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Olufemi Olaniyi and Wale Oyewale, Ibadan SOME farmers in the Ibarapa area of Oyo State have called on the Nigeria Police Force to carry out thorou...

Share Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Oyo State Command, Iskilu Abiodun has assured the residents of the state adequate security. Speaking at a stakeholders’ interaction meeting with the members of Association of Licensed Private Security Practitioners of Nigeria (ALPSPN), Oyo State, on Wednesday, Isikilu said his agency remains committed to the core assignments and services to the private security sector. The programme was chaired by ALPSPN’ national pre...

Mob sets cattle-laden truck ablaze for killing Oyo boy Wale Oyewale, Ibadan A truck loaded with cattle was reportedly set ablaze in Saki by angry mob for killing a boy named Ayuba Raji on Monday. According to an eyewitness, Kazeem Adebiyi, the incident happened at Challenge junction, along the Saki Dual Lane Road. The accident, he said, could be linked with speeding by the truck driver. Adebiyi said due to the ongoing construction work on the road, motorists usually violate the one-way rule. A ...

Punch Newspapers Sections Wale Oyewale, Ibadan Some aggrieved youths in Agugu community, Ibadan the Oyo State capital, Monday, attacked a team of the joint security task force. A police officer, whose identity could not yet be confirmed as of the time of filing this report, was said to have been severely injured in the attack. It was gathered that the aggrieved youths became violent after suspecting that the team, comprising the police and men of the Amotekun Corps, had come to the area in orde...

Volunteer information to enable govt tackle insecurity ― Makinde Volunteer information to enable govt tackle insecurity ― Makinde Share Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has urged Nigerians to volunteer information to enable government at all levels effectively tackle insecurity across the country. Beyond simply pointing accusing fingers, he charged residents of the state and the country at large to point out dark elements in their domain and inform security agencies. Makinde made this ca...

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Wale OyewaleThe National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Oyo State Command, said in Ibadan on Friday that it arrested 133 suspects for various dru...

2020: We arrested 133 suspects in Oyo — NDLEA On By Adeola Badru The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Oyo State Command, says it arrested a total of 133 suspects for various drug-related offences in 2020. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, Mrs Mutiat Okuwobi, made this known in a statement in Ibadan on Friday. She noted that 44 convictions were recorded during the year and the convicts were currently serving various jail terms ranging from six months to 10 years. Okuwobi ...

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) officials walk toward the site of a clandestine methamphetamine lab busted by the NDLEA in November at Obinugwu village in southeast Nigeria, are seen on November 22, 2018. – With access to lucrative markets to the south and east, and aided by porous borders and corrupt law enforcement, experts warn Nigeria is fast becoming a major player in the global methamphetamine market. (Photo by STEFAN HEUNIS / AFP) The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (...

Views: Visits 14 National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) officials walk toward the site of a clandestine methamphetamine lab busted by the NDLEA in November at Obinugwu village in southeast Nigeria, are seen on November 22, 2018. – With access to lucrative markets to the south and east, and aided by porous borders and corrupt law enforcement, experts warn Nigeria is fast becoming a major player in the global methamphetamine market. (Photo by STEFAN HEUNIS / AFP) The National Dru...