Funke Busari, Lagos The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has disclosed that two million capsules of Tramadol tucked in 554 cartons were intercepted at the Apapa Port in Lagos State in a container, which was falsely declared to contain ceramic tiles. This was made known by the agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Mr. Femi Babafemi. According NDLEA’s Spokeperson, 90 people were also arrested during raids on drug cartels in parts of the state. He said various hard drugs of 614.396 kilograms were seized. Among those arrested was an Indian. The Apapa seaport Area Commander of the NDLEA, Mr.…
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Funke Busari The last may not have been heard concerning a judgement of a High Court sitting in Ibadan the Oyo State capital over a fundamental human rights enforcement suit against a former Divisional Police Officer, DPO, CSP Alex Gwazah. A tailor, Lukman Adeniyi claimed that the DPO assaulted and detained him over a business transaction. The Applicant was engaged by the Police Officer to sew some clothes for him, but not satisfied with the job done, the DPO slapped, detained and charged him to Court for alleged malicious damage and proceeded to threaten the Applicant, vowing that not even…
Funke Busari, Lagos The General Manager, Lagos State Traffic Management Authourity, LASTMA, Mr. Olajide Oduyoye, has assured of diligent investigation into an alleged extortion claim contained in a viral post on Facebook by a Lagos motorist accusing some LASTMA officials of extorting N11,300 from him at one of the zonal commands in Agege. The agency’s Public Relations Officer, Mr. Olumide Filade through a statement on Wednesday, informed that LASTMA boss, Oduyoye assured the public that the photographic evidence provided by the complainant will be scrutinised and any officer found culpable would be made to face the consequences under the extant…
Funke Busari, Lagos The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu has warned hoteliers that he will close down hotels for negligence leading to the deaths of guests. He also warned them against aiding and abetting criminal in contravention of the COVID-19 protocols. Speaking on Wednesday at a meeting with hotel operators, CP Odumosu warned that any hotel caught in the web of gross violation of COVID-19 protocols, aiding and abetting criminals, negligence leading to the deaths of customers will be closed down. A statement issued to the press by the state Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, CSP Muyiwa Adejobi…
Funke Busari The political crisis in Imo State is taking a new dimension as a serving lawmaker of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Rochas Okorocha, who was also a former governor of the state, is now in custody of the Nigerian Police. He is being held in connection with the unsealing of Royal Spring Palm apartments, sealed by the state government due to certain irregularities. To forestall any civil unrest, following the allegation that the former governor broke the lock and open the place, the police took Senator Okorocha away for questioning. Okoracha was sai to be on the…
Funke Busari The Nigerian Air Force, NAF, has notified family members or Next-of-Kins of seven personnel who lost their lives in one of its aircraft, – Beechcraft KingAir B350i (NAF 201). This information was communicated by NAF’s Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Vice Marshal Ibikunle Daramola on Sunday. The Spokesperson disclosed the names of the deceased as: Flight Lieutenant Haruna Gadzama (Captain), Flight Lieutenant Henry Piyo (Co-Pilot), Flying Officer Micheal Okpara (Airborne Tactical Observation System (ATOS) Specialist), Warrant Officer Bassey Etim (ATOS Specialist). Others are Flight Sergeant Olasunkanmi Olawunmi (ATOS Specialist), Sergeant Ugochukwu Oluka (ATOS Specialist) and Aircraftman…
Funke Busari, Lagos Two suspects, Victor Akpan, 21 and Adesina Folorunsho, who were in possession of some rail tracks belonging to the Nigerian Railway Corporation have been arrested in Lagos. The duo were carrying the vandalised items in a car being driven by one of them at the time of their arrest. The police arrested them on Saturday at 4:00p.m during a routine check and were queried about where they got the items. Unable to give any satisfactory answer to the police, except claim of getting them from some miscreants, the Police operatives attached to the office of the Area…
Funke Busari A Nigerian Air Force, NAF, Beechcraft KingAir B350i aircraft has crashed while returning to the Abuja Airport after reporting engine failure enroute Minna. First responders were quickly moved to the scene. All seven personnel on board died in the crash. The Chief of the Air Staff, CAS, Air Vice Marshal Oladayo Amao, has ordered an immediate investigation into the incident. While urging the general public to remain calm and await the outcome of investigation, the CAS, on behalf of all NAF personnel, commiserates with the families of the deceased.
Funke Busari, Lagos The Human Rights Journalists Network, HRJN has trained journalists on how to employ Open-Source Intelligence, OSINT, in carrying out investigative reporting. OSINT refers to the use of varying methods for collecting, analyzing and making decisions about data accessible in publicly available sources. The training, which was facilitated by Bertram Hill, a BBC Open-Source investigator, availed journalists the details on how to latch on technological-based sources or tools, which are available in the public and can produce compelling and evidence-based stories. The training, co-anchored by HRJN’s Coordinator, Mr. Kehinde Adegboyega and Publisher of BONews Service, Blessing Oladunjoye, gave…
Funke Busari, Lagos Compensation for victims of police brutality began on Friday with the award of the sum of N10 million each to the family of late Kudirat Adebayo Abayomi, who was killed by a police stray bullet in April 2017. Also awarded another N10 million is Hannah Olugbode, an hairdresser, whose leg was left shattered by a stray bullet fired by some SARS officers around the Ijeshatedo area of Lagos. Recall the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Restitution and Inquiry set up to investigate cases of police brutality especially involving officers of the now-defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), latest…