A team of operatives of Rapid Response Squad, RRS, led by its Commander, DCP Olatunji Disu in continuation of its monitoring of compliance of government’s stay at home order today, impounded five vehicles. The vehicles impounded include: two buses, two cars and a Sienna space bus. Four were handed over to Lion Building Division and a bus brought to its Headquarters. The figure brings to 10 the number of vehicles handed over to divisional police offices between yesterday and today. The agency had in its enforcement drive, impounded five vehicles yesterday on the Island and Mainland. Areas monitored today included…
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Combined teams of police operatives have arrested some members of two rival cult groups who are being fingered in robbery and other criminal activities in the Ifo Local Government Area of Ogun State. This information is according to DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, Police Public Relations Officer, Ogun State Command. The Police Spokesperson stated on Friday that the effort of the team yielded positive results as five of the hoodlums were apprehended in Ijako area of Sango-Ota. Those arrested were Ekunoye Lucky, 22, Badmus Sodiq, 27, Showumi Femi, 21, Adeagbo Adewumi, 22 and Agboola Femi 21. Other arrest were also made by…
Over 200 joggers have began community service following their conviction for flouting the lockdown order made to curb the spread of the COVID-19 disease in Lagos. The offenders numbering 202 were on Thursday tried by two Mobile Courts at the State Force Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Panti, Yaba. The Lagos State State Police Taskforce had arrested the violators this morning at over 15 areas in Lagos including Yaba, Agege, Ogudu/Ojota and Iju areas of the metropolis while they were either jogging, cycling or loitering. They were charged before two Magistrates: Mrs. Makanju Oshodi and Mr. Nurudeen Layeni of the Lagos…
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, has appealed to the Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, to grant state pardon to popular actress and Nollywood icon, Mrs. Funke Akindele. The lawyer made this appeal on Thursday in Lagos. FG Releases 2,600 Prisonershttps://casefileng.com/2020/04/09/fg-releases-2600-prisoners/ The human rights activist stated that since the State revealed in court on Wednesday that it was not out to persecute citizens, therefore Akindele should be granted reprieve, moreso that she has demonstrated remorse for her conduct. He stated that since the federal government is granting amnesty to 2,600 prisoners, the Governor should emulate this…
The Federal government has directed the release of over 2600 inmates from correctional service in view of the COVID-19 pandemic. An information from Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola on behalf of the Federal Government on Thursday at a World Press Conference announced the amnesty of inmates. The affected inmates includes: Inmates that are 60 years and above. Those suffering from ill-health likely to terminate in death. Convicts serving 3 years and above who have less than 6 months to serve. Inmate with mental issues. Inmates with option of fine not exceeding N50,000. In a symbolic gesture of the amnesty…
The Commander, Rapid Response Squad (RRS) DCP Olatunji Disu on Wednesday led a team of police officers to impound 13 vehicles in Alapere area of the metropolis for not complying with the Federal Government’s directive on the stay-at-home order just as the team dispersed a group of over 150 youth doing physical exercise in Ketu-Alapere. The vehicles, which included three cars, seven buses and three 4-Wheel drives were caught carrying passengers and were without valid excuses of being on the road. The Commander, who was leading a team of police officers on intensification of enforcement of COVID-19 stay-at-home to Lagos…
Jimoh Fathia The Ogun State Government has rolled out a mobile application for members of the public to self-assess themselves on individual basis for the dreaded Coronavirus. The State Government had in March launched a real time concurrently updated mobile application for health workers which has been deployed to all government and private health facilities across its 20 local government areas to aid information sharing. In a release signed by the Commissioner for Health, Dr. Tomi Coker, the new application, christened, “Ogun COVID-19 Assessment” is not for diagnostic purpose but it is meant to determine the risk of resident’s exposure…
The Lagos State government has agreed to withdraw charges against former governorship candidate of the Action Democratic Party, ADP, in Lagos State, Babatunde Gbadamosi, his wife Folasade, and popular singer Naira Marley. This is as the defendants accepted to tender written apologies to the Lagos State Government, as well as to issue undertakings to comply with the directive on lockdown and social distancing, including a stay in isolation for the next 14 days. At the arraignment of the governorship candidate of the ADP in the 2019 gubernatorial election, Gbadamosi, his wife alongside musician, Fashola, popularly called Naira Marley. This was…
Following the confirmation of two cases of COVID19 in Offa, Kwara State government is now compelled to effect a total shutdown of the ancient town to contain communal transmission of Coronavirus in order to save people’s lives. In a bid to achieve safety of lives in the State, an order to shutdown the State will become effective at 6pm local time today. The directive is pursuant to the Kwara State Infectious Diseases (Emergency Prevention) Regulation 2020. The shutdown means total restriction on every vehicular movement into or from Offa but the exceptions to the directive are those contained in the…
Funke Busari News reaching CASEFILE is that one more patient has fully recovered having tested negative to Coronavirus. This is according to the Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday. Gov. Sanwo-Olu who is also the Incident Commander told Lagosians,”Dear Lagosians, I announce with immense joy, the discharge of another patient (a female) who has fully recovered from our facility at Yaba. This brings to 32, the number of patients we have successfully managed and discharged in Lagos. I look forward to sharing more great news in the coming days. This is indicative of the successes we…