The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 35-year-old woman, Mrs. Adeola Adewale, for allegedly poisoning a 65-year-old man, identified as Mr. Adebayo, to death in a service apartment in the Abule-Egba area of Lagos State. According to a press statement issued by the Command’s spokesperson, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, the incident occurred on March 27,…
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 16-year-old boy, Solomon Ibiwoye, after he was found in possession of a firearm in the Ebute-Ero area of the state. Police spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed this in an X post on Sunday, commending vigilant residents whose alert led to the arrest. “Kudos to observant Lagosians who…
The Lagos State Police Command has said the 18-year-old boy, Alabi Quadri, who became known during the 2023 presidential election for standing in front of Labour Party candidate Peter Obi’s convoy, was arrested and remanded in a correctional facility for street fighting. This was disclosed in a statement on its X handle signed by the…
The Lagos State Police Command has uncovered and dismantled an illegal internet fraud training facility, known as a “Yahoo School,” in the Iju area of the state. The command’s spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, in a statement on Tuesday, stated that four principal suspects were arrested alongside six trainees. According to him, among the trainees was an…
A 34-year-old mechanic, Adewunmi Niyi Taiwo, has landed in serious trouble after allegedly stealing a customer’s Lexus GX 450 SUV worth N450 million from his employer’s workshop and crashing it into an electrical pole, causing N15 million worth of damage. Taiwo, who works with Fixi45 Technologies Company Limited, was arrested by officers from the Maroko…
The police command in Lagos has arrested a man for allegedly stabbing his 38-year-old wife to death. The command’s spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the incident on Thursday in Lagos. Mr Hundeyin said the incident happened on Wednesday at Oke-Ira, Ilogbo Eremi, Badagry. He said detectives from the Morogbo Division were informed about the incident and…
The Lagos State Police Command has detained a 25-year-old woman for allegedly conspiring with her brother and an accomplice to rob her boyfriend of three iPhones and bitcoins worth about ₦15 million. The command’s spokesperson, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest to journalists in Lagos on Saturday. According to him, the complainant reported the case…
Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested a couple identified as Emmanuel and Mmesoma Okafor for allegedly kidnapping an online vendor who had gone to deliver a product in the Iyana Ishashi area of the state. The command’s spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed this during a press briefing on Monday. According to him, the…
The Police Command in Lagos State has sealed a church over the alleged killing of a 28-year-old graduate of Lagos State University, Adedamola Ogunbode. The command’s spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the development while briefing newsmen at the command headquarters in Ikeja on Monday. Hundeyin said that the church where some people alleged that the missing…
Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested two Pakistani nationals, Roman Gull, 19, and Aftab Ahmad, 28, for allegedly leading a kidnapping syndicate in the state. According to PUNCH, the suspects alongside five accomplices, lured a 48-year-old Pakistani from Kano State with a fake job offer as a chef before abducting him and…