A Paris court on Thursday sentenced a brother of France midfielder Paul Pogba to a three-year prison term, with two years suspended, after convicting him in a high-profile extortion case. Mathias Pogba will be able to serve his one-year sentence…
Lagos Task Force arrests 53 drug peddlers, Man acquitted of raping daughter, Driver jailed for attacking policeman and more
What is a city without crime? thisislagos descends into the Lagos underground to search out the baddest guys committing the craziest crimes in LasGidi. Lagos task force arrests 53 suspected drug peddlers (Punch) No fewer than 53 street urchins and…
Extortion checkpoints: S-East road users cry out, lament agony, frustration they pass through
…They are not security checkpoints but extortion, humiliation points …The checkpoints have become commercial banks, and security agents serve as the cashiers …Security agents treat South-East commuters as prisoners of war, this must stop — Igbo youths …They extort with…
Customs intercepts military wares, 2 remanded for stealing, Man jailed for drug trafficking and more
What is a city without crime? thisislagos descends into the Lagos underground to search out the baddest guys committing the craziest crimes in LasGidi. Customs intercept N1.6b military wares, recover 55 rifles from Turkey (Punch) The Nigeria Customs Service, Murtala…
Police detain officers for abduction, N3m extortion
The Nigeria Police Force has ordered an investigation of five police officers attached to the Zone 6 Police Headquarters in Cross River State over alleged abduction and extortion of N3 million from their victim. It was learnt that the officers,…
Police arrest 2 for impersonation, extortion
The Maritime Police Command in Lagos says it has arrested two men suspected for impersonation of the command for extortion. The command’s spokesperson, ASP Rowland Ehinmode, confirmed the arrest on Tuesday. Ehinmode said that the suspects were arrested on April…
Lagos arrests touts extorting traders on Yaba pedestrian bridge
The Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps has arrested some miscreants extorting traders and other Lagosians on the pedestrian bridge in Yaba. This arrest came after a viral video on social media showed the thugs collecting cash from Lagosians on the…
LASTMA arrests hoodlums, Army and Customs uncover sacks of drugs, Man jailed for sexual assault and more
What is a city without crime? thisislagos descends into the Lagos underground to search out the baddest guys committing the craziest crimes in LasGidi. LASTMA arrests 19 hoodlums, impounds 123 vehicles (Punch) The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority has disclosed…
Pastor arraigned for rape, NDLEA intercepts heroin consignment, Police arrest robbers and more
What is a city without crime? thisislagos descends into the Lagos underground to search out the baddest guys committing the craziest crimes in LasGidi. RCCG pastor arraigned for allegedly raping daughter (Punch) A Pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of…
EFCC arraigns man for car theft, LASTMA arrest man for extortion, Woman stabs neighbour to death and more
What is a city without crime? thisislagos descends into the Lagos underground to search out the baddest guys committing the craziest crimes in LasGidi. EFCC arraigns man for alleged N15.5m car proceed theft (Punch) The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,…