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Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibadan zonal office, on Wednesday arrested two brothers, Ayoola and Olusola Timilehin, and Oladayo and Tolulope Fayemi and three others suspected to be internet fraudsters. In a release made available to newsmen in Ibadan, the agency said the suspects were arrested at their Alaka, Elebu hideout in […]
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Mrs Julie Okah-Donli, the Director-General of National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), has called for collaboration with traditional institutions and other stakeholders to curb human trafficking and irregular migration by Nigerian youths. Okah-Donli said such partnership was necessary against the background that the efforts of NAPTIP were being hindered by traditional […]
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African youths studying at Pan African University, Life and Earth Sciences Institute (PAULESI), Ibadan, on Wednesday called for collaboration to end all conflicts in Africa and emergence of peace to ensure development on the continent. They made the call at an event to commemorate the 2020 African Union Day with the theme, ‘Silencing the Guns: […]
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Sunday Sodipe, the suspected serial killer in Akinyele area of Ibadan, Oyo State, has confirmed killing another woman two days after escaping from police custody on August 11. Shodipe said he killed Mrs Funmilayo Oladeji at her home at when he was shown to newsmen at the Police Command headquarters, Eleyele, Ibadan, on Wednesday. The […]
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Following HumAngle reports on the frustration of farmers over attacks by herdsmen, the Oyo State House of Assembly on Tuesday called for immediate action on the conflict. Residents in Ikoyi-Ile, Orire Local Government Area of the state said that they might resort to self-help if the Oyo State government failed to protect them from suspected […]
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Residents in Ikoyi-Ile, Orire Local Government of Oyo State say they may resort to self-help if the Oyo State government fails to protect them from attacks by suspected herdsmen. The people, mostly farmers, said despite killing one of their members, raping minors and destroying farmlands, suspected herdsmen had continued to attack them in the farm. […]
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The Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has warned police personnel against complacency and dereliction of duty against the background of escape from custody and re-arrest of a suspected serial killer, Sunday Shodipe, in Ibadan. In a statement issued by Nigeria Police Force Spokesman, DCP Frank Mba, in Ibadan on Sunday, Adamu said personnel of […]
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The Oyo State Police Command has re-arrested Sunday Shodipe, the prime suspect in the serial killings in Akinyele Local Government Area of Oyo State, who escaped from custody 12 days ago. Olugbenga Fadeyi, Police Public Relations Officer, Oyo State Command, made the disclosure in a telephone interview with HumAngle on Sunday. Shodipe, after confessing his […]
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Residents of Oke Ogun axis of Oyo State have warned of an impending food crisis if efforts are not made to check incessant kidnappings and other crimes on farmers and other citizens in the area. The people spoke in interviews with HumAngle following numerous unreported cases of such activities. Oke Ogun consists of 10 local […]
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The COVID-19 pandemic is negatively impacting on agricultural production, especially among smallholder farmers, some farmers in Oyo State told HumAnge. The farmers who interacted with HumAngle at an entrepreneurship training for youths in Oyo State, said the COVID-19 lockdown impacted negatively on crop production through loss of plantations, insect infestation and farmers’ inability to tend […]
Read MoreSunday Shodipe, the prime suspect in serial killings at Moniya Ibadan, Akinyele Local Government Area of Oyo State, has escaped from custody, the police stated on Sunday. The Commissioner of Police, Oyo State Command, CP Joe Nwachukwu Enwonwu, announced the escape in a release issued in Ibadan on Sunday by SP Fadeyi Olugbenga, Police Public […]
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Prof Olanike Adeyemo, the Team lead, Oyo State Containment and Decontamination Project, says less than 50 per cent of the population is complying with the COVID-19 protocols. The state has recorded 2,935 confirmed by Thursday, August 13, 2020. Adeyemo spoke at a stakeholders’ meeting on the containment of the COVID-19 pandemic in the state in […]
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