A European Union-backed rights and advocacy non-governmental organization, Legend Golden Care Foundation (LGCF), is pressing for the passage of a bill seeking the amendment of the Nigerian Anti-Torture Act, 2017 to strengthen rehabilitation and psychosocial support systems for victims of…
Man bags life jail for defiling minor, Vulcaniser arraigned for car theft, Police kill kidnappers and 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. 72-year-old man bags life imprisonment for defiling minor (Punch) A 72-year-old man, David Jackson, has been…
Again, Tinubu’s soldiers go on the rampage, brutalize policeman for ‘wrong parking’
A public interest and human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, has petitioned the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja, requesting him to fish out and punish a group of Army personnel whom he claimed assaulted a police officer, ASP…
Naked man tied up and tortured in horrific scenes likened to a ‘Tarantino film’
A man was tied up, tortured and had his teeth pulled out with a door hinge in a horrifying ordeal likened to a scene from a Quentin Tarantino film. The victim was subjected to a 12-hour nightmare by Wayne Butler…
Mehmet Koray Alpergin: 2 men guilty of killing radio DJ who was kidnapped and tortured
Mehmet Koray Alpergin was pictured on Instagram in exotic locations around the world, mingling with celebrities including rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs and the chef Salt Bae. But in October last year, the DJ’s naked body was found dumped in Essex…
Police in Lagos arrest, detain, torture housewife over brother’s case
A Lagos based housewife, Mrs. Ruth Inobi Adaji, has alleged that the police detained, harrassed and intimidated her over conspiracy to defraud Tonia Chichi, a Uber driver. Adaji, who said the police invaded her house in Festac and arrested her…
Mechanic defiles neighbour’s daughter, drug addict arrested for killing cleric and 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. Lagos mechanic defiles neighbour’s 8-year-old daughter (Punch) A mechanic, identified simply as Ejike, has been accused…
Ukrainian police find evidence of torture in Kherson
Ukrainian police have found evidence of alleged crimes, including torture, in the liberated area of Kherson, repeating a pattern from other areas of the country liberated from Russian control this year. Interior Minister Denys Monastyrsky said on Ukrainian television on…
Ex-Gambian spies get death sentence for killing activist under Jammeh
A Gambian court has sentenced former intelligence chief Yankuba Badji and four other members of the intelligence service to death for the killing of a political activist Ebrima Solo Sandeng during the rule of former strongman Yahya Jammeh. The ruling…
Ibejii releases electro-soul EP titled “Intermission”
Exploring the notoriety of some law enforcement officers, their unchecked impunity and flagrant violation of the rights of Nigerians, Ibejii takes the world on a journey in his newly released EP, ‘Intermission’. The six-track project is a collection of songs…