Ex-political Adviser to former President Goodluck Jonathan, Ahmed Gulak, has been shot dead in Owerri. The All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain was shot by gunmen in Imo State, the capital. According to an eyewitness, Gulak was allegedly shot dead around…
Disciplinarian invited by father stabs teenager to death
A supposed disciplinarian, Felix Ezike, has allegedly stabbed one Deji Animashaun, 19, to death in the Egbe area of Ikotun, Lagos State. PUNCH Metro gathered that Deji’s father, Dada, invited Felix to help him discipline his son, who was reportedly…
*Lagos police free anti-government protesters (Guardian) *Falling container deaths: Lagos to prosecute truck owner, driver (Nation)
Lagos police free anti-government protesters (Guardian) Police in Nigeria’s commercial capital Lagos have freed 25 protesters arrested at a banned anti-government demonstration, a spokesman said Thursday. “All the 25 suspects were released last night after being cautioned against unruly and…
Police use tear gas on #RevolutionNow protesters in Lagos
Men of the Lagos State Police Command have clamped down on residents who joined the #RevolutionNow protest in the state. The PUNCH gathered that no fewer than 20 of the protesters, including Nigerian journalist, Agba Jalingo, were arrested. One of…
8 Lagos cops detained for extorting social media influencer
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested eight police personnel for their alleged involvement in the assault and extortion of a social media influencer, Olumide Bakare. Confirming the arrest, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Bala Elkana, said the errant…
Police arrest 16 suspected cult members in Lagos
The Police Command in Lagos have arrested 10 suspected cult members in the state. The suspects were apprehended by operatives of the Special Strike Force on Social Miscreants at Ogunmuyiwa St, Itire based on credible information about their activities. Bala…
Woman dies in Lagos church during childbirth, prophetess arrested
A prophetess, Evelyn Owoleke, has been arrested in connection with the death of one Seun Olorunto during childbirth at the Cherubim and Seraphim Church, Bayo Ajao Street, in the Aboru area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro gathered that Olorunto was…
*COVID 19: ‘Worshipers attacked police on enforcement duty, seized phones’ (DailyTrust) *Fear grips residents as kingpin terrorises Lagos community of thugs (Guardian)
COVID 19: ‘Worshipers attacked police on enforcement duty, seized phones’ (DailyTrust) Policemen attached to the Rapid Response Squad (RRS), Lagos State Command, on enforcement of the state government directive limiting gathering of people to 20 were yesterday attacked by suspected…
*Fake policeman escorting contraband goods arrested in Lagos (Punch) *Prostitution: Court sentences 21 girls to clean court premises for 4 hours (DailyTrust)
Fake policeman escorting contraband goods arrested in Lagos (Punch) Policemen have arrested a fake cop, Monday Job, for allegedly posing as a riot policeman to escort people conveying contraband goods from Cotonou in Benin Republic to Lagos State. The Police…
100 suspects nabbed for cultism, violent crimes in Lagos
Operatives of the Lagos State police command have arrested about 100 suspected criminals in the state. Of the number, 86 suspected cult members were nabbed in Ikorodu area of the state with 11 pistols recovered from them, while others were…