It was gathered that Ibekeme, who resisted at first, became jittery when the suspect pointed a pistol at her
Author: Patience Ogbo
It was gathered that the boy overheard the conversation between the armed men and his mother and decided to confront the robbers, pleading with them not to take all the cash from his mother as his parents are yet to pay his school fees but the robbers shot him when he persisted
The drug was detected during the outward clearance of Arik Air passengers to South Africa
The accused were brought to the court on Tuesday for the trial to commence but Olukayode Dada, the counsel to Olisaeloka, one of the accused, prayed the court to adjourn the trial indefinitely as he stated that his client and the others would not get fair hearing
It was further gathered that on sighting the policemen who swung into action, the suspected armed robbers abandoned two long gas cylinders, one heavy iron rod, one big spanner, one cylinder hose and some expanded ammunition at the scene
Items recovered from the robbers were two locally made revolver pistols, one locally made cut to size double barrel pistol, one Toyota Sienna space wagon marked GH 58 KJA and N90,500
It was gathered that the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, Prince Umaru Manko, is not taking the matter with levity and had already set up a high powered investigation body to fish out the culprits
Modo said the University of Ibadan is the only university in Nigeria providing accommodation for 45 per cent of its students
When asked why he raped the girl, Baba Yellow defended himself, saying she is a flirt who threw herself at him
It will be recalled that the killing of the 22-year-old cleric in Ijaiye area of Abeokuta on Sunday sparked a reprisal attack by irate Muslim youths who set ablaze a house reportedly belonging to one of the masquerade faithful.
In a statement on Tuesday, Access to Justice said the sentence offends sense of justice
The Governor of Lagos State, Babatunde Raji Fashola, while receiving the NDLEA boss, Ahmadu Giade, in his Alausa office, said that drug control is the first line of defence against insecurity and crime
Pastor Darlington added that the Federal Government should plant private investigators that can secretly carry out investigations on lecturers and vice chancellors
Confirming the incident, police spokesperson, Ngozi Braide, said that the Command has used that incident to buttress its zero tolerance to corruption and other vices from any member of the command
It was gathered that in December 2012, like in other areas of Lagos State, residents of Oriokuta held their annual carnival.
It was at the carnival that a young man, identified as Saka Abudua, was killed by suspected cultists
On Friday, naval ratings emptied their armoury and attacked policemen at Trebor Junction, because one of their colleagues’ motorbikes was impounded by an Environmental Task Force Team, headed by A. Ajani, a Superintendent of Police
It was gathered that the officer in charge of the Special Anti-robbery Squad, Abba Kyari, a Superintendent of Police, received information that a syndicate, which specialises in printing currencies of various denomination was operating at 6, Ogunlana Street, Alagbado, Lagos State
The drug, weighing 36.44kg, was concealed in foodstuffs and laptop bags declared as personal effects by the consignors
The suspected armed robbers, numbering about six, who were said to have unleashed terror on the residents of Elemoro some weeks back, were alleged to have gathered in a joint around Iyana Ipaja area of the state to plan their next line of operation when they met their waterloo
The Commandant of the Police College, Ikeja, Lagos State, Irimiya Yerima, has been summoned to the police headquarters in Abuja to answer questions over the Channels TV report on the rot at the college. It was gathered that Yerima may be used as a “scape goat” to show the Force’s displeasure over the role he allegedly played in allowing the damning television documentary, which showed police recruits scrambling for the head of a fish and other dismal revelations of deplorable living condition at the college. A police source, who requested anonymity, said Yerima’s fate hangs in the balance “over what…