The Lagos State Police Command, on Friday, confirmed the killing of nine suspects planning to kidnap some wealthy individuals in various areas in the state. The State Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed this during a parade at the…
2 remanded for diesel theft, Mechanic in court for stealing cars and more
What is a city without crime? thisislagos descends into the Lagos underground to search out thebaddest guys committing the craziest crimes in LasGidi. Court remands 2 for diesel theft (Punch) The Lagos State Police Command on Tuesday arraigned two defendants,…
Police intercept man with 30 sacks of Indian hemp in Lagos
Police in Lagos State have intercepted a 43-year-old man with thirty sacks of suspected Indian Hemp at a Jetty in the Ojo area of Lagos. Confirming the incident, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the spokesperson for the Lagos State police, announced the…
*Meet Princess Owowoh, 1st Nigerian female officer to graduate from UK’s Royal Military Academy (Leadership)*7 drown in Lagos within a week, says PPRO (Punch)
Meet Princess Owowoh, 1st Nigerian female officer to graduate from UK’s Royal Military Academy (Leadership) Officer Cadet Owowoh Princess Oluchukwu has graduated from the United Kingdom’s Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (RMAS) as the first-ever Nigerian female officer. The 24-year-old Princess…
*Our bitter experiences in kidnappers’ den — Abuja music band (Tribune)*Police probing suspected Lagos kidnap incident — PPRO (Punch)
Our bitter experiences in kidnappers’ den — Abuja music band (Tribune) Friday, December 15, 2023, was a nightmare for Nigerian juju band, Adebukoye Sofumade Adewunmi (aka Omoba De Jumbo Beats), whose members were reportedly kidnapped along the Lokoja-Abuja highway, a…
Kidnappers return to Lagos, abduct two, demand N500m ransom
Some residents of Lagos State have raised the alarm over the spike in cases of kidnappings in the state in recent times. PUNCH Metro learnt that the incidents had largely been recorded on the Mainland, particularly in the Alimosho and…
Commuters stranded as Lagos bus drivers protest extortion
Commuters were left stranded in Lagos on Monday following a protest by commercial bus drivers over alleged extortion by the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) and Task Force. Some parts of the state, such as Egbeda, Agege, and Iyana…
4 feared dead as “police, driver tussle over steering wheel” in Lagos
Four persons have reportedly lost their lives in the Ago Palace Way area of mainland Lagos, following a tussle over the steering wheel between a driver and a police officer. Eyewitnesses said the incident occurred in the early hours of…