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.…
June 12: Police fire tear gas at protesters in Lagos
Men of the Lagos State Police Command on Saturday morning fired tear gas canisters at the protesters gathered at the Gani Fawehinmi Park in Lagos, venue of the June 12 Democracy Day protest, The PUNCH reports. The protesters were demanding…
*Police launch manhunt for Lagos driver’s killers (Punch)*Lagos PDP warns Sanwo-Olu against plan to shelve council polls (Guardian)
Police launch manhunt for Lagos driver’s killers (Punch) The Lagos State Police Command has launched a manhunt for the fleeing gunmen, who allegedly shot a driver, identified simply as Sunday, to death in the Lawanson area of the state. PUNCH…
Police to charge suspected killers of LASTMA official for murder
Lagos State Police Command has disclosed that some hoodlums have been arrested and detained in connection with the death of a Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) officer, Obasu Godwin. The suspects, all operators of Suzuki commercial bus popularly known…
*Controversy surrounds apprentice’s death in custody over businessman’s missing N14m goods (Punch)*Why I ditched my lover and married my brother’s fiancée (DailyTrust)
Controversy surrounds apprentice’s death in custody over businessman’s missing N14m goods (Punch) An apprentice, Chinemremu Ogbu, has died in the custody of policemen attached to the Trade Fair Division of the Lagos State Police Command. However, controversy is surrounding the…
Suspect unleashes dogs on policemen, inspector hospitalised
A man, Adeyemi Abayomi, has been arrested by men of the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly unleashing his dogs on policemen detailed to invite him to the Surulere division of the command because of a complaint against him. PUNCH…
Command to arraign Lagos socialite for Cubana club operations (Punch)
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a socialite, Mike Eze, aka Pretty Mike, for allegedly facilitating operations at the Cubana Nightclub in the Victoria Island area of the state. The state Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, while parading 172…
Butcher of pain, tragic wife-beater, husband and wife criminal alliance and a lot 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. Court remands butcher for allegedly defiling his 14-year-old stepdaughter (Vanguard) A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Yaba,…