Three officers have been brought before an inquiry panel by the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) for allegedly extorting drivers. This was said by Mr. Bolaji Oreagba, General Manager of LASTMA, in a statement released on Sunday in Lagos by LASTMA’s Public Affairs Unit. Oreagba stated that a seven-person inquiry panel established to fully Read More…
The Lagos State Police Command has taken a man into custody for having illegal guns. SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the command’s spokesperson, confirmed the arrest on Saturday in a verified tweet. Hundeyin said that the suspect was taken into custody during a routine stop and search in the Badagry area of the state. “On November 16, Read More…
The decision by the Biden administration on Thursday that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman can’t be sued for the journalist’s murder was quickly criticised by Jamal Khashoggi’s ex-girlfriend. In October 2018, Saudi agents killed Khashoggi at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul and cut him up into pieces. U.S. intelligence said that the operation was Read More…
DIG Johnson Kokumo, who is in charge of Force Criminal Investigation Development (FCID), told drivers and other people using the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Friday that they were safe. Following frequent incidents of kidnapping and robbery of unwary travellers in recent years, Kokumo provided assurance during his inspection visit to the route. On the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Read More…
In a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Abuja, EFCC Chairman Abdulrasheed Bawa provided an update on the organisation’s recent endeavours. After meeting with the president, Bawa met with the State House media and said that the number of governors under investigation by the Commission for possible money laundering had climbed from the Read More…
In order to obtain justice, the family of late hotelier Alaba Bakare in Lagos has requested Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to call for a coroner inquest to determine their son’s real cause of death. A release of the autopsy report performed at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) since January 24 was also Read More…
The alleged killer of Super TV CEO Usifo Ataga, Chidinma Ojukwu, testified on Thursday in front of a Lagos High Court sitting in Tafawa Balewa Square that the statement she gave the police was torn up. Ojukwu provided this testimony during the trial within a trial to help determine if her confession was given voluntarily Read More…
Yakub Yusuf, a 23-year-old ex-convict from Lagos, was detained by police for allegedly taking valve covers from a fire engine that was being repaired. The suspect was detained hours after his release from prison, according to a statement made on Thursday by SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the Command’s spokesman. “The suspect was arrested at 8:00 am Read More…
A teenager named Emmanuel Adeleke was freed from his kidnapper by the Lagos State Police Command. SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the command’s spokesperson, made the statement on his verified Twitter account on Wednesday. The youngster, who is between the ages of 11 and 14, was reportedly rushed to the hospital for treatment because he was disoriented. Read More…
The post-conviction bail application made by the dethroned Baale of Shangisha, Mutiu Ogundare and his brother, Opeyemi Mohammed, was refused by an Ikeja High Court on Wednesday. For fabricating his own kidnapping, Justice Hakeem Oshodi sentenced the defendants to 15 years in prison on September 27. In his decision, Oshodi rejected their application because it Read More…
