The Ogun Police Command has arrested a seven-man gang suspected to be specialised in trading human parts and for money rituals. The Commissioner of Police, Abiodun Alamutu, disclosed that a human heart and two kegs filled with human body parts were parts of exhibits recovered from the suspects. The men arrested on Thursday were identified…
The Nigeria Customs Service has secured the conviction of two smugglers, Felarun Oluwasegun and Fakorede Jelili, on February 6, 2024, after being charged to court for the crimes they committed. This is contained in the statement released by the agency on X (formerly Twitter) on Sunday. Newsmen gathered that the criminals were convicted on their…
No fewer than four persons have allegedly been killed while one other was said to have escaped death as unknown persons reportedly abducted five men in Oke Irinja, Owode Yewa, Ogun State. Speaking to newsmen on Sunday that the quartet of Adamu Saliu, 21; Aliu Babuga, 24; Dairu Salihu, 32; and Mohammed Abdulai, 35, were…
By Aanuoluwapo Fasoyin The joint technical committee on security for Oyo and Ogun states has assured residents and motorists of adequate security strategies to ensure safety of lives and properties during this Yuletide season particularly border areas and highways of both states. The committee gave the assurance during a special critical security meeting held along…
Ogun State Government, today, announced that it will reward anyone who offers information that could lead to the arrest of the killers of its Director of Finance and Administration, Taiwo Oyekanmi, with the sum of N50 million. Oyekanmi, an accountant in the governor’s office, was murdered in Abeokuta on November 29 by a gang of…
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has promised to engage a consultant to carry out a comprehensive investigation into the causes of flooding in the state and come up with a holistic plan to find a permanent and sustainable solution to the problem. Governor Abiodun made the promise on Friday while playing host to the…
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, on Monday, launched the maiden Compressed Natural Gas- powered Mass Transit Buses, as part of efforts to cushion the effects of the subsidy removal by the Federal Government. The launch of the CNG-powered buses took place at Arcade Ground, Governor’s Office, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta. Abiodun, while speaking during the inauguration, said…
As part of measures put in place to cushion the effects of fuel subsidy on Nigerians, the Ogun State Government has received 3,000 bags of rice from the Federal Government. The Secretary to the Government of Ogun State, Tokunbo Talabi, confirmed the receipt of the bags of rice in fulfilment of the Federal Government’s plan…