)
Lagos pays over N25b to 5,819 retirees (Nation) Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu yesterday said the state, under his leadership, has paid over N25 billion into the Retirement Savings Accounts (RSAs) of 5,819 retirees. Represented by Chairman, Lagos State Civil…
3 arrested for gang rape in Ogun
Men of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested three young men who gang-raped a 16-year-old girl (name withheld) at Pata Abiodun village in Ifo local government area of the state. A statement issued by the command spokesperson, DSP Abimbola…
Man allegedly rapes, strangles teenager
Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested a 28-year-old suspect, Godday Robinson, who allegedly raped a 17-year-old girl, strangled her and threw her into a pit. Robinson had allegedly dragged the girl, who was said to be on…
Man arrested for killing wife’s lover in Ogun
A 35-year-old man, Habeeb Kasali, has been arrested by operatives of the Ogun State police command for killing a 32-year-old Bamidele Johnson. Kasali did this on the suspicion that the deceased was sleeping with his wife. The suspect was arrested…