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Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested one 45-year-old, Okoro, and one 42-year-old, Patience, in a ‘one chance’ robbery in Lagos. PUNCH Online gathered that the incident occurred at about 6:00 am on Saturday. It was also learnt that the robbers often pose as commercial bus drivers while abducting unsuspecting passengers to different […]
The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, on Thursday, commended SP Rilwan Kasumu and his team in the Area K, Marogbo of the Lagos State Police Command for rejecting a N4m bribe offered to them while investigating a case of alleged drug peddling and unlawful possession of ammunition against a suspected drug peddler, Esther Newman Obiekezie, […]
A violent clash broke out around Grammar School in the Ojodu area of Lagos State on Tuesday when police officers enforcing a ban on motorcycles in the state clashed with some commercial motorcyclists popularly known as Okada riders. PUNCH Metro correspondent, who witnessed the clash on Tuesday morning, reported that some policemen from the Ojodu Divisional […]
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Tuesday granted N30m bail to a businessman, Lanre Smith, accused of N10m fraud. Justice Ibrahim Kala granted the bail following a motion filed and argued by the defendant’s lawyer, Akin Apara. Apara who pleaded with the court to admit the defendant to bail on liberal terms stated […]
•Harassment, defamation not option for debt recovery, Commission warns The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has expressed worries over continuous violation of its Limited Interim Regulatory/Registration Framework and Guidelines by online lenders popularly known as loan apps. FCCPC, in a statement signed by its Acting Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Dr Adamu Abdullahi, […]
Against the backdrop of the abduction wave across the country, the demand for bulletproof vehicles by Very Important Persons and other wealthy Nigerians has increased, The PUNCH can report. Armoured vehicle dealers, who spoke to The PUNCH, confirmed they had been recording increased sales of customised bulletproof Sport Utility Vehicles since the kidnapping epidemic worsened. In recent weeks, […]
There are strong indications that a shortage of tracking equipment is hindering police investigations into kidnapping incidents in the country. Top sources in the Nigeria Police Force on Sunday told our correspondents that the police had continued to rely on the state-of-the-art tracking device belonging to the Department of State Services resulting in long delays […]
VICTOR AYENI writes about the dark art used by drug traffickers to plant illicit drugs on innocent passengers who are unwittingly used as couriers to convey incriminating items to foreign countries A mild drama ensued on January 16, 2024, at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Ikeja, Lagos, when an unnamed traveller accosted an airport […]
Cases of burglary are on the increase in Ijede community in Ikorodu, Lagos. For a long time, residents have become afraid of going to church on Sundays because while in Service, their houses are burgled. Week days are not spared these days. One Sunday, a resident who couldn’t avoid attending Church Service, decided to go […]
Barely three weeks after the Gbagada kidnapping incident went viral on X, formerly known as Twitter, insecurity has taken another turn in the Alapere area of Lagos State. Some of the victims shared their encounters with robbers in the Alapere area of the state while receiving medical attention at a Lagos hospital. One of the […]
