Operatives of the Special Anti-Cultism Squad, attached to the Ondo State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of two persons who are members cult group operating in Ondo town. The two suspects whose names were given as Nnamdi Sunday and Adegbuyi Seyi, were said to be members of Aiye and Ẹiyẹ confraternity respectively. According to […]
Ondo Police arrest three in connection with Owena robbery
Ondo State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of three suspects in connection with the robbery incident that occurred on Thursday between Ita-Oba and Oboto in Ondo East Local Government area of Ondo State. According to the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Abayomi Jimoh states that the command, wishes to inform the public of […]
Ondo Police arrest suspected “Eiye” cult leader
The Ondo State Police Command has confirmed the arrested of a suspected cult leader believed to be behind series of violent crimes, including murder in the state. The suspect, identified as Akinwale Tomiwa, popularly known as Bella, was apprehended by operatives of the Special Anti-Cultism Squad of the command in Akure. According to the police, […]
Ondo worshippers released after days in captivity
Worshippers abducted from a Celestial Church in Uso community, Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State, last week have been released after several days in captivity. The victims were freed on Monday evening at Ilado community following the payment of a ₦9 million ransom by their families. Family sources said the release was the result […]
Six Ekiti communities cry out over bandits’ attack
Residents of six communities in Ajoni Local Government Area of Ekiti State have raised the alarm over an alleged invasion and sustained attack on their towns by heavily armed men. The communities, including Itapaji, Ijowa, Iyemero, Oke-Ako, Irele and Ipao Ekiti said the attackers had taken over the surrounding forests and farms, restricting movement and […]
Bandits hack Monarch to death in Akure, after gunshots fail to penetrate
Tragedy struck on Wednesday night in Agamo community, Akure North local government area of Ondo State, following the death Oba Kehinde Falodun, the Alagama of Agamo community, who was hacked to death by yet to be identified gunmen. It was reliably gathered that from the family source that the bandits numbering about ten (10) stormed […]
Police smash cultists’ enclave in Ondo, nabs three with weapons, cham
Operatives of the Ondo State Police Command have raided a suspected cultists’ hideout in the Arakale area of Akure, arresting three alleged members and recovering weapons and hard drugs. The operation, carried out late at night on February 10, 2026, was said to be part of the Command’s sustained crackdown on cult-related violence and other […]
Police Arrest landlord Over Alleged poison of tenant’s three years old son in Omifon
The Ondo State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a 40 years old woman, Nafisat Lateef, over the alleged poisoning of a three-year-old boy in Omifon community, Odigbo Local Government area of the state. The incident which has thrown the entire community into serious mourning was reporte at the Odigbo divisional police station by […]
Amotekun arraigns three over alleged kidnapping attempt in Ore
Three men were on Tuesday arraigned before an Akure Magistrate’s Court over alleged conspiracy and attempted kidnapping in Ore, headquarters of Odigbo local government area of Ondo State. The defendants, Muhammed Bashir, Yakubu Abubakar and Usman Abubakar were brought before the court on a three-count charge bordering on conspiracy and attempted kidnapping, preferred by operatives […]
Ondo police foil cult initiation, arrest 25 suspects
The Ondo State Police Command has arrested 25 suspected cultists after foiling a planned initiation ceremony in the state. The Command’s Spokesman, DSP Abayomi Jimoh, disclosed this in a statement made available to Journalists in Akure, stating that the arrests followed credible intelligence received from a concerned citizen. According to the statement, the information […]
Ogun Police Arrest 8 for Breach of Public Peace, Unlawful Assembly, Serious Assault on Officers
Eight suspects, who allegedly constituted public nuisance under the guise of agitating for Yoruba Nation, have been rounded up by the Ogun State Police Command. The suspects were alleged to had taken to major roads in Sango-Otta, specifically Temidire Junction and Under-Bridge, on Thursday, December 25, 2025, being Christmas Day, an offense the […]
Man Beats Wife To Death In Ekiti For Coming Late To Farm
A 42-year-old woman identified as Modupe Alasin has been reportedly dead after she was mercilessly beaten by her supposed husband. The victim, a residents of iEfon Alaaye, in Efon local government area of Ekiti State. According to an eyewitness, the man had flogged the wife severely because she […]
Court arraigns Yangede of Epe, two others over crop destruction, breach of peace
An Akure Chief Magistrate Court has arraigned the Yangede of Epe community in Ondo East local government area of Ondo State, Oba Oyebade Akinkuade Isaac (65), alongside two others, Philip Akinrintan (61) and Tolu Akinwande (56) over allegations of unlawful excavation and environmental degradation. The trio were brought before the court on a five-count charge […]
Gunmen kill NDLEA officer in Ondo, town
Gunmen suspected to be drug dealers has shot dead an officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Ondo zonal command. The late NDLEA simply identified as Jide was until the incident attached to the Nacotic Department of the NDLEA Ondo zonal command. The incident which happened at the Ita-Nla area of Ondo town, […]
Three injured in Ondo night club shooting
No fewer than three persons who were badly injured on Sunday night during a shooting in a popular night club located along Ondo/ Akure highway in Ondo town, headquarters of Ondo west local government area of Ondo State. The police also confirmed the arrest of one persons in connection with the shooting, […]
Naval officer allegedly brutalise 41-year-old Igbokoda businessman
A 41-year-old businessman in Olotu community, Igbokoda, Ilaje local government area of Ondo State, Mr Malo Ojogo, has accused the officer of the Nigeria Navy, Ugbonla Operational Base of allegedly brutalizing him. Though, the Ugbonla Naval Base, through its Public Relations Unit, denied the allegation. Malo Ojogo, alleged that he was left with […]
Retired Permanent Secretary in court for stealing government vehicle
A retired Permanent Secretary from the Ekiti state civil service, Mr Babatunde Alokan has been arraigned before a Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ado-Ekiti over an allegations of stealing government vehicle. Alokan, who retired from the civil service in 2024 was alleged to have absconded with a vehicle allegedly belonging to the Ekiti State Government following […]
Ekiti teenager arrested for defiling 15-year-old girl
Court sentences Ekiti man to life imprisonment for kidnapping monarch
An Ekiti State High Court in Ado Ekiti has sentenced one Gabriel Emmanuel to life imprisonment for kidnapping the Eleda of Eda-Ile. The 25 year old convict was arraigned before Justice Adekunle Adeleye on 8th March, 2023 on three count charge bordering on murder, kidnapping and demanding property with menace with intent to steal. The […]
Tension as unknown gunmen killed Okada rider in Ondo town
Palpable tension gripped residents of Ondo town, headquarters of Ondo west local government on Saturday night as unknown gunmen shut dead a commercial motorcycle operator in the town. The incident which occured at Odo-Ayo area of the community, happened at about 8:15pm on the fateful day resulted into tension, as residents including commercial motorcycle […]