Crime Scene

October 5, 2026 SRSahara reporters Crime Scene, Notes

Ondo police nab monarch’s son, Aiyedatiwa’s relative in engineer Ojogo Malo’s murder

Police in Ondo State have arrested Alex Ikuesan, son of the Olubo of Obenla Kingdom, Oba Andrew Kolawole Ikuesan, over the death of Prince Engineer Ojogo Malo following a financial dispute. According to SaharaReporters,…

October 5, 2026 SRSahara reporters Crime Scene, Notes

Gunmen killed bus driver, kidnap 18 health students travelling from Sokoto to Oyo

Suspected terrorists have abducted about 18 students of Gamji College of Health Technology, Sokoto State, who were travelling to their hometowns in Oyo State, with their bus driver reportedly killed. According to SaharaReporters, the…

October 5, 2026 SRSahara reporters Crime Scene, Notes

Panic as helicopter crashes in Ondo coastal community…many feared dead

Several people are feared dead following a helicopter crash in Igbokoda, headquarters of Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State. The incident occurred on Monday, October 5, throwing residents of the coastal community into…

October 5, 2026 PPunch Crime Scene, Notes, Political Landscape

Ex-APC Women Leader Jemimah Dutse found dead in Bauchi home with throat slit

The Bauchi State Police Command has begun investigating the suspected murder of Jemimah Dutse, a former All Progressives Congress (APC) Women Leader in Bauchi South, PUNCH reports. In a statement on Sunday, the command’s…

October 5, 2026 PGPeoples Gazette Crime Scene, Notes

NDLEA: Bus driver nearly jailed over cocaine, meth hidden in energy drink waybill package

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has said a Lagos commercial bus driver was nearly charged over a package containing cocaine and methamphetamine, Peoples Gazette reports. In a statement on Sunday, the agency’s…

October 3, 2026 VVanguard Crime Scene, Notes

Man found dead in UK-registered van carrying migrants in France

A 47-year-old man has been found shot dead inside a UK-registered van carrying irregular migrants at a motorway rest stop in northern France. According to Vanguard, the vehicle was discovered Friday about 30 kilometres…

October 3, 2026 PPunch Crime Scene, Notes

Kidnappers issue 24-hour ultimatum to Oyo corps members’ parents to pay ransom

Parents of 20 prospective National Youth Service Corps members abducted while travelling to orientation camps have said the kidnappers gave them 24 hours to pay N1 billion ransom. The victims were travelling from Ibadan…

October 3, 2026 PPunch Crime Scene, Notes

Nigerian man charged after calling 911 to avoid paying $63 restaurant tab

A Nigerian man, Abdul Rasheed, has been arrested in Georgia, United States, after allegedly calling 911 and pretending to be ill to avoid paying a $63 restaurant bill. PUNCH reported that Rasheed allegedly ate…

October 3, 2026 VVanguard Crime Scene

Imo CP: Drone locates kidnappers’ camp, but IEDs hinder rescue

Security operatives have located the hideout where suspected kidnappers are holding abducted National Youth Service Corps members and other victims in Imo State. Vanguard reported that Commissioner of Police Audu Garba Bosso said drones…

October 3, 2026 CTChannels Television Crime Scene, Notes

Kidnappers demand ₦50m each for abducted Oyo corps members

Families of prospective National Youth Service Corps members from Oyo State are appealing for help after kidnappers demanded ₦50 million for each person abducted while travelling to orientation camps. Channels Television reported that gunmen…