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Peter Dada, Akure The Ondo State Governor, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu, said it was foreign herders that were perpetrating crimes in the state forest rese...
Punch Newspapers Sections Peter Dada, Akure A man, whose identity could not be ascertained as at the time of filing this report, was almost lynched by the residents of Akure, the Ondo State capital for raping a yet to be identified lady. He was alleged to have also plucked the victim’s eyes. The details of how the suspected rapist perpetrated the act was yet to be revealed as both the suspect and the victim were reportedly in the hospital and yet to regain their consciousness. It was gathered that a resident of Oluwatuyi Area of Akure caught the rapist in the act and raised the alarm, calli...
Punch Newspapers Sections Peter Dada, Akure A member of the Oodua Peoples Congress in Ondo State, identified as Adejuyigbe Daniel, has been reportedly killed by some suspected Fulani herdsmen in the Iju community in Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State. The deceased was said to be one of the youths of the town who were searching for a missing farmer, Mr. Solomon Akinmeji, before he was attacked and killed by the bandits in the forest on Sunday. Akinmeji was reportedly abducted by the herdsmen in his farm on Saturday, at Okeji farm settlement in the town. The incident happened two w...
Punch Newspapers Sections Peter Dada, Akure The Ondo State Governor, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu on Tuesday said it was high time to create state police as part of the solution to the spate of insecurity in the country. The Governor noted that the protection of lives and property of the people must take a major priority, adding that it was part of the reason he was elected to the office to perform. Akeredolu stated this in Akure, the state capital while playing host to representatives of lawmakers of the All Progressives Congress South-West caucus in the House of Representatives, who paid him a court...
Punch Newspapers Sections Peter Dada, Akure The Ondo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress in Akure North Local Government Area of the state has condemned the attack on the chieftains of the party in Iju town on Friday by some youths. The attack happened after some youths invaded a meeting held ahead of the forthcoming registration for members of the party. Many of them were reportedly injured in the attack. A source said the invaders were members of a faction of the party in the local government. The Publicity Secretary of the party in the local government, Mr Temitope Aluko, on Sun...