Funke Busari, Lagos Three Community Policing Committees were on Thursday inaugurated by the Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone 2, AIG Ahmed Iliyasu. The Zone 2 Command comprises Lagos and Ogun states. The committees inaugurated cut across Area Commands, LGAs and LCDCs and Divisions in Lagos State. The exercise was set up simultaneously in the 14 Area Commands. The AIG who represented the IGP, was supported by the Commissioner of Police Lagos State Command, CP Hakeem Odumosu and Deputy Commissioners of Police from Zone 2 Headquarters and Lagos State Command. The Committees inaugurated are: Area Command Community Policing…
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The Ondo State Deputy Governor, His Excellency, Agboola Ajayi has raised alarm over the withdrawal of his security detail. The deputy governor claimed that the development is putting his life, family and staff in danger. He further said the withdrawal of his police escort was on the instruction of the State Commissioner of Police, CP Bolaji Salami. The Chief Press Secretary to the deputy governor, Babatope Okeowo in a statement explained “This is the same Commissioner of Police that took the Deputy Governor hostage on Saturday 21st of June, 2020 for more than four hours at the Government House gate…
Funke Busari, Lagos Two cousins Olamilekan (Goke) Oke 33 and Akande Adeyinka 27 have been remanded on Wednesday for their alleged roles in the rape and killing of one Bernadette Tohouo-Tohouo 44, the Hungarian wife of a Cameroonian, Gildas Tohouo-Tohouo, the managing director of Maersk Nigeria Limited. The suspects Olamilekan (Goke) Oke and Akande Adeyinka were remanded following their not guilty plea before Justice Modupe Nico-Clay of a Lagos High Court sitting in Igbosere. The defendants are facing eight count charge bordering on conspiracy, murder, attempted murder, unlawful assault, robbery, armed robbery and rape, preferred against them by Lagos state government.…
An Ogun State High Court sitting in Sagamu has upheld the nomination, selection and appointment of Oba Mosudi Adeyinka Onakade as the Alakenne of Ikenne. The court in its judgement on June 3, 2020, also set aside the purported nomination and selection of Prince Oluwayomi Ademola Adeyiga by the Obara ruling house as the Alakenne-elect in 2018. Justice C.C.Ogunsanya who delivered the judgement declared that the stool of the Alakenne of Ikenne was filled on the 25th of May, 2011 when the Ogun State Executive Council approved the nomination and selection of Oba Mosudi Adeyinka Onakade as the Alakenne of…
On Monday June 22, 2020 news filtered in that the All Progressive Congress in Ekiti have returned 30 bags of rice donated by Senator Babafemi Ojudu as COVID-pallatives three months ago. In a swift reaction Senator Ojudu has pen his own response describing the action as very petty. He also said no amount of perceived intimidation will stop him from speaking the truth. Below is his response unedited: This is beyond Ridiculous By Senator Babafemi Ojudu In March 2020, just after the lockdown was in place across Nigeria, I squeezed my self and got some money together. Some friends of mine…
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu has ordered investigation into the mysterious death of two lovers, Olamide Alli and Chris Ndukwe in Ilasan, Lekki area of the state. This is according to an information by the Lagos State Police Command Spokesperson, DSP Bala Elkana on Monday. The Police in the statement said the couple were found dead on Sunday at Road 5, House 16A, Victory Point Estate, Ilasan following an information received and subsequent deployment of a team of homicide detectives to the crime scene. The woman was found laying in the pool of her blood with deep…
The Chief Judge of Lagos, Justice Kazeem Alogba, has issued a clear warning to sexual offenders and perpetrators of domestic violence in the state to desist from such indecent act, stressing that offenders will face the full wrath of the law. The Chief judge issued the warning against the backdrop of the increase in the numbers of sexual offences and domestic violence across the country. The Head of Lagos judiciary reiterated its commitment to join hands with relevant agencies eradicate violations of sexual and domestic violence. Justice Alogba maintained that the present administration will curb the indecent act while ensuring that…
An official caught on video assaulting a woman for alleged violation of the lockdown in the Ifo Local government of Ogun State has been arrested. This is according to a statement from Hon. Fola Salami, Transition Chairman, Ifo Local Government. The statement said, “The attention of the Office of the Transition Chairman, Ifo Local Government, Ogun State has been called to a viral video that suggests a case of assault on a lady at Ojodu Abiodun Area of the Local Government. The transition chairman added, “It came as a rude shock to me, when I saw the video of one…
As Delta State Government intensifies efforts at combating the spread of COVID-19 in the state, it said on Sunday that two top officials of government had tested positive to the virus. The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Olisa Ifeajika, who made this known in a statement in Asaba, named the officials as Secretary to the State Government, Mr. Chiedu Ebie and Commissioner for Information, Mr. Charles Aniagwu. Ifeajika said both officials showed mild symptoms of the virus and consequently subjected themselves to the test. He said that both men had been moved to an isolation centre and were…
The Crime Reporters Association of Nigeria, CRAN, a body of all journalists covering the security beat nationwide, has lost one of its foundation members; Mr. Xavier Ndanyongmong who served as the Association’s Secretary 22 years ago. Until his death at the early hours of Friday, Ndanyongmong, who was popularly called Xavier by his colleagues, was the Crime Editor of Daily Independent Newspapers. He was in his 50s and he died at government health facility in Ogun State, where he was admitted after he was rushed to the hospital in the early hours of Friday. A crack reporter to the core,…