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By Okosun Dennis The maiden visit of Minister of State for Police Affairs, Hajiya Imaan Suleiman-Ibrahim to Lagos State Police Command, Ikeja, on December 12 would have turned sour if not for the quick intervention of some police officers who restrained the orderly from slapping the Publisher, Trek Africa Newspaper, Mr. Samson Oki. The Personal Security Officer (PSO) to the Minister, Woman Inspector Ruth A, raised her hand and threatened to slap the President, National Association of Online Security News Publishers (NAOSNP). Shortly after arriving at the command headquarters at...

By Alex Olise Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command attached to the Ago Palace Way Division have intensified security arrangements within its jurisdiction to forestall activities of criminal elements.    The fresh security arrangement followed unconfirmed reports that a suspected kidnapping gang visited the area recently and also made an attempt in the Langbasa area of Lekki highbrow area of the state an operation which was foiled following a quick response by a team of police operatives who responded swiftly on receiving the information.       However, residents of Ago Palace have...

Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested three suspected fraudsters at Iyana Church Bus stop, Lagos after receiving credible information from concerned citizens. The suspects, Orji Chinedu ‘m’ 38, Uche Godwin ‘m’ 37, and Ifeoma Nathaniel ‘f’ 51 years, were arrested on October 9, 2023, are in the business of picking passengers from Iyana Church Bus Stop, with a Toyota Camry with registration number LSD 497 AA. The suspects ran out of luck when some persons recognized them and raised alarm.  On receipt of the information, police officers...

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Saturday responded to the Lagos State Police Command's claim that the agency is yet to respond to its inquiry in an ongoing investigation concerning the late artiste Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, aka MohBad. It was alleged on social media publications that the agency had arrested and detained Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, aka MohBad, in its facility on the 24th of February 2022 and given a substance to drink, to which the police investigation beamed a searchlight on the agency to respond to such allegations. However,...

By Okosun Dennis The hunter has become the hunted as five staffers of Tantita Security Company, a company owned by Tompolo, entrusted with safeguarding pipeline from vandals, were on Friday handed over to the Lagos State Police Command, Ikeja for stealing petroleum product and a boat. The suspects were arrested on Tuesday, 29th August, 2023 by personnel of Forward Operations Base (FOB), Nigerian Navy at lbeju-Lekki, Nigerian Navy. The suspects: Owoyele Joseph Omotuyi, Obajimi Oluwaseyifunmi, Balogun Oluwadaisi, Asonja Godday, and Awolowo Aribo were identified as staff of Tantita security company....

...65 OTHERS FOR VARIOUS CRIMES By Okosun Dennis The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Police Command, CP Idowu Owohunwa, said that the command has arrested a traffic robber in possession of a strange gas gun called "Spyder Victor", the first of its kind in the history of firearm recovery from criminals. Parading the suspects and 65 others at the Police Officers' Mess, Ikeja Lagos on Thursday, revealed that his men swung into action following concern raised by Lagosians about the illicit activities of the traffic robbers, hence they were deployed...

"...CULTISM, ILLEGAL FIREARMS THREATENS INTERNAL SECURITY" - CP OWOHUNWA L-R: Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, CP Idowu Owohunwa, DIG Abiodun Sylvester Alabi (FCID), Convener, Women Arise for Change Initiative, Dr. Joe Okei-Odumakin, Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, and former President, Nigerian Bar Association, Mr Olumide Akpata (SAN) after the inauguration of CRU at the Lagos State Police Command, Ikeja on Wednesday By Okosun Dennis The much anticipated Complaints Response Unit (CRU) of the Lagos State Police Command, was inaugurated by the Acting Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode...

The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Idowu Owohunwa has vowed to sustain the clampdown on dubious individuals, thugs that are extorting truck drivers and motorists on identified hotspots in Lagos State. In that vein, some thugs and recalcitrant law enforcement officers, have been arrested by the police in Lagos following complaints from drivers. In a statement on Saturday, the spokesperson, Lagos State Police Command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin said that the Commissioner of Police has set up an enforcement team with the mandate of raiding spots that have been identified...