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•Heavy police presence deters protesters •Adegboruwa threatens to pull out of judicial panel Tobi Soniyi, Segun James, Rebecca Ejifoma in Lagos and Ibrahim Shuaibu in Kano The Lagos State Government yesterday filed charges at against ten #ENDSARS protesters arrested on Saturday even as many failed to show up for the protest amid heavy presence of police who had condoned off the Lekki Tollgate Plaza, the venue of the protest. They were arraigned before a mobile court and were granted bail in...

Share On Friday, a dismissed police constable, Joseph Omotosho, was sentenced to death by hanging by a Benin Criminal High Court for his complicity in a case of extra-judicial killing preferred against him and four others at large. Omotosho, an operative of the defunct Lagos State Police Command Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, was accused of conspiring in the extra-judicial killings of a Benin-based car dealer, Benson Obodeh, alongside four other Prisoners Awaiting Trial, PAT, who escaped during the ...

Views: 403 An argument over electricity bills which ensued between a landlady’s daughter, Ms Tina Essi, and her tenant, has allegedly led to the tenant’s death in Ikorodu area of Lagos. Until the dastardly incident, both were residents of No 26 Orijamogun Street, Oreyo, Ikorodu, Lagos. However, Tina is currently cooling her heels with the at the State Criminal Investugatiins Department CID, Panti, Yaba, Lagos. Giving details into Tina’s arrest, Spokesperson of the command, CSP Ademuyiwa A...

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Lagos State Command has commenced  ‘Operation Orange Impacts’ to ease traffic in all routes in the state  especially during the peak periods.

• Security Agencies Ready • We Must Guard Against Exploitation By Officers Despite rising cases of infection and deaths from COVID-19, and renewed efforts by the government to curb its spread, many Nigerians seem not to be aware of Coronavirus Health Protection Regulations (2021). Recently signed by President Muhammadu Buhari, the law stipulates punishment for disobedience of the stipulated non-medical protocols. x As a result, compliance with the proto...

Emmanuel Egobiambu   Updated January 24, 2021 File photo: Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu attends the Eko Educators Webinar Performance Series 3.3 hosted by the Lagos State Teaching Service Commission. Sept 8.   Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has admitted that the number of police officers manning Nigeria’s commercial nerve centre is inadequate for the city. “We believe Lagos State is under-policed in terms of the ratio. We believe that the population is also growing but we do not...

senior officers in the command. The officers, who were promoted to the enviable ranks of Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP) and Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), include the state Police Spokesperson, CSP Muyiwa Adejobi and Anthony Divisional Police Officer, Patricia Amadin. Among those promoted were 43 Superintendent of Police (SP) who were promoted to the rank of CSPs while two DSPs were promoted to the rank of an SP. Thanking IG Mohammed Abubakar Adamu for his concern about the welfar...

Vanguard News Anxiety, as cult wars rage in Lagos, Ondo, Osun On *We’ll rid states of cultism — Police By Dayo Johnso, Bose Adelaja & Shina Abubakar SOME states in the South-West geo-political zone, especially Lagos, Osun and Ondo states, are grappling with the activities of cultists. The menace is gradually spreading like wildfire across these states. Also, the supremacy battle among rival cult groups has left trails of sorrow, tears and blood in these states. Several people, especially y...

The suspects escaped from the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) detention centre in Ikeja. by SaharaReporters, New York Dec 22, 2020 At least 100 armed robbery suspects escaped from the Lagos State Police custody during the #EndSARS protest, SaharaReporters has gathered. The suspects escaped from the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) detention centre in Ikeja. Lagos CP Hakeem Odumosu SaharaReporters learnt some senior police officers aided their escape a few days after the I...

Notorious Armed Robber, Adeniyi Ajayi Escapes From Police Detention In Lagos It will be recalled that Ajayi, also known for raping his victims, was paraded by the Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, in August 2020. by Saharareporters, New York Dec 20, 2020 lControversy has trailed the escape of a notorious armed robber, Adeniyi Ajayi, from the custody of the Lagos State Police Command, SaharaReporters has gathered. It will be recalled that Ajayi, also known for raping his victims, was para...