THISISLAGOS MIDDAY NEWS UPDATE JULY 14, 2018 Lagos: Police barred from operating in mufti (Vanguard) The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Police Command, Mr. Edgal Imohimi, yesterday, warned that “any policeman who carries out operational duties in mufti will…
Ekiti guber: 2 arrested as police uncover illegal printing press in Lagos (SUN)
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested two persons for allegedly printing electoral materials believed to be for Saturday’s governorship poll in Ekiti, at the Gbagada area of the state. Commissioner of Police, Imohimi Edgal, led detectives to the printing…
Lagos DCO allegedly leads policemen to Ondo filling station, takes N5m (Punch)
An oil marketer, Kolade Azeez, has accused five policemen attached to the Lagos State Police Command of extortion. Azeez, who is the Managing Director of Azkol Oil, alleged that the policemen stormed his company in Ore, Ondo State, and arrested…
Sex raving cultist, burglar hoodlums, murder fight club husband and more
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!!! Suspected cultist docked for threatening woman over sex (DailyTrust) A suspected…
Doctor turned International Hacker arrested by Lagos Police (ThisDay)
One Michael Thompson, a medical doctor who turned his back on his practice of saving lives to become an international hacker, has been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command The medical doctor turned hacker, who had been on the…
Cyber hacker defrauds car dealer of N28m (Punch)
A hacker, Michael Williams, 28, has been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly defrauding a car dealer, Abiogun Adewale, of N28m. He was said to have paid the sum for a Porsche car through a fake electronic…
Reject gunshot victims, bag five-year jail, Police tells hospitals (Punch)
The Lagos State Police Command, on Wednesday, warned hospital authorities against the rejection of gunshot victims or the attitude of asking for Police report before treatment. A press statement signed by the Command’s spokesman, Superintendent of Police Chike Oti, said…
Stop rejecting gunshot victims, Police warn Hospitals (ThisDay)
The Lagos State Police Command has warned hospital authorities against the rejection of gunshot victims or the attitude of asking for police report before treatment. A press statement signed by the command’s spokesman on Wednesday, SP Chike Oti, said the…
I stole 1,200 phones in two years – Lagos technician (Punch)
The Rapid Response Squad of the Lagos State Police Command has arrested a suspected pickpocket, Femi Solomon, for allegedly stealing phones from some residents of the state. The suspect was reportedly arrested on Thursday after stealing a Samsung phone from…
Police warn protesters planning to block Third Mainland Bridge (Guardian)
The Lagos State police command yesterday warned some protesters planning to block the Third Mainland Bridge and other critical public infrastructure in the state over the new Land Use Charge (LUC), saying any attempt to breach public peace would be…