Ogun State
Man, 27, dies in Ogun fire incident
A 27-year-old man, identified as Tolu Falansa, was found dead in his apartment following a midnight fire incident in the Owode-Yewa community, located in the Yewa South Local Government Area of Ogun State. We learnt from a police source familiar with the incident on Saturday, who wished to remain anonymous due to a lack of […]
NYSC clears self of wrongdoing in Ogun poly student’s death
The Coordinator of National Youth Service Corps, Ogun State, Mrs Olayinka Nasamu, on Wednesday said it knew nothing over a hit-and-run driver who crushed to death a student of Gateway ICT Polytechnic, Saapade, Aiyepe Annexe, Pelumi David Idowu, in front of the Orientation Camp along the Sagamu-Ikenne Road last Monday. The fleeing driver had reportedly […]
Driver, motor boy killed in Ogun fuel tanker accident
A fatal crash involving a petrol tanker has resulted in the deaths of at least three people, including the driver, Salau Semiu, and his assistant, known as Saheed, at Imope Village in Oru Ijebu along the Ijebu-Ode-Ibadan Expressway in Ogun State. Our correspondent learnt from the state police command on Saturday night that the accident […]
Police nab Ogun kidnappers, discover victims’ shallow graves
The Ogun State Police Command said that it had discovered the shallow graves of 71-year-old farmer Adekunle Ifelaja and Ogunyemi Femi, who were allegedly killed by suspected kidnappers in the Ijebu-Igbo area of Ogun State. This follows the arrest of two members of a seven-person criminal gang, Chukwuma Bartholomew and Igwe Monday, who are believed […]
Mother, daughter die in gas explosion, two hospitalised
A 40-year-old woman named Rafiat Sheriff and her seven-year-old daughter, Asisat Sheriff, were killed in a gas explosion at their home on Church Street, along Èbúté Road, in the Ibafo area of Ogun State. It was learnt that the incident, which occurred at about 8:30 pm on Saturday, left two other persons with varying degrees […]
Ogun steel company’s engine roller kills 27-year-old worker
A 27-year-old employee of KAM Steel Integrated Company, Yahaya Ibrahim, was killed by an engine roller after slipping on the machine at the company’s factory along the Sagamu-Ogijo Expressway in Ogun State. We learnt that the incident occurred on Sunday at 4:50 am while the deceased was working at the company’s plant. The Ogun State […]
TASUED suspends exam as cultists kill final-year student
The management of Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun, Ogun State, on Thursday, suspended ongoing examinations in the institution, following the killing of a final year student of History and Diplomatic Studies, Ayinla Fabiyi, by some suspected cultists on Wednesday. The Public Relations Officer of the institution, Mrs Odubela Ayotunde, disclosed this in a statement […]
Suspected herders hack Ogun rice farmer to death
A rice farmer identified as Taiwo Paul has been murdered by some suspected herders in the Kata Area of Ewekoro Local Government of Ogun State. PUNCH Metro further gathered that while Paul was allegedly hacked to death by the suspects at his rice plantation in the community, another farmer identified as Peter Danjuma died of […]
Police arrest alleged burglar, recover N577,000 goods
The Ogun Police Command has arrested a suspected burglar identified as Idris Salawu and recovered stolen items worth N577,000 from him. The items, our correspondent learnt, were taken from a house in the Liberty Area of Ogijo, located in the Sagamu Area of the state. PUNCH Metro gathered on Thursday that the incident occurred on […]
39-year-old woman dies after injection, police begin probe
Following the death of a 39-year-old woman, Afusat Ololade, in the Ita Baale area of Ifo, Ogun State, the state Police Command has begun an investigation into the incident. PUNCH Metro learnt that the incident happened at about 4:07pm on Tuesday 18, 2024. Our correspondent learnt on Monday that the deceased was allegedly given an […]