Crime

The attention of the Lagos State Police Command has been drawn to a false alarm been raised and circulated on social media about Armed robbery operations going on at 4th Avenue, Festac Town, in three new generational banks and at the same time the killing of a customer today 15th day of July 2016. In a release made available this …

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Network on Police Reform in Nigeria (NOPRIN) has received information from family members and other relatives of one Mr. David Okoro concerning his alleged extrajudicial killing by the Police and attempt to defame him in death by framing him with the allegation of kidnapping in a cover -up bid. The victim’s family members informed NOPRIN ‎that on the 12th June, 2016 the victim, Mr. David …

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Folake Sokoya Police Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of Lagos State Police Command on Tuesday, July 12, 2016, nabbed, Benjamin Michael, 27, for attempting to remove a Mercedes Benz A-Class with the registration number UB 202 AAA from the park at a popular night club (name withheld) in Ikeja. The suspect, who hails from Ughelli in Delta State, was arrested after …

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Folake Sokoya The leader of cult group who was over the weekend, arrested by the operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of Lagos State Police Command in Jakande Estate, Ajah area, Lagos suburb, has said that no amount of gun – shot can penetrate his body. The cult suspect, Andrew Awalebi, 35, who belonged to Eiye Confraternity, was arrested …

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Folake Sokoya The operatives of Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of Lagos State Police Command over the weekend arrested 59 suspected social miscreants during a raid on criminal hideouts and black spots in the State. The raid was part of the routine exercise of the RRS on suspected black spots in the State to check criminal activities as well as restore orderliness in crime and …

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Folake Sokoya The Ogun State Police Command has arrested 2(two) suspected armed robbers,ADEMOLA OLADUNJOYE, m, 40, and OLAWALE IDOWU, m, 20, after they attacked and robbed a woman at Olumide Ajayi Street,off Block, Ilogbo Road, Otta, in Ado Odo Otta Local Government of Ogun State on Sunday, May 29. Police operatives attached  to the Respond Squad of the Otta Area Command, who responded to a distress call, …

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Folake Sokoya The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a young man,Samson Tella,25,for stabbing his friend,Abiodun Abdulkareem,25,to death on Tuesday May17, 2016 at Iyesi Otta,in Ado Odo Otta Local Goverment of Ogun State. The Police Operatives attached to Onipanu Division of the Ogun State Police Command arrested the suspect after the ugly incident when a friend to the deceased reported …

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FOLAKE SOKOYA The operatives of Rapid Response Squad (RRS) yesterday, evening prevented a mother of four from committing suicide by jumping into the Lagoon with a 12 – month old baby. The lady, Halimat Adegoke (not real names), 27, was restrained by two Response riders from plunging into the Lagoon from the top of the Third Mainland Bridge. A cab …

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Foremost media NGO, the International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos, has condemned the assault on The Nation newspaper reporter, Sampson Unamka, who was allegedly slapped severally by police officers, and threatened to be charged for attempting to take pictures of a police officer who was beating up a motorist and a passenger in Mushin area of Lagos recently. The Director of …

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A report from Osun State Head of Service, Sunday Olayinka Owoeye  Sunday has announced the release of kidnapped officials of the South Western state. “This is to inform the general public that to the glory of God, the three staffers of the State of Osun Civil Service, Mrs. ‘Bimpe Ogunlumade, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Mr. Tajudeen Badejoko, Director of …

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