Police Dismisses Video Of Three Allege Kidnappers In Lagos
The Lagos State Police Command has dismissed rumours circulating on social media that three men seen in a viral video were kidnappers. The police made the clarification in a statement issued by the state’s police spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin on Wednesday. A video had gone viral where three men accused of being kidnappers received severe beating. […]
Police Arrest Seven For Killing Two Uber Drivers In Lagos
Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested seven suspects for allegedly killing two Uber drivers in the Lekki and Ajah areas of the state. The Command’s Commissioner, CP Olarenwaju Ishola, confirmed this on Saturday while briefing newsmen on his achievements. He said that the police arrested a four-gang and a three-gang syndicate […]
Lagos: Police Arrest 2,176 Suspects In Four Months
Lagos State Police Command says it arrested about 2,176 suspects between September 2024 and January 2025. The State Police Commissioner, Olanrewaju Ishola, made this disclosure on Saturday, while briefing newsmen on the Command’s recent achievements. Ishola said that the 2,176 suspects were arrested for various offences, including murder, kidnapping, armed robbery, among others, adding that […]
Police Rescue 13 Kidnap Victims, Arrest Five Robbers In Kwara, Lagos
Thirteen kidnap victims in Oke-Ero local government area of Kwara State have been rescued by the police. Toun Ejire-Adeyemi, the spokesperson of the Kwara State Police Command, in a statement on Saturday, explained that policemen successfully rescued the kidnap victims following a distress call on December 21, 2024. The statement said the victims were forcefully […]
Police Nab 2 Fraudsters For Forging Foreign Varsity Certificates In Lagos
The police in Lagos State have arrested two suspected international fraudsters who specialise in forging certificates of different international and African universities. The suspects, Elvis Osakpolo Edokpain, and Kelly Osas Endgieen, allegedly specialise in defrauding their unsuspecting victims on the internet and have succeeded in acquiring exotic cars and erecting mansions in different parts of […]
Police Nab Lagos Bureau De Change Operator Over Alleged N320m Fraud
The police in Lagos State have arrested two suspected international fraudsters who specialise in forging certificates of different international and African universities. The suspects, Elvis Osakpolo Edokpain, and Kelly Osas Endgieen, allegedly specialise in defrauding their unsuspecting victims on the internet and have succeeded in acquiring exotic cars and erecting mansions in different parts of […]
Lagos Police Arrest Man Captured On CCTV Stealing Phone At Eatery
The Rapid Response Squad, RRS of the Lagos State Police Command has apprehended a suspected thief, Ifeanyi Okonkwo, captured stealing a Samsung A15 mobile phone inside an eatery on Kafi Street, Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos RRS confirmed this in a post shared on its official X handle @Lagos767 on Monday. It stated that the suspect, who […]
NAFDAC seizes N300 million worth of fake medicines in Lagos raid (photos)
The Investigation & Enforcement team of the National Drug has uncovered a trove of counterfeit medicines during a raid at Tyre Village, Trade Fair Complex, Lagos State. The operation led to the seizure of fake pharmaceuticals, including Amoxicillin 500mg, Ampiclox capsules 500mg, and packaging materials for Augmentin capsules 625mg. The facility has been placed on […]
CLIMATE FACT CHECK: Lagos is NOT below sea level
Lanre Olagunju David Aworawo, professor of international relations and strategic studies at the University of Lagos, recently asserted that Lagos is below sea level. He made this statement on July 7, during an interview on Arise News, where he appears as a regular guest on the Sunday Live Show, hosted by Reuben Abati. While analysing […]
Lagos Police Declare 26-yr-old Man Wanted Over Alleged Murder Of Girlfriend
The Lagos State Police Command has declared wanted a 26-year-old man, Benjamin Best Nnanyereugo,over the alleged murder of his girlfriend, Augusta Onuwabhagbe Osedion. A statement by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Benjamin Hundeyin, on Tuesday, said Nnanyereugo was suspected to have murdered his girlfriend, 21-year-old Augusta Onuwabhagbe Osedion, on July 13, 2023 in […]
