Osun State Government has decried the shooting of the Chairman of the state Transport Management System, Comrade Iyanda Alowonle over a domestic matter. This is contained in a statement by the state Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Oluomo Alimi, on Tuesday in Osogbo, the state capital. The statement said Alowonle, who was in police … Read more
An armed robbery suspect, Godwin Emmanuel, has disclosed that he stole a policeman’s mobile phone on his way to the station to call his family members. The suspect, who was arrested by the Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the Osun State Police Command along with two others over robbery, said he stole the phone inside the police … Read more
Policemen have been banned from escorting VIPs to polling units during elections. This was made known on Wednesday in Osogbo by the spokesperson of the police command, SP Yemisi Opalola. SP Yemisi warned that any officer found to have flouted the directive will be subjected to disciplinary actions. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the police … Read more
Until Friday, Ifeoluwa was said to be on the run and the Osun State police Command launched a manhunt to apprehend her In a suicide note by Ifeoluwa sighted by our correspondent, she denied killing her husband and called on his friends and family to investigate the cause of the death EDITOR’S PICK Again, PDP … Read more
The Osun State police boss also advised politicians and other members of the public to always formally inform the command before embarking on processions… EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Osun State Police Command have warned political stakeholders to shun all forms of violence capable of plunging the state into chaos and anarchy, ahead of … Read more
The students said that it has been realized that some grey areas were yet to be made clear and some important questions were yet to be answered by the police EKO HOT BLOG reports that students of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife in Osun State have vowed to resist any attempt by the Osun State … Read more
Police operatives have arrested 13 Oyo prison attack escapees in Osun State. EKOHOTBLOG reports that no fewer than 13 Oyo prison attack escapees have been arrested by the Osun State Police Command. This online news platform had on Saturday reported that hundreds of inmates escaped as gunmen broke into the Abolongo correctional facility in Oyo State. … Read more
…one of the gang members was intercepted by some hunters around 4am after the group shared the money stolen from the woman. The Osun State Police Command and members of the Hunters Group of Nigeria have arrested three teenagers suspected to be members of an all-female robbery gang in Osogbo. Sources in Aresa community narrated … Read more
Armed Robbers attacked Wema Bank in Iragbiji in commando-style, killed two officers. The Osun State Command of the Nigeria Police has confirmed that two of its officers; Inspectors Ogunbiyi Ahmed and Odeyemi Ayinla were two of the police personnels that lost their lives in Tuesday’s armed robbery attacks at Wema Bank, Iragbiji and Iragbiji Divisional … Read more
…the suspects were involved in the kidnap of a 65-year-old, Akiishi Catherine in Benue State… Eight suspected members of a high-profile, serial kidnapping syndicate have been arrested at Omo Ijesa village in Osun State. The Osun State Police Command disclosed this on Sunday via a statement issued by its spokesman, Opalola Yemisi, adding that the … Read more
The abductors abandoned their captives when security operatives closed in on them, Police has said The foreigners fell ill while in captivity The Osun State Police Command, on Tuesday, said it has rescued three Chinese workers kidnapped last week in the state. The Chinese nationals were abducted and their police escort killed on February 1 … Read more
The Osun state police command has arrested a 50-year-old father, identified as Adeleye Fayemiwo for allegedly defiling his 13-year-old daughter. Speaking to newsmen, the state’s police commissioner, Mr. Undie Adie, said Fayemiwo admitted to having carnal knowledge of his daughter at their residence located at B50, Agbongbe Street, Ibokun and blamed it on daughters’ constant … Read more