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Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has said that his administration will continue to work with the Nigeria Police and other security agencies to improve security in the state. Makinde made this disclosure on Tuesday while hosting the new Assistant Inspector General of Police, in charge of Zone XI, Osogbo, Olasupo Ajani in Ibadan. DAILY POST learnt that the visit of the AIG to Mr. Makinde was part of the AIG familiarization visit to the states in the zone. Makinde, who said that Nigeria is curre...

The unrelenting efforts and hard work of the men and officers of the Nigeria police is the reason Osun State is the most peaceful State in Nigeria. This declaration formed part of the response of the Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola during a familiarization visit of the new Assistant Inspector General in charge of Zone XI Command, Osogbo, AIG Olasupo Babatunde Ajani to the Government House, Oke-Fia, Osogbo. Oyetola assured him of his support to the Nigerian Police through the provision o...

Views: Visits 36 Gunmen, who killed six members of a family residing in a Fulani settlement near Wasinmi, along Ife-Ibadan Expressway, Osun State on Saturday, were asked for money before they were shot dead, new information has revealed. According to Punch, the gunmen called out the head of the family simply known as Samu, from a mosque, where he was praying, and asked him to kneel beside his two wives and three grandchildren and asked for money before killing the victims. His son, Yah...

Punch Newspapers Sections Published 15 March 2021 Gunmen, who on Saturday shot dead six members of a family residing in a Fulani settlement near Wasinmi, along Ife-Ibadan Expressway, Osun State, called out the head of the family from a mosque, where he was praying, and asked him to kneel beside his two wives and three grandchildren and asked for money before killing the victims. The deceased family head was identified simply as Samu. His son, Yahaya Samu, who spoke to journalists at the scene o...

Sodiq OyelekeThe Osun State Police Command has clarified that the killing of six family members in the state is not due to any clash between fa...

Punch Newspapers Sections Bola Bamigbola The Osun State Police Command, on Saturday, said seven passengers abducted along the Osogbo-Ibokun Road have been released. The travellers were abducted on Tuesday, with one person killed, while two others were injured by gunmen who attacked commuters near Ajebandele Village, in the Obokun Local Government Area of Osun State. The spokesperson for Osun Police Command, Yemisi Opalola, in a statement, said the perpetrators of the crime released the victims ...

Share The Osun State Command of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, (NSCDC), AbdulKadir Alao Sulu, has charged farmers, herdsmen and other stakeholders in the agricultural sectors to see themselves as their brother’s keepers and stop quarrelling with one another. Also, Osun state governor, Mr Gboyega Oyetola expressed worry over the rising clashes between herdsmen and farmers across some states saying, the embarrassment crisis needs to be stopped. The NSCDC commandant, AbdulKadir Alao S...

Daily Post Nigeria Published The Osun State Command of the Nigerian Police has denied news that EndSARS protest was held in the State, particularly in Osogbo. The command, which spoke through its Police Public Relations Officer, SP Yemisi Opalola said the Commissioner of Police had on Friday night mobilised police personnel to all strategic and flash points within the State. She also disclosed that it was while the Commissioner of Police was out for morning patrol that they encountered a church...

Share No fewer than eight persons have been reportedly axed in Osogbo, Osun State capital by suspected armed thugs who went berserk to revenge the death of their leader, Ismail Daduro, popularly known as Jumong. The incident which happened at Ota-Efun area of the town on Tuesday forced residents of the area to hurriedly close down their shops and vacate their residential apartments to avoid being lynched by the fierce-looking deadly hoodlums. Tribune Online investigations revealed that trouble ...

Daily Post Nigeria Published One person has been hacked down on Saturday afternoon during a cult clash in Osogbo, Osun State. DAILY POST learnt that some cultist cashed the man to Isale-Osun area and was consequently apprehended at Laro Primary School, workers drive area in Osogbo. It was gathered that the incident occurred around 2:30 to 3 pm on Saturday. Residents to this medium that the unidentified man was hacked several times before he was shot dead. The remain of the man was later taken b...