Osun State Police Command on Wednesday warned residents of the state, especially women, to be wary of the activities of internet fraudsters popularly known as yahoo boys, who have expanded their criminal activities to ritual killing. A statement signed by…
Serial phone thief caught fast asleep in church
A driver based in Ibadan, Oyo State, Saheed Abioye, also known as Anini, has been arrested by the Anti-Cultism Squad of the Osun State Police Command. The suspect was reported to be returning home after a failed attempt to steal…
Fayose escapes abduction
Isaac Fayose, younger brother of Ekiti state former governor, Ayodele Fayose on Monday evening escape attempt to kidnap him by unknown gunmen. Fayose wrote on his Facebook page that while traveling to Lagos state some unknown gunmen attacked his vehicle…
4 cops, 3 others killed by Osun bank robbers – Police
Osun State Police Command on Thursday said seven people, including two police officers and two constabularies, lost their lives during attack on two banks in Apomu and Ikire communities by suspected armed robbers. A statement by the command spokesperson, Yemisi…
Mob razes buildings as police arrest siblings for ritual killings in Iwo
Two suspects, said to be siblings, Monsuru, and Lawal, have been arrested by Osun State Police Command in Iwo for engaging in ritual killings. The two men, who were arrested in a house in Yemoja compound, Iwo, had allegedly been…
Robbers tie okada rider to tree, smash his head with stone (Punch)
The Osun State Police Command has arrested three members of an armed robbery gang who specialised in snatching motorcycles (okada), as well as those buying the stolen motorcycles and other stolen goods. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Mrs Folasade…