Lagos traffic robbers get more audacious

They lurk around areas prone to traffic in Lagos and sometimes at bad spots, waiting for their prey. Sometimes, they pretend to be beggars and at other times hawkers or commuters. They are between ages 16 and 40, all males.…

Police nab leader of terror gang in Satellite Town

After several months of manhunt, detectives in Lagos State, at the weekend, arrested the suspected leader of a dreaded criminal gang terrorising Satellite Town and environs after they launched a fresh attack on some residents in the area. The residents…

Ayobo attack: Lagos police arrest nine suspects (Punch)

The police in Lagos say they have arrested nine persons who allegedly attacked their men in the Ayobo area of the state. The spokesman for the state command, Chike Oti, also denied an online publication alleging that one of its…

Election Postponement: Police orders sustained patrols to maintain law, order (Leadership)

The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Zubairu Muazu, has ordered sustained patrols and surveillance across the state to maintain law and order. A statement signed by the state command’s spokesperson, CSP Chike Oti, on Saturday, said that the patrol…

As Nigerians decide, police allay fear of raid in Lagos (Guardian)

The social media space, particularly WhatsApp was abuzz on Wednesday evening with a broadcast message: “They just informed us from the state command that there is going to be general raiding tomorrow (Thursday) and Friday night from 8:00p.m. throughout Lagos…

* Lagos safest city in Africa, says Ambode (Nation) * Lagos Police ban policemen from patrolling in mufti, commercial buses (Punch)

THISISLAGOS MIDDAY NEWS UPDATE JULY 25, 2018   Lagos safest city in Africa, says Ambode (Nation) Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode yesterday said the state has become one of the safest cities in Africa. The governor spoke as the guest…

Landlady from hell, suicidal man, traffic robbers and other suspects

What is a city without crime? Every Friday, thisislagos descends into the Lagos underground to search out the baddest guys committing the craziest crimes in LasGidi. Don’t get caught!!! Police question 4 for unsolicited job interview in Lagos (Vanguard) The…

Police arrest 21 persons over killing in Lagos (Guardian)

The police in Lagos have arrested 21 persons over the killing of a man at Alapere-Ketu, following a clash by two cult groups. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Alapere Police Division had raided some cultists’ hideouts…

Lagos CP, Imohimi Edgal redeploys Anti-Cultism Squad (Vanguard)

The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr Imohimi Edgal, on Monday redeployed the officer and men in charge of the Anti-Cultism Squad over alleged unprofessional conducts and corruption. The police spokesman in Lagos Command, CSP Chike Oti, said in a…

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