Funke Busari, Lagos The Lagos State Ministry of Justice has concluded plans to train Police Prosecutors quarterly on the technics of effective investigation. This disclosure is according to Director, Public Prosecution, DPP, Mrs. Adeyemi Olayinka during a 3-Day working visit by a delegation from Kaduna State Ministry of Justice to understudy the working patterns of Lagos State Ministry of Justice on 25th of March, 2021. She disclosed this when leading the delegates on a tour to one of the State District Prosecutors Office at Samuel Ilori Magistrate Court, Ogba. She noted that the District Prosecutors Office was established to sift…
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Funke Busari, Lagos The Police in Lagos have arrested a-32-year old man, Yusuf Saliu over one of the suspected stolen motorcycles from the Dalemo Police Post during the October 2020 violent EndSARS protest in the State. Saliu was apprehended by operatives attached to Mushin Division of the Lagos State Police Command on 22nd March, 2021 at about 9.30pm, based on an intelligence report. He was said to be one of the suspects involved in the vandalization of the Daleko Police Post during the October 2020 violent EndSARS protest. Lagos State Police Command Spokesperson, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi who disclosed the arrest…
Funke Busari, Lagos Not less than 126 Nigerians involved in drug trafficking and drug related crimes have been jailed in series of convictions by the Directorate of Prosecution and Legal Services of the Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA. The recorded convictions across Nigeria in quest to deter illicit trade of drug trafficking according to Femi Babafemi, Director, Media & Advocacy of the agency was achieved between January and February 2021, which had over 43 years jail terms handed down to drug criminals. In Ondo State capital, Akure, Musa Ibrahim was convicted for trafficking 40 kilogrammes of cannabis sativa. The…
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered the extension of the deadline for National Identity Number, NIN by two months. Justice M.A. Onyetenu granted the extension while delivering a ruling in a suit filed by human rights lawyer, Monday Ubani against the federal government, Attorney General of the Federation, Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC and the Minister of Communication and Digital Economy. In the suit, Ubani had contended that the initial two weeks ultimatum (now extended to April 6, 2021) given to telecommunication operators to block SIM Cards of Nigerians who have not registered their SIM Card with NIN…
Funke Busari, Lagos The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has intercepted parcels of cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and cannabis sativa being shipped to the United Kingdom, Northern Ireland, Australia, Maldives and New Zealand. This was made known by the agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Mr. Femi Babafemi. According to NDLEA’s Spokesperson, the parcels intercepted were well-concealed and unaccompanied. A notorious trafficker, Sikiru Owolabi, said to be behind at least two of the parcels has been traced and arrested after days of thorough and systematic surveillance by NDLEA operatives. Meanwhile, undercover narcotic agents attached to two international courier companies in…
Written by Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, SAN Kwara State is in the news again, this time for the wrong reason. The State has recently been embroiled in needless controversies arising largely from the internal wrangling between various factions of the ruling All Progressive Congress, APC. The question that I’ve been asking myself in respect of this matter is this: why should a State government be involved in religion? Is the governor not aware that Nigeria runs a secular State and no government is expected to dabble into religious matters, to support one group against the other? In the course of last week,…
Funke Busari, Lagos The Lagos State Police Commissioner of Police, CP Hakeem Odumosu has paraded one Benjamin Steve, who claims to be Commander, Anti-Corruption Campaign on Multiple Taxation and other crimes, IMAN, Lagos State, a non-existing non-governmental body. Benjamin Steve and six other persons arrested on February 1, 2021 according to CP Odumosu, during a briefing at the Lagos State Police Command Headquarters, Ikeja on Monday were arrested in connection with a case of impersonation, stealing and conduct likely to cause breach of peace. Also arrested are Chijoke Okoro, Chijoke Joseph, Gideon Ijachi, Daniel Abraham, Nsika Eket, Stanley Akparakwu, Augustine Dosu and Solomon Emeka.…
Funke Busari, Lagos A prisoner on death row in Lagos State has been pardoned by the State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Friday. The ex-convict is set for release and will no longer die by the hangman’s noose. Three inmates are also to serve lesser punishments. The approvals for the state pardon and commuttal order, according to the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Moyosore Onigbanjo SAN, are in response to the recommendations of the State Advisory Council on Prerogative of Mercy set up by the governor. Through a statement, signed by Kayode Oyekanmi, the Director of Public Affairs,…
Funke Busari Justice Josephine Oyefeso of an Ikeja High Court on Thursday fixed March 29 for ruling in a ‘no-case-submission’ filed by Happiness Elebiju, a driver of a boat said to have killed 13 passengers, including two children, in a boat mishap. The incident happened on July 29, 2020 at about 5.45p.m on the waterways, around Kirikiri, Lagos when his boat with 20 passengers capsized, killing 13 persons. Elebiju is standing trial on an 11 counts charge bordering on involuntary manslaughter brought against him by the Lagos state government in August, 2020. The offence is contrary to Section 224 and…
Funke Busari, Lagos The criminal trial pressed against alleged kidnap kingpin Chukwudumeme Onwiamadike alias Evans, and a dismissed army officer, Victor Aduba is still ongoing, but it suffered a setback on Wednesday over the non appearance of prosecution witnesses. The defendants are charged with four counts of kidnapping and unlawful possession of firearms. In the first case on today before an Ikeja Special Offences Court presided by Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo, two defendants, ‘Evans’ and Victor Aduba, are facing trial for alledgedly holding Mr. Sylvanus Ahamonu for not less than nine weeks and were said to have collected a ransom of 420,000…