Tag: Osun Police Command
Attack on Osun Governor’s wife convoy: Police arrest five suspects
In a statement by Osun Police Spokesperson, SP Yemisi Opalola, one security personnel on the convoy was injured.
Ex-convict Akintunde Joy arrested for burglary
The 22-year-old suspect was arrested after Akinkunmi Oyekola, a cellphones shop owner in Ede reported that his shop was severally…
Osun CP Olokode disbands tactical squad
According to Opalola, the disbandment would serve as a deterrent to other tactical squads. He added that the Command, under…
Suspected cultists kill woman, remove one eye
SP Yemisi Opalola, Osun Police Spokesperson, explained that the daughter of the deceased reported the discovery of her mother’s corpse…
Bloody gun-battle in Osun: Police inspector, kidnapper shot dead
Opalola said that the gunmen, suspected to be kidnappers, attacked the police vehicle at about 8.10 a.m., but that the…
‘7/7′ Day: Police issue strong warning to cult gangs in Osun
7/7 is a day set aside by some cult groups to celebrate what they call ‘cultism day’, when they initiate…
Osun herbalist Kehinde Ola remanded over 800k fraud
The defendant unlawfully and fraudulently obtained the sum of N800,000 from one Adesoji Omolewa under the pretext of taking care…
Invasion of privacy: Court orders police to pay N6m to 2 men
The applicants had alleged that the police, without any prior invitation, invaded their homes at 3:00 a.m. on Nov. 16,…
Osun 2022: Police ask parties to submit campaign itineraries
Osun Police Command explained that the directive became necessary to safeguard against clashes between political parties during the campaigns.
Osun ritualists kill middle-aged woman, cut off her head, hands, legs
Opalola said that the three male suspects allegedly killed a 53-year-old woman, cut off her head, hands and legs, and…
2 kidnappers arrested in Ile-Ife
SP Yemisi Opalola, the command’s spokesperson said the suspects were arrested after kidnapping a man at a Fulani settlement in…
Bloody PDP Congress: One killed, others injured in Osun
The command’s Spokesperson, SP Yemisi Opalola, said that the victim, a member of PDP participating in the congress in Iwo,…
Aregbesola: No casualty recorded during shootout – Police
The Police said some of the security escorts of the minister started shooting sporadically into the air without any provocation…
Osun man Olajire Segun docked ‘for sleeping in front of a shop’
Police alleged that the defendant intended to commit a crime when he slept in front of a shop without any…
Osun man Abdulazeez purchased Toyota Camry with N2,650
The Police Command in Osun has arrested one Ibrahim Abdulazeez, 30, who allegedly purchased a Toyota Camry 2010 model for…
Police re-arrest 13 fleeing Oyo inmates in Osun
The Osun Police Command, on Sunday said 13 of the inmates who escaped from Abologo Correctional Centre in Oyo, on…
Gun-duel in Osun: Robbers raid bank, shoot policeman dead
A police officer was feared dead as suspected armed robbers on Tuesday attacked a first generation bank in Iragbiji, Boripe…
Police gun down four gunmen in Osun
Operatives of the Osun State Police Command have gunned down four gunmen in Ilesha during a gun battle on Wednesday.
Osun Police Command probes killing of 5 farmers in Ile-Ife
The Spokesperson of the command, SP Yemisi Opalola said that the victims were on motorcycles on their way to their…
Police dismiss trigger-happy Sgt. Adamu Garba
The Policeman Sergeant Adamu Garba, has been tried in Orderly room in line with the laid down Rules and Regulations…
Osun Police CP Olawale warns cultists planning 7/7 celebration
The Osun State Police command has warned cultists planning to celebrate July 7, known as 7/7, in the state
Osun Police arrest man with unknown lady’s body parts
The Osun Police Command has arrested one Kabiru Oyedun, a suspected ritualist, for being in possession of body parts of…
Five arrested for killings in Osun
Five suspected hoodlums have been arrested by the Police Command in Osun for allegedly attacking a residence in Ede and…
Osun Vigilante Adeleye shoots policeman dead
The Osun State Police Command has arrested a local vigilante, Waheed Adeleye for allegedly shooting one of its officers, Akinsanya…
Police ban protests in Osun
The Police Command in Osun warned residents on Tuesday against any unlawful gathering or protest over the rising cases of…
Three shot as villagers fight off kidnappers in Osun
Police say three persons were shot during a failed kidnapping attempt at Koka Village in Ibokun LGA Osun State on…
I live near expressways to aid my kidnapping business – Ahmad Muhammad
A 20-year-old suspected kidnapper Ahmad Muhammad has confessed to living close to expressways to aid his kidnapping business.
Ritualist kills food vendor, severs hands, head in Osun
The Police Command in Osun says a suspected ritualist has killed and cut off the head and hands of a…
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 in Osun state…
Gunmen abduct travellers in Osun
Two unidentified travellers in Osun State have been kidnapped in Wasinmi, on the Ife-Ibadan expressway.