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Lagos Police arrests officer over death of girlfriend in Lagos hotel

Ihesiulo Grace 18 September 2020 0

The Lagos State police command has arrested Anthony Kachukwu, a police sergeant after his girlfriend, Justina Omofuma, died in one of the rooms of the Exclusive Mansion Hotel in the Surulere area of the state. Daily Times gathered that Anthony took Justina to the hotel, where they both passed

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Woman arrested for stabbing neighbour

Ihesiulo Grace 8 June 2020 0

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 32-year-old woman, Joy Asoya, for stabbing her neighbour, Favour Tochukwu.  It was gathered that the deceased had a minor misunderstanding with the suspect, who assaulted her and stabbed her with a kitchen knife on two different parts of her back.  Senate screens two NDIC Non-Executive directors The […]

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Police arrest 185 cultists, recover eight guns

Ihesiulo Grace 8 June 2020 0

Operatives of the Special Strike Force, Lagos State Police Command,  have arrested 185 notorious cultists terrorising residents of Ikorodu and environ, with eight locally made pistols recovered.  It was learnt that the Lagos Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, had directed the special unit, to launch a manhunt for the cultists, all members of the Eiye, Aiye, Buccaneers

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50-year-old man arrested for allegedly raping his daughter for 8 years

Ihesiulo Grace 18 May 2020 0

The Lagos state police command has arrested a 50-year-old man, for alleged defilement of his 19-year-old daughter since she was 11. The spokesperson of the state police command, Bala Elkana, in a statement released, said the suspect was arrested after his 45-year-old wife reported the matter at the Ikotun police station. It was alleged that […]

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Men patronise us with N1,000, says 13-year-old trafficked for prostitution in Lagos

Ihesiulo Grace 16 May 2020 0

A 13-year-old girl, John Agnes, who was rescued by operatives of the Lagos State Police Command has disclosed that men patronise them with N1,000. Agnes was Akwa – Ibom State to Lagos State for prostitution and rescued alongside 23 others.  She disclosed that they were promised attractive pays for maid and sale representative jobs in […]

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Police arrest popular ‘one chance’ kidnapper in Lagos

Ihesiulo Grace 26 February 2020 0

The Lagos State Police Command, has arrested a 50-year-old father of four, Matthew Tokeme,  who had been using his Sienna Bus for ‘one-chance’ operation.  The arrest of Tokeme, who hails from Bayelsa State, followed social media outcry over the criminal activities being perpetrated by the suspect and three of his gang member now at large.  […]

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Abule-Egba pipeline explosion – Police arrest 5

Ihesiulo Grace 23 January 2019 0

The Lagos State Police Command, says it has arrested five persons suspected to be allegedly responsible for the Abule-Egba pipeline fire explosion, which destroying more than 100 houses and cars. The Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, CP Imohimi Edgal, told newsmen on Tuesday that the suspects were arrested after evidence from the fire scene […]

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Father, son arrested for selling tramadol, hard drugs to students

Ihesiulo Grace 5 March 2018 0

Men of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested a father and his son for selling Tramadol and other hard drugs to primary and secondary school pupils in Itire, Lagos. The father, Ibrahim Sheu (40) and Franku Ibrahim (23) were arrested on Friday after officials of the Office of […]

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How police arrested six man cyber criminals who transfer funds from stolen sim cards

Ihesiulo Grace 21 February 2018 0

Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 6 – man syndicate that specialised in robbing Lagosians of their mobile phones and turning over its SIM cards to hackers who get hold of the account details of its owners and transfer its balances to their accounts. Parading the group on Tuesday, the Commissioner of Police, Mr. […]

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Father arrested for defiling three daughters in Lagos

Ihesiulo Grace 5 February 2018 0

The long arms of the law have caught up with one Olusegun Adefemi a father of three daughters, for allegedly defiling them and inflicting body injuries on them. Adefemi who is a Bricklayer/Conductor and lives at No. 6 Ipakan Street Ijede Lagos was arrested after a concerned neighbour, Adekoya Sesan who is a neighbourhood Safety […]

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Lagos Police arrest suspected robbers, car snatchers

Ihesiulo Grace 24 January 2018 0

In a renewed effort to keep Lagos safe, the Lagos State Police Command, Festac Division has arrested one Gabriel Godwin for robbery and for the unlawful possession of a locally made pistol. The suspect, 23 was arrested by a team of police officers led by the Divisional Police Officer on Monday, January 15. Our correspondent […]

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500 cultists renounce membership in Lagos

Ihesiulo Grace 7 November 2017 0

The Acting Commissioner of Police for the Lagos State Police Command, CP Edgal Imohimi, has made good his promise to reduce crime and all forms of criminality by 30% in two months as 500 youths on Monday renounced their membership of different cult groups. At the event which took place in Ijede Ikorodu, the cultists […]

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Three suspects in police net for robbery

Ihesiulo Grace 16 October 2017 0

Joy Anyim Policemen attached to the Rapid Respo Squad of the Lagos State Police Command between late Friday night and early Saturday morning arrested three robbery suspects in separate incidences at different parts of the metropolis. The suspects: Moshood Olowu (24) and Olasunkanmi Ogundipe (26) both attendees of Felabration along with their respective accomplices

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Lagos police, taskforce arrest 50 suspects with 48 bags of Indian hemp

Ihesiulo Grace 8 October 2017 0

Joy Anyim A joint operation between the Lagos State Police Command and the operatives of the Lagos State Task Force have led to the arrest of 50 suspects in possession of 48 bags of substances perceived to be Indian hemp in the Akala area of Mushin in Lagos. In the operation which was carried out […]

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Murder: Police puts violent killings under control

Ihesiulo Grace 18 September 2017 0

Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command on Sunday tamed what would have otherwise resulted in a serious clash amongst the Hausas’ in the Okomaiko area of Lagos. It was gathered that on Friday September 14th, 2017, an incident started between a Suya seller and one Bashiru Ahmed who is the son of Sarki Hausawa […]

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Security on Saturday: Police Talks Tough

Ihesiulo Grace 27 March 2015 0

The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Police Command, CP Aderanti yesterday unfolded his security plans to curtail election violence in the State. KWASU ALHAMDU and ANYIM JOY NDUDI were at the conference. Photos by TAOFEEK BABAJIDE.   In preparation for the 2015 general elections, a total of 36,204 security personnel drawn from all the security and […]