Crime

Folake Sokoya Ahead of the Primary election of the All Progressives Congress (APC), the Lagos State Police Command has said it will not relent in protecting lives and property of residents. The Command in a release signed by its Public Relations Officer, CSP Chike Oti, said, ahead of the APC Governorship Primaries, “The Lagos Police Command avails the public numbers …

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From Amos Okioma The Bayelsa Police Command on Thursday said it has restored normalcy to Brass Island in Bayelsa following reports of insecurity and violence in the area earlier in the day. Mr Victor Isaiah, Caretaker Chairman of Brass Local Government Area had told reporters that the secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was attacked while inspecting damages with …

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Police have paraded a 43-year-old man who sent anonymous text messages to the former Vice President Abubakar Atiku,threatening to blow up his plane and rape his wife and daughters. Augustus Akpan,From Edemaya village, Ikot Abasi LGA of Akwa Ibom State,was arrested at the Lagos-Ibadan toll gate while attempting to travel out of the country,according to a statement issued by the …

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Mother of Leah Sharibu,the Dapchi schoolgirl still in Boko Haram custody, has denied the reports that she is suing the Federal Government. There were reports in the local media that Rebecca Sharibu had sued the Federal Government for damages. However, according to CNN, she “strenuously denied” the claims she took such a legal action against the government. Her reaction was …

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The Lagos State Special Offences Court at Gbolade, Oshodi, has convicted 53 persons who contravened the building regulations in the state. The offenders were convicted after the Lagos State Building Control Agency prosecuted them for contravening the provisions of the Lagos State Urban and Regional Planning and Development Law 2010. According to LASBCA’s General Manager, Mr Lekan Shodeinde, the agency …

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By Amos Odeh The Bayelsa State Command has arrested a notorious cult leader/ armed robbery suspect terrorizing Yenagoa metropolis. On 20th September, 2018, at about 1610hours, operatives arrested a notorious cult leader and an robber who was on the wanted list of Bayelsa State Police Command. The suspect one Prince Owei ‘m’ aka Big Fela 19 years, from Ikibiri Community, …

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Folake Sokoya The police have rescued a 15-year-old girl abducted by kidnappers in Kaduna State. The security operatives also arrested some armed robbers it described as deadly as well as kidnappers responsible for the recent killings of four IRT personnel. The robbers have been involved in several armed robberies, kidnappings and cattle rustling among other criminalities along the Maidaro/Birnin Gwari …

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Tayo Olanipekun Statistics from the United States Country Reports on Terrorism has revealed that 70 per cent of deaths due to terrorism worldwide took place in Nigeria and four other countries in 2017. The four other countries are Afghanistan, Iraq, Somalia and Syria, even as the report notes that the total number of terrorist attacks worldwide in 2017 decreased by …

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Mother of a student of the Lagos State Polytechnic, Ikorodu, Lagos (LASPOTECH), Mrs. Folake Sokoya, allegedly manhandled by security guards of the school has faulted a statement released by the institution. In a counter statement by Sokoya, the institution’s claim was described as falsehood. “My attention has been drawn to the numerous falsehood contained in the several media publications, extracted …

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The gubernatorial aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the election this Saturday,Senator Ademola Adeleke,has been asked to report to the Police Special Investigation Panel, Force Headquarters, Abuja immediately. The Senator and his brother,Sikiru Adeleke,as well as three officials of Ojo-Aro Community Grammar School, Egbedore LGA, Osun State are to be charged to court for examination malpractice,according to a …

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