By Mary BASSEY, Senior Investigator Correspondent Lagos/ LAGOS-RESIDENTS of Festac and environs have accused the Police in the community of gross extortion and harassment and want the Commissioner of Police CP Adegoke Fayoade to take urgent action to checkmate this brazen unprofessionalism.Residents say, the policemen would mount checkpoints at Durba Hotel ... Read More »
By Robert AKPAN, Senior Investigator Correspondent Lagos/ LAGOS-THE Lagos State Police Command has declared close friend of Ilerioluwa Aloba aka Mohbad, Owodunni Ibrahim aka Prime Boy wanted. He is being declared wanted following his refusal to honour Police invitation since the death of his friend and the commencement of investigation ... Read More »
By Mary BASSEY, Senior Investigator Correspondent Lagos/ LAGOS-POLICE in Lagos yesterday took a swipe at the judiciary saying it was responsible for the increase in crime and criminality on the state. The Commissioner of Police Lagos State Police Command CP Idowu Owohunwa who dropped the hint while parading Killers of ... Read More »
By Robert AKPAN, Senior Investigator Correspondent Lagos/ LAGOS– COMMERCIAL activities and vehicular movements were stalled yesterday after persons suspected to be motor park touts and tanker drivers clashed at the Mile 2 area of Lagos State. Multiple sources said a tanker driver was hacked to death in the free for ... Read More »
By Mary BASSEY, Senior Investigator Correspondent Lagos/ LAGOS– COMMISSIONER of Police Lagos State Police Command CP Idowu Owohunwa has expressed shock over the proliferation of arms and ammunition in the country saying that he hadn’t seen one of the guns recently recovered from suspected armed robbers since he joined the ... Read More »
By Mary BASSEY, Senior Investigator Correspondent Lagos/ LAGOS– OPERATIVES of the Lagos State Taskforce yesterday raided Pen Cenima and Agege rail track, kerb and walkway and dislodged Street traders who displayed their wares on the road. The raid sources hinted was in line with State Governments zero tolerance to the menace ... Read More »
By Mary BASSEY, Senior Investigation Correspondent, Lagos/ LAGOS-THE Commissioner of Police CP Idowu Owohunwa weekend, went on a covert operation at the ‘Mile 2’ area of the state arresting no fewer than 14 persons among who were Police officers, officials of the traffic management authority LASTMA and Federal Road Safety ... Read More »
By Mary BASSEY, Senior Investigation Correspondent, Lagos/ LAGOS-THE Commissioner of Police CP Idowu Owohunwa weekend, went on a covert operation at the ‘Mile 2’ area of the state arresting no fewer than 14 persons among who were Police officers, officials of the traffic management authority LASTMA and Federal Road Safety ... Read More »
By Robert AKPAN, Senior Investigator Correspondent, Lagos/ LAGOS– ARMED detectives attached to the Lagos Taskforce in the early hour of yesterday stormed Agege rail track and dislodged miscreants hibernating on the railway. Sources said the action of the Taskforce was in continuation of its avowal to ensure that there was ... Read More »
By Mary BASSEY, Senior Investigator Correspondent, Lagos/ LAGOS- PANDEMONIUM broke out yesterday after armed operatives of the Lagos security Taskforce stormed Oshodi railtrack and dislodge traders who displayed their wares along the railway line. The officers also stormed Apongbo under bridge and chased away street traders who defied the state ... Read More »
