The Lagos State Police Command has banned protests in the state. This was contained in a press statement by the Lagos Police Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, on Tuesday. The police ban is coming a few hours after the…
Living with effects of #EndSARS protests, Mompha’s metamorphoses, traffic robbers 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. #EndSARS protest stalls Evans trial (Nation) Officials of Kirikiri Maximum Security Correctional Centre on Wednesday failed…
*Five suspected traffic robbers nabbed in Lagos (Punch)*Lagos implores secondary school students to go into agriculture (Guardian)
Five suspected traffic robbers nabbed in Lagos (Punch) Five suspects have been arrested by men of the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly dispossessing unsuspecting members of the public of their valuables at the Ketu end of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.…
*Nursing mother detained in Lagos hospital over N95,000 debt (Punch)*Independence Day: Police arrest 30 protesters, detain Inspector for assaulting journalist (Vanguard)
Nursing mother detained in Lagos hospital over N95,000 debt (Punch) For owing N95,000 hospital bill, a nursing mother, Blessing Bassey and her baby have been sleeping on the floor of one of the wards of Mojol Hospital, Church Street, in…
Policeman arrested as girlfriend dies in Lagos hotel
A police sergeant, Anthony Kachukwu, has been arrested by men of the Lagos State Police Command after his girlfriend, Justina Omofuma, died in one of the rooms of the Exclusive Mansion Hotel in the Surulere area of the state. PUNCH…
*Court orders newly installed Oba in Lagos to cease power usage (Vanguard) *Tipper crushes man to death in Lagos (Punch)
Court orders newly installed Oba in Lagos to cease power usage (Vanguard) The recent official presentation of certificate of Obaship to His Royal Majesty HRM Oba Muyideen Babatunde Balogun, the Onisolu of Solu-Alade Kingdom in Ibeju-Lekki Area of Lagos State…
Man who beat traffic policewoman is a fake soldier – Police
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a passenger of a commercial bus for assaulting a policewoman controlling traffic at Shibiri bus stop, Ilemba Hausa area of the state while posing as a soldier. The passenger, Yemi Aiyeni, was apprehended…
Friend of a paedophile, murderous driver, smuggling evil geniuses and the usual suspects
What is a city without crime? thisislagos descends into the Lagos underground to search out the baddest guys committing the craziest crimes in LasGidi. ‘I got father’s permission to rape, impregnate teenage daughters’ (DailyTrust) A 28-year-old man that the Gender…
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…
Infidelity: Police detain woman for killing live-in lover
The Lagos State Police Command has started investigation into the death of a 25-year-old man, Auwal Sulaiman, who was allegedly stabbed to death by his live-in lover, Precious Okogbua, at their residence in the Liverpool area of Apapa, Lagos State.…