What is a city without crime? thisislagos descends into the Lagos underground to search out the baddest guys committing the craziest crimes in LasGidi.
Friends, family demand justice as estate chairman kills footballer (Punch)
The Chairman of the Victory Estate in the Iba area of Lagos State, Olu James, has allegedly shot dead a resident of the estate, Stephen Doubra.
Our correspondent learnt that the incident happened on Saturday, April 18, 2020, while the chairman and other residents were securing the estate against hoodlums.
PUNCH Metro gathered that James had an altercation with the victim, who held on to his shirt after allegedly hitting a helmet on him.
The chairman was said to have pulled out a gun and shot Stephen, a footballer, in the chest. Read more
Woman allegedly beats maid to death, claims suicide (Guardian)
A woman, Nene Steve, has been arrested by operatives of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department of the Lagos State police command for allegedly killing her maid, Joy Adole Aboel. Steve, who is a resident of No. 18, Ogundola Street, Bariga, Lagos, was accused of beating her maid (Aboel) to death and then went ahead to hang her in order to make it look like a suicide action.
It was gathered that the suspects were arrested on Wednesday by detectives following a complaint lodged by the suspects at the station. The couple had gone to the station to report the death of their house-help who, according to them committed suicide.
It was further gathered that contrary to their claims, homicide detectives, on arrival at the scene discovered that the deceased was still standing while a rope was hanging on her neck, which made the suspect’s story suspicious. Read more
Woman charged to court with alleged death of housemaid (DailyTrust)
The police in Lagos yesterday charged a middle-aged woman, who they identified as Nene Fortune Stephens, to court with the murder of her housemaid. Stephens was brought before the Yaba chief magistrate court on a one-count charge of murder. The accused, according to the charge sheet, allegedly beat the maid, Joy Adole, 19, to death on April 20, 2020 at about 7.30am at Ogundola Street, Sungas bus stop, Bariga, Lagos. Stephens was remanded at the Kirikiri Correctional Centre Lagos, till June 1, 2020. Read more
Man kills neighbour for not allowing him watch movies during lockdown (Punch)
An occupant of Taiwo Street, Mafoluku, Oshodi area of Lagos, Taiwo Eluyemi, dispersed some neighbours who came to his apartment to watch movies penultimate Wednesday in compliance with social distancing rule to curtail the spread of coronavirus.
He never knew the action would cost him his life 24 hours later.
One of the neighbours identified simply as Habeeb, who was upset by Eluyemi’s action reportedly ambushed him along the street on Thursday and hacked him to death.
City Round learnt that Eluyemi was popular in the neighbourhood, a personality that attracted people to his house.
It was gathered that Habeeb, who also resides on Taiwo Street, and his friends stormed Eluyemi’s house on Wednesday to watch movies but he turned them back on the grounds that his apartment was becoming crowded. Read more
60 fun seekers arrested for violating lockdown order in Lagos (Vanguard)
Sixty fun-seekers were arrested Wednesday, at a party held at 84 Parks and Graden, in Abule-Egba area of Lagos for violating the lockdown and social distancing orders.
The arrest was effected by the Lagos State Task Force on COVID-19, comprising operatives of the Task Force of the Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency, LASEPA) Lagos State Safety Commission and the Rapid Response Squad, RRS .
According to the team leader/ Director Enforcement and Monitoring LASEPA
Mr. Kayode Bello, the Taskforce stormed the birthday party following a tip off from concerned citizens of the state. Read more