The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 65-year-old landlord, Samuel Adekoya, for alleged child abuse and physical molestation of 11-year-old twins, Taiwo Olishe and Kehinde Olishe. Adekoya was reported to have tied the victims with a rope and dragged them to the ground for excreting in his compound. The Police Public Relations Officer in…
Fourteen inmates at the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Ibara, and the Borstal Institute, Adigbe Abeokuta, Ogun State, were on Thursday matriculated into the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN). The Informant247 gathered that the inmates were admitted by the university to study courses such as Public Administration, Political Science, Human Kinetics, Peace and Conflict Resolution,…
An Ota Magistrates’ Court in Ogun on Tuesday sentenced an unemployed man, Segun Shoyemi, 27, to eight months imprisonment for breaking into a warehouse and stealing two motorcycles worth N1.3 million. The police charged Shoyemi, whose address was not provided with conspiracy, burglary, and theft. He pleaded not guilty. Delivering judgment, Magistrate A. O. Adeyemi,…
The All Progressives Congress Senator currently serving Lagos West, Senator Solomon Adeola, has announced his interest to run for the seat of Ogun West Senatorial District in the 2023 election. The Informant247 confirmed that Adesola declared his intention to represent the Ogun West district on Wednesday at an event held in Ilaro, Yewa-North. According to…
A 23-year-old man, Ikenna James, has been arrested by the police for allegedly raping and killing his 29-year-old neighbour, Oluwatosin Adefisayo, who the police said was a graduate of Obafemi Awolowo University. The Informant247 gathered that the incident occurred at Ogijo, Sagamu Local Government Area of the state. Confirming the incident, the State Police Public…
The Ogun State Police Command has said that a 27-year-old man, Sikiru Ibrahim, who is suspect to be a cultist, hacked his father, Mumuni Ibrahim, to death in the state. Reacting to the incident, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, the state Police Public Relations Officer, disclosed that the suspect was arrested on Wednesday, following a complaint lodged…
A tanker laden with gas caught fire on Sunday night in Ogun State. The Informant247 Nigeria News gathered that the explosion occurred around the Lotto axis of the road. It was learned that the incident has brought traffic to a halt along the road under construction, although no reason has been given to what causes…
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested two suspects for allegedly gang-raping a 22-year-old at the Eleweran area of Abeokuta, the state capital. The Informant247 Nigeria News gathered that the suspects, Seun Orokunle (38 years) and Sarumi Sodiq (28 years) were arrested following a report at the Public Complaint Bureau unit at the State police…
A Magistrates’ Court in Ota, Ogun State, on Wednesday ordered a 40-year-old housewife, Biola Joshua, to sweep Iju-Ebiye High School premises for six months for invading her son‘s school with thugs. The Informant247 Nigeria News learns, that the police charged Joshua with conspiracy, assault, and breach of peace. Delivering a ruling, Magistrate Shotunde Shotayo ordered…
The Ogun State Police Command on Monday paraded no fewer than 15 suspected criminals for kidnapping, murder, armed robbery, and other crimes, The Informant247 Nigeria News reports. While parading the suspects at the police headquarters, Eleweran, Abeokuta, the Commissioner of Police in Ogun, Lanre Bankole, disclosed that the suspects were arrested at different locations with the…
The Police Command in Ogun, on Sunday arrested two armed robbery suspects for allegedly killing a motorcyclist after snatching his bike at the Sango-Ota area of the state, The Informant247 Nigeria News reports. The Police Spokesperson, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, confirmed this in a statement issued to newsmen in Ota, Ogun. He added that the two…
The Police Zone 2 Command in Lagos State said that its operatives had arrested 11 suspects over the murder of Oba Odetola Olajide Ayinde, the Olu of Agodo town in Ifo council area of Ogun. Recall that the Command Spokesperson, SP Hauwa Idris Adamu had said in a statement that the traditional ruler was burnt…
The Baale of Olowe Gbagura in Abeokuta North Local Government Area of Ogun State, Chief Akin Muheedeen, has been reportedly burnt to death by yet-to-be identified persons. The incident occurred about one month after the Olu of Agodo, Oba Ayinde Odetola, was burnt to death in Ewekoro Local Government Area of the state. It was…
The Police command in Ogun State on Sunday said it has arrested a 35-year-old man, Idowu Shittu, for allegedly defiling his wife’s cousin at the Hallelujah area in Ifo. Police Spokesman, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, stated this in a statement issued to newsmen in Ota, Ogun. Oyeyemi explained that the suspect was arrested following a report…
Residents of Ogunrun Ori in Mowe, Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State, took to the streets on February 27, 2022, to protest the planned demolition of their houses to give way to the construction of a bridge on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The inscriptions on their placards reflected their frustration. They pointed out that…
Parents of students in public secondary schools in Ogun State have signed an undertaking that their children and wards would not engage in hooliganism. The undertaking is one of the strategies adopted by the state government to arrest hooliganism and other unruly conducts among students. Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Prof. Abayomi Arigbabu, told…
A 43-year-old Kehinde Oladimeji and his wife, Adejumoke Raji (35 years) have been arrested by the Ogun State police command for being in possession of fresh human parts in Abeokuta. The couple, who are residents of 72, MKO Abiola way Leme Abeokuta, were arrested on Saturday after a report was lodged at Kemta Police station….
No fewer than two persons lost their lives and one other seriously injured in a lone accident at Olomore Bridge in Abeokuta, Ogun, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said on Wednesday. The Sector Commander, Mr Ahmed Umar, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Abeokuta. Umar noted that the accident involving a Mazda bus occurred…
No fewer than two persons died in a tanker explosion on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, the Ogun State Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said on Wednesday. The Sector Commander of the FRSC, Mr Ahmed Umar, told newsmen in Ota, Ogun, that the accident occurred at about 6.05 a.m. near CDK Company. Umar explained…
The Governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun will on Thursday launch the Basic Health Provision Fund and the Health Insurance Scheme in the state. The Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr Kunle Somorin, in a statement on Wednesday in Abeokuta said that the programme would be flagged off at the June 12 at the State Cultural…
