Lagos Police
29 Mar
The police in Lagos State have arrested one Emmanuel Okpara for allegedly battering his 40-year-old woman, Patience Johnson to death in the Agege Area of Lagos State.
21 Dec
The Lagos Police Command has confirmed the arrest of two men who are into the production of fake drinks in the Ojo area of the state. The Lagos State Police spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this in a post on X on Wednesday night even as the investigation is ongoing. "Officers of Ojo Division today…
22 Sep 2023
The Lagos State Police Command has explained why it dispersal of the crowd at Lekki Toll Gate on Thursday during the candlelight procession of the late musician, Ilerioluwa Aloba known as Mohbad. The Lagos Police spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, in a statement on Friday, said there had been false narratives making the rounds in relation to…
15 Sep 2023
The spokesman of the Lagos State Police Command, Benjamin Hundeyin, has said that the body of the late musician, Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba known as Mohbad can be exhumed for autopsy. Hundeyin said this late Thursday night during an Instagram live session with media personality Ifedayo Olarinde also known as Daddy Freeze while fielding questions on…
12 Sep 2023
Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) have arrested a car wash attendant, Issa Muhammed, after he absconded with a 2012 Toyota Camry handed over to him for cleaning in Isheri, Lagos. In a statement by spokesperson Lagos State Command, Benjamin Hundeyin, the 22-year-old was arrested on Sunday, September 9, 2023, at Agege where he…
7 Sep 2023
Lagos State government and the Police Command on Thursday tasked residents to speak up when they see any incidents of domestic and sexual violence within their domain. They spoke at an advocacy walk on sexual and gender-based violence at Ikorodu as part of activities to mark gender and sexual violence month. Participants at the walk…
7 Sep 2023
A lecturer at the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Dr. Kadiri, has been accused of raping a female undergraduate student in his office. The incident allegedly took place on Wednesday, August 16, when the student went to the lecturer's office to sort out issues about her result, according to the student, who asked to remain anonymous.…
24 Aug 2023
Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Idowu Owohunwa, has expressed the rising trend of local firearms fabrication by criminal elements, with criminals producing fake foreign-made pistols, AK47s, and other rifles.
14 Jul 2023
The Lagos State Police Command today paraded 27 suspects who have engaged in varying crimes including armed robbery, murder, cultism, vandalization and others.
5 Jul 2023
The Lagos State Police Command has ordered a businessman identified as Amarah Kennedy who reportedly sent nude photos of two single mothers via WhatsApp to surrender himself. The Police said it is also investigating one of its officers, Inspector Raphael Edeifo, who was accused of demanding money to take up the case at the Pen…
18 Jun 2023
Police in Lagos State have arrested three suspected cultists terrorising residents of Ire-Akari Estate and environs in Isolo Local Council Development Area of the state.
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