A suspected ritualist, Dona Asogbo, has been arrested by the personnel of the Lagos State Police Command. PUNCH Metro gathered that the suspect was arrested when the personnel stormed a ritualists’ den at Oko-Afo in the Badagry area of the…
COVID-19: Lagos police embark on enforcement of ban on gatherings exceeding 50 persons
Lagos State Police Command says in compliance with the guidelines and directives issued by both the Federal Government and Lagos State Government on prevention of the spread of coronavirus pandemic, it has embarked on massive enforcement of the ban order.…
*Principal, 16 others killed, 50 houses razed in Lagos gas plant explosion (Punch) *School children among 15 killed in Lagos explosion (Vanguard)
Principal, 16 others killed, 50 houses razed in Lagos gas plant explosion (Punch) No fewer than 17 persons have been confirmed dead and 25 others injured after a gas explosion rocked the Abule-Ado area, near the International Trade Fair Complex,…
100 suspects nabbed for cultism, violent crimes in Lagos
Operatives of the Lagos State police command have arrested about 100 suspected criminals in the state. Of the number, 86 suspected cult members were nabbed in Ikorodu area of the state with 11 pistols recovered from them, while others were…
Fake military men, two others hijack petrol-laden tanker (Punch)
Men of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested two suspects, Charles Obllomo and Osita Onyeka, for allegedly conniving with four suspected fake military men to hijack a petrol-laden tanker around the Mile 2 area of the state. PUNCH Metro…
We break into homes, boutiques at midnight to steal – suspects (Vanguard)
Two interstate robbers who are currently being investigated by operatives of the Rapid Response Squad Lagos State Police Command have revealed how they break into homes and boutiques in Lagos and Ogun State and dispossessing residents of their belongings. The…
Police nab ‘most wanted’ serial rapist in Lagos (Guardian)
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a suspected ‘most wanted’ serial rapist at the Egbeda area of the metropolis. The suspect, Chuks Emmanuel, is currently being interrogated at the Area ‘F’ Police Command Headquarters, Ikeja for alleged rape and…
Lagos SCID train officers on community engagement, security services
In addition to efforts of the Nigeria Police Force and Lagos State Police Command to further strengthen Community Policing and ensure maximum safety of lives and properties in the state, the State Criminal Investigation Department, SCID, Lagos, has on Monday…
Police launch manhunt for Lagos businesswoman’s abductors (Punch)
The Lagos State Police Command has launched a manhunt for the kidnappers of a businesswoman, Gbemisola Alabi, who was reportedly abducted while jogging on the Monastery Road in the Sangotedo area of the state. PUNCH Metro gathered that the 35-year-old, who…