EXCLUSIVE: Police arrest madman with arm in Lagos

A mad man was weekend arrested with a pistol in Gowon estate area of Ipaja, Lagos.

The suspect, is currently being interrogated by operatives at the Anti-Robbery section of the State Criminal Investigation Department ,SCID, Yaba, Lagos,

Eye witnesses said the mad man had been loitering the area for two months. However, a curious passer-by was said to have suspected the insane man when he saw him wrapping an object with a rag. The mad man was said to have thereafter, started looking sideways , apparently to ascertain whether he was being watched, before he dumped the content wrapped with the rag inside a container in the dump site.

EXCLUSIVE: Lagos State Government Raise Alarm as Unknown Traffic Controllers Invade Roads

The Lagos State Ministry of Transport, yesterday raised an alarm after some yet-to-be identified persons took over regulation of traffic at the Old Toll Gate, along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.

Confirming the incident, the Public Relations Officer of the Ministry, Mr. Shina Thorpe, said the illegal traffic managers who are unknown to the state government invaded the roadways with a view to causing public disturbances as their activities.

EXCLUSIVE: Police Recover Stolen Items in Lagos

The Lagos State Command yesterday took to its Facebook page, one of the social media tools, to announce the recovery of stolen items which they recovered from armed robbers who had earlier robbed the Magodo area of the state.

Some of the stolen items include 37 wrist watches, 21 mobile phones, five laptops, assorted jewelries and other household items.

The police called on people who were victim's of recent armed robbery attack at the Magodo area on Sunday to go to Isheri Police Division with proper identification to collect their properties.

23-year Old Lady Accuse Two Custom Officers of Rape

A 23-year-old lady has accused two officers of the Nigerian Custom Service (NCS), attached to Gbaji checkpoint, identified as Felola Uzezi and Mohammed Sanni, for raping her despite her pleas to the contrary.

After the incident, the victim who reported the incident to  Area K Police Command, told the police that she met one of the custom officers on social media network, Facebook precisely.

NDLEA Arrest Most Wanted Drug Trafficker

Officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested one of the most wanted drug traffickers in Lagos.

The 52 year-old suspected identified as Onyejiaju Chukwuemeka at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, while trying to disembark from an Etihad flight from Sao Paulo, Brazil with about 2,605kg of cocaine which he disguise as candies.

EXCLUSIVE: Lagos Police Arrest Most Wanted Criminal in Oyo State

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Police detectives attached to the Lagos State Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) have arrested one of the most deadliest criminal in the whole of the South-Western Region.

The suspect identified as the former Chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, (NURTW), Oyo State chapter, Mukaila Lamidi alias Auxiliary was arrested for gun running and some violent crimes in the south western states.

Customs Officer Bathes Woman with Acid

A personnel of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), simply identified as Nwaeze, who heads the customs unit at Mosafejo Aradagun unit, has allegedly bathed a young woman, one Tope Fadipe with acid.

This is coming at a time when the customs are trying to extricate themselves from a rape charge against two of its personnel, Felola Uzezi and Mohammed Sanni, who were accused of raping a 23-year-old lady at Limca Bus Stop area, still at Badagry.

EXCLUSIVE: Two die during clash with Vigilante group

Two  Persons  were killed today as angry  youths protested  the killing of  boy  by local vigilance group at the  Ikorodu area of Lagos State .

Also five houses and two  vehicles , belonging to members of the vigilante group , popularly known as " Won Ya Bo Boys"  were destroyed around Igbogbo area of the community

 Many residents of the community accused members of the vigilante team of high handedness and always taking laws into their hands , in their handling of security issues in Ikorodu.

EXCLUSIVE: Nigerian Navy Called to Sustain Sportsmanship Momentum

The Lagos State Commissioner of Sports, Mr. Waheed Oshodi, has urged the Nigerian Navy (NN) to remain focused in sustaining momentum in sportsmanship.

Oshodi who was represented by Mr. Tunde Bankole, made this disclosure at the recently concluded 2014 Western Naval Command (WNC) Sports Competition organised for officers and men of the command at the legacy pitch of the National Stadium, Surulere.

Tambuwal Condemns Jos Blasts

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, has condemned the multiple bomb blasts that rocked the city of Jos earlier on Tuesday. He described the attacks as acts of cowardice that have no place in civilised societies.

Bomb ROCKS Jos

Unconfirmed number of people was   feared dead and others injured as explosion  rocked  the major Railway Terminus in Jos City centre, opposite the old site of Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH) .

The entire city has been thrown into confusion as  traders  and others  at the Terminus market scampered  for safety.