The Police Command in Lagos State has confirmed the arrest of three persons over the death of Dr Vware Diaso at the General Hospital in Lagos. The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest on Saturday to the News…
Man defiles girl in bush
The Lagos State Government has called for more mandated reporting in the case of alleged defilement of a 12-year-old girl in the Ikorodu area of the state by one Ife Adekoya. Mrs Titilola Vivour-Adeniyi, Executive Secretary, Domestic and Sexual Violence…
5 men arraigned over alleged breach of public peace, unlawful assembly
The Police on Tuesday, arraigned five men before an Ogudu Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, over alleged breach of public peace and unlawful assembly. Shakiru Olaleye, 28; Kadir Raif, 25; Taiwo Itehinola, 28; Aribire Babatunde, 30; and Badejo Oluwafare, 30; are facing…
Examination malpractice: Police arrest 10 students in Ogun for assaulting teacher
The Police Command in Ogun on Sunday in Abeokuta said its men have arrested a group of 10 Senior Secondary School (SSS) students alleged to have assaulted a teacher. SP Omolola Odutola, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in Ogun,…
Repeat squatter with “witch’s cauldron” cites religion in property standoff, attacks cop
A woman convicted of squatting in 2015 while claiming her religion protects her from eviction was evicted again last week in North Carolina in an incident where she is said to have punched a police officer. After an eviction notice…
India’s transgender people demand inclusion in police forces
It has been a trying day for Nikita Mukhydal, a transgender woman from the western Indian state of Maharashtra who is fighting for the inclusion of transgender people in the state police force. Dressed in camouflage attire, she led a…
Police arraign man, 46, for allegedly raping teenager
The Police in Lagos State on Tuesday arraigned a 46-years-old, Victor Yabugbe, for allegedly defiling an 18-year-old girl. The police charged, Yabugbe, whose address was not provided with rape, before a Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court. He, however, pleaded not guilty…
Police arrest 7 kidnappers, rescue man in Southern Afghanistan
Afghan police on Monday arrested seven kidnappers and rescued an abducted man in the southern Helmand province. The provincial information and culture directorate in a statement said “the provincial police personnel launched a series of special operations. “It arrested seven…
