Tag Archives: Kwara

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kwara State Command has arrested a 19-year-old man, Jamiu Akande for allegedly raping a nine-year-old girl in the Pakata area of Ilorin.    Spokesperson of NSCDC in the state, Shola Ayoola Michael, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, April 18, 2024.  …

Operatives of the Kwara State Police Command have successfully rescued a Chinese national, Mr PengChao Zhang, who was kidnapped ten days ago in Ilorin.   Spokesperson of the command, Toun Ejire-Adeyemi, who made this known in a statement on Wednesday, March 20, 2024, said that the rescue was affected in …

A vulcanizer identified as Abdullah Ayinla has been hit by a stray bullet released from a rifle seized by a prison inmate from a warder.    The incident occurred at the Oke-Kura Correctional Centre in Ilorin at about 8 am when some prison inmates were being led out of the …

A mother who lost her three children at once has spoken out for the first time.   Shade Silifat Abdulkadir’s children suffocated in a car parked by their father in their residence in Ilorin, Kwara State, on Sunday, Feb. 25.    The first child, Maryam was 10 years old, Nudrah, …

One gunman was killed when the police and vigilantes rescued three victims kidnapped in two villages in Omupo District in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State.    It was gathered that the victims, two Fulani women and one of their husbands, were abducted over the weekend from their camps …

The Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested a 51-year-old man, Idowu Mahmud, for allegedly raping his wife’s 14-year-old cousin on Gbaagba-Airport Road in Ilorin West Local Government Area of the state.   The command’s Public Relations Officer, Ayoola Michael, who disclosed this …

A Magistrate Court in Ilorin on Wednesday ordered the remand of the suspected killers of Olukoro of Koro in the Ekiti local government area of Kwara state, Oba Segun Aremu-Cole (rtd).    The suspects were arraigned for alleged criminal conspiracy, culpable homicide, kidnapping, and giving false information.   They are …

A 400-level student of Kwara State University identified as Rashidat Shittu, has reportedly committed suicide over her academic performance.   Her colleagues who confirmed the incident to punch on Sunday, February 11, 2024, said the deceased committed suicide ahead of her upcoming exams by ingesting insecticide.   Shittu was said …

Gunmen suspected to be assassins have killed a doctor identified as David Adefikayo, the medical director of Dafikayo Clinic in Kanbi community, Moro Local Government Area of Kwara State.   It was gathered that the gunmen broke into the deceased residence around 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, December 21, 2023, and …

A 23-year old man identified as Saidi has been remanded for allegedly hacking his father, Chief Musa Elemosho, to death in Kwara State.    The deceased was the Elemosho of Shareland in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State until his death.   The suspect was dragged before Magistrate Muhammed …