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Police officers in Lagos have arrested two women for allegedly selling twin babies in the state. State police command spokesman Benjamin Hundeyin said in a statement on Saturday that the suspects, Ujunwa Una and Chinelo Igbechionwu, were arrested by patrol officers from Ojodu Division stationed in Berger. READ ALSO: Lagos police arrest mother who tried to sell 9-month-old baby He …

As preparations for the Edo State governorship election heat up, the Nigerian Police have announced the arrest of two suspected political thugs during overnight raids at several locations across the state. Police Public Relations Officer (FPRO), ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, who made the announcement in a statement posted on his X account on Saturday morning, said the raids were aimed at …

Justice RA Osodi of the Special Offences Court serving in Ikeja, Lagos, on Friday, sentenced a businessman, Bernard Okechukwu Nzenwa, to four years and 11 months in prison for issuing forged documents. Nzenwa, along with his company, Omega Maritime and Energy Ltd., were arraigned on December 7, 2022 by the Lagos State Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission …

Officers from the Lagos State Police Rapid Response Squad (RRS) have rescued a 59-year-old man from a suicide attempt on the Third Mainland Bridge. RRS revealed this through a post on his official X account, @rrsLagos767, on Friday. The force said the man was stopped from carrying out his actions around midday on Friday. READ ALSO: NEMA confirms discovery of …

Police officers in Lagos have arrested three suspected armed robbers in the state. State police spokesman Benjamin Hundeyin confirmed this in a post on his X account on Friday. He said the suspects were arrested at about 2:00 p.m. in the Ibeju-Lekki area of ​​the state. The spokesman said: “Elemoro Division officers responded to an emergency call on Friday about …

A commercial sex worker is lucky to have survived after workers at a hotel in Abuja saved her from being killed for ritual purposes by the man who took her there. According to a video uploaded on X on Thursday, the incident occurred inside the Top View Hotel located in Wuse area, FCT. Witnesses reported that the woman, who identified …

The Kwara government has sealed 14 buildings over environmental concerns, as announced by the state Commissioner for Environment, Hajia Nafisat Musa-Buge, on Thursday. Speaking to journalists in Ilorin, Musa-Buge explained that the action was taken in response to the dirty environment surrounding the buildings, which he believed could pose a danger to the public. “This is necessary to reaffirm the …

In a swift response to intelligence gathered, operatives of the Onikan Division, Lagos State Police Command have arrested a suspect, Yakubu Yusuf, 28, for damaging part of the Third Mainland Bridge railing. According to a statement released by the Lagos State Police on Wednesday, Yusuf’s arrest was facilitated by information received by the division about the nefarious activities of vandals …

Following the recent devastating floods that hit Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, the Borno State Police Command has issued a series of guidelines aimed at managing the impact of the disaster. The guidelines, announced in a press release on Wednesday by Police Public Relations Officer Ahmed Wakil, emphasize the importance of caution and vigilance in the face of potential risks. …

The Lagos state government has ordered the immediate evacuation of residents from Mopol Barracks 20 in the Onigbongbo area of ​​the state. The Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Damilola Oke-Osanyintolu, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday. He said the agency’s emergency response team had assessed parts of the building and found them in a …