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Police Nab Six Suspected Kidnappers

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The Lagos State Police Command has announced that six men have been apprehended by the force for the alleged kidnap of an eight-year-old girl.

The Police Public Relations Officer in Lagos, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, made this known via his Twitter page on Tuesday.

Hundeyin, who posted a picture of the suspects, said the victim is the daughter of a Bureau de Change operator in the state.

He added that investigations carried out proved that all six kidnappers were fellow BDC operators within the same district as the father of the victim.

He wrote, “These six conspired and kidnapped the eight-year-old child of a BDC operator.

“The child was released three days later bound with hands and feet in a sack. Preliminary investigation reveals that all the suspects are fellow BDC operators in the same business district of Lagos.”

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Police Apprehend Two Suspected Cultists in Lagos

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Lagos State Police Command says it has arrested two suspected cultists in the state and recovered firearm from them.

The command’s Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, stated this in a statement made available to newsmen on Sunday in Lagos.

He said that the suspected cultists were arrested on September 23rd during a routine police patrol by detectives from Badagry division.

The PPRO said that the police team was suspicious of the suspects’ movement within Ajara community and launched an attack on them, while other members of the gang took to their heels upon sighting the operatives.

After a thorough search of the suspects, a locally made double-barreled pistol, nine live cartridges, charms and weed suspected to be Indian hemp were found in their possession.

“Investigation revealed that the suspects are members of Eiye Confraternity in Badagry and environs.

“Efforts are in place to unravel more details about their activities and source of the firearm,” he said.

Hundeyin said that the suspects would be arraigned upon conclusion of investigation.

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Lagos Policeman Dies from Alleged Torture by Soldiers

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An Inspector serving with the Lagos State Police Command, Orukpe Monday, has died from the torture he allegedly received from soldiers who attacked him and his colleagues in the Trade Fair area of Lagos State on Wednesday.
 
Another Inspector, Igbafe Ojo, who was reportedly tortured by the same soldiers, has been hospitalised at the military hospital in the Ojo Military Cantonment, where doctors were said to be battling to save his life.
 
It was gathered that the soldiers were on their way to attend a training programme at the Ojo Military Cantonment when the bus conveying them to the destination encountered mild traffic around the Trade Fair area of the Lagos Badagry Expressway.
 
Speaking with our correspondent, a source said some of the soldiers, upon realising that the traffic was caused by policemen trying to pave the way for a truck driver to link the expressway, came down from the vehicle to challenge the policemen.

The source, however, said the situation led to an argument that degenerated into a fight when one of the soldiers allegedly slapped one of the policemen, adding that the soldiers arrested two policemen. In comparison, the other three policemen fled to safety.  
 
The source said, “About 30 soldiers were going to Ojo Military Cantonment for a training programme. They were being conveyed in a green army coaster bus, but as they approached the Trade Fair area, they encountered traffic.
 
“About five policemen were around the axis standing by the roadside when one truck attempted to enter the Lagos Badagry Expressway. So, the policemen had to stop vehicles on the expressway for the truck to navigate safely into the expressway.
 
“During that period, it slowed down vehicular movement; the first three vehicles were driven by civilians but the fourth was the bus conveying the 30 soldiers. When the soldiers realised that it was policemen that stopped the vehicles ahead of them, some of the soldiers got down and started challenging the policemen.

 “During the argument, one of the soldiers slapped a policeman, and the incident led to a fight. So, the soldiers, because of their numbers, overpowered the policemen. The soldiers attempted collecting the gun held by one of the policemen, but while preventing them, the soldiers removed the magazine.
 
“The soldiers beat and took two of the policemen to their barracks. They wanted to take the third policeman away but he shot in the air and escaped. The other inspector was also able to escape but the senior policeman was beaten severely, and they took his gun.”
 
The source said the soldiers allegedly tortured the two policemen they took to their barracks, adding that one of them died because of the injuries he sustained during the torture.

“By the time the police got to the barracks to ask for the two policemen, they met one of the policemen unconscious while the body of the other policeman had been bandaged due to the torture from the soldiers.
 
“The injured policemen were seen at the military hospital in the barracks, and the soldiers refused to release the policemen to the senior policemen who came to ask after their colleagues. The soldiers said the policemen are not strong enough to leave the hospital and also refused to release the guns in their possession,” the source said.

When contacted, the state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, said, “There was an issue between soldiers and police on Wednesday, and the command is working closely with the army high command to resolve the issues. But one of the policemen involved in the incident is dead.”
 
In a statement on Friday, the spokesperson, 81 Division Nigeria Army, Major Olaniyi Osoba, said the army was already in touch with the state police command to resolve the matter.

“This incident is highly regrettable given the Division’s disposition and zero tolerance for any misconduct.

“Accordingly, the Division has instituted a Board of Inquiry to unravel the circumstance surrounding the unfortunate incident. At the end of the investigation, anyone found culpable will be made to face the full wrath of the disciplinary provisions.

“Consequently, the Division wishes to commiserate with the Ojo Police Division and members of the family of the victim,” he said.

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Police Nab Man For Tying Debtor To Stake Over 4.6m Debt

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A young man, Mr. Oluchi Okoye aka PACA, has been arrested by policemen attached to the Denton Police Station, Lagos, for tying his debtor, Reuben Alozie, to a stake over unpaid debt of 4.6 million naira.

The press release signed by the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Mr. Adekunle Ajisebutu, said the suspect tied the victim to a stake with ropes at No. 29, Abeokuta Street, Ebute Metta, Lagos for two days before he was eventually rescued by the police.

The victim where he lay tied up before the police rrescued him.

According to the suspect, he resorted to self-help after several efforts to recover his money from the victim failed.

The arrest of the suspect was made possible following a complaint lodged at the station by victim’s wife, Angela Reuben who reported that her husband was being held hostage.

Following the arrest, the Commissioner of Police, Mr. Hakeem Odumosu directed that the suspect should be transferred to the Command’s Tactical team for diligent investigation and prosecution.

Abisola Oluremi

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Senior Lagos Police Officer Killed During Raid On Criminals Hideout

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The Lagos State Police Command lost one of its finest officers during a raid on criminal hideouts in Ajao Estate, Lagos State, on Thursday 23rd September, 2021.

The incident happened when tactical teams of the command comprising men drawn from RRS, Taskforce, Ajao Estate Division and other divisions were carrying out raids of identified flashpoints and enforcing the ban on use of motorcycles in restricted areas in the estate and similar places in the state.

The exercise was a routine proactive approach aimed at curtailing activities of armed robbers and other criminal elements in the state.

Similar exercises were carried out in the past in other parts of the state which have resulted in reduction in crimes in the areas.

After the successful operation which led to the arrest of some of the suspects, other criminal elements and hoodlums in their large numbers laid siege to the exit of the estate and attacked the policemen with guns, cutlasses and other dangerous weapons.

Unfortunately, during the fatal attack, CSP Kazeem Sumonu Abonde attached to the Operations Department of the Command was brutally killed by the hoodlums.

The DPO Ajao Estate, CSP Abdullahi Malla and other Police officers equally sustained varying degrees of injuries.

The corpse of the deceased officer has been deposited at the Yaba Mainland Hospital for autopsy.

The Commissioner of Police, CP Hakeem Odumosu while condemning the attack on the policemen who were carrying out their legitimate duty at the time, has directed that an immediate and discreet investigation into the incident be carried out.

The CP has equally vowed to ensure that all suspects responsible for the dastardly act be brought to book soon.

The Commissioner of Police has promised that this terrible incident would not dampen the morale of the command or discourage it from carrying out its statutory duties of protecting lives and property of the citizens in Lagos State.

SIGNED: CSP Adekunle Ajisebutu (ANIPR), Police Public Relations Officer, Lagos State Command.

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Police Rescue 8-Year-Old Kidnap Victim, Arrest Suspects In Lagos

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The Lagos State Police Command has again arrested two male suspects, Desmond Ikechukwu Okafor (21) and Egwuonwu Gift Iyke (34) who conspired together and kidnapped an 8-year-old child, Daniel Chukwudi, on 11th July, 2021.

The kidnap was planned and executed by the victim’s neighbour, Desmond Okechukwu Okorafor who, using his unhindered access to the family, lured the victim from his parents’ home at Aboru, Ipaja, and abducted him to Ajangbadi area of Lagos where he was kept in custody for six days before he was rescued.

Twenty-four hours after the evil act, the suspects reached out to the victim’s parents and demanded 2.5m Naira ransom as a condition for his release from captivity or else he would be killed.

Following report by the distraught parents, operatives of the State Intelligence Bureau began a painstaking, diligent investigation which led to the arrest of the two suspects in their criminal hideout while the victim was also rescued from his detention where he was kept incommunicado.

The Commissioner of Police, CP Hakeem Odumosu, has directed that the suspects be charged to court, vowing that kidnappers and other criminal elements would not be allowed to operate in the State.

E-SIGNED:
CSP Adekunle Ajisebutu (ANIPR),
Police Public Relations Officer,
Lagos State Command.

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Lagos CP Visits Family Of Man Slain By Police Officer

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The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, Mr Hakeem Odumosu and the management team of the command have paid a condolence visit on the family of late Jelili Bakara that was shot dead by a police officer on 18th of this month.

The Commissioner of Police was received by the Olori-Ebi of the Bakara family in Ajiran Land, Eti-Osa Local Government of Lagos State, Chief Yekini Olawale, the mother, wives and children of the deceased at AjiranLand, Lagos State.

The team also paid a visit to the Oba of Ajiranland, His Royal Majesty, Oba Tijani Akinloye, in his Palace and expressed its heartfelt condolences on the demise of one of his subjects.

According to a release signed by the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Mr Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the incident occurred at Quinox Lounge at Sangotedo, Area of Lagos State, about 11.30pm when the policeman, Jonathan Company, attached to the Mounted Troop, Force Animal Branch of the Nigeria Police, had an argument with the deceased and shot him dead.

Immediately after the incident, the Inspector fled but was eventually arrested by the Divisional Police Officer Ogombo Division, Lagos State.

The suspect, Jonathan Company, has however been moved to the State Criminal Investigation Department for proper investigation on the order of the Lagos State Commissioner of Police.

The police boss has also ordered that the inspector be tried in orderly room and charged to court in no time as the family of the deceased deserves justice on the matter.

The Commissioner of Police therefore assured the general public that the command will consistently uphold the core values and principles of policing so as to have adequate protection of lives and property in the state.

Abisola Oluremi