What is a city without crime? thisislagos descends into the Lagos underground to search out the baddest guys committing the craziest crimes in LasGidi. Carwash operator bags life jail for raping, impregnating neighbour’s granddaughter (Punch) Justice Rahman Oshodi, of the…
Street trading: Stiff punishment awaits both seller, buyer — Lagos task force
The Lagos State Task Force has warned commuters and pedestrians to refrain from patronising illegal street traders, as a stiff punishment awaits both the buyer and the seller once apprehended. A statement on Sunday by Mr Gbadeyan Abdulraheem, spokesman, Lagos…
Okada ban: Lagos says June 1 deadline won’t stop enforcement
The Lagos State Government says the seizure of commercial motorcycles by the Lagos State Task Force will continue, in spite of the June 1 deadline. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State had on Wednesday issued a fresh total ban on…
Passengers stranded as commercial drivers protest against alleged extortion in Lagos
Commercial bus drivers, yesterday, protested around the Agege-Ogba-Berger axis of Lagos State against alleged extortion by officials of the Lagos State task force. The development left passengers stranded around the area. The protesters barricaded the road at the popular Omole…
Task Force arrests 71 at Oshodi drug spots (Guardian)
The operatives of the Lagos State Task Force have arrested another 71 miscreants around railway-line in Oshodi as part of efforts to rid the State of criminal elements, especially those operating at notorious blackspots across the metropolis. The Chairman of…