Joint Task Force Raids Cultists Hideout, Arrest 162 in Lagos

By Chiemelie Ezeobi

As part of measures put in place to curb the rising spate of cultism in Lagos Island, 162 persons were arrested Weekend, in a joint raid by security agencies from different services.
The taskforce personnel led by Area A Commander, Edgar Imohimi, were drawn from  Area ‘A’ Command, Lion building division, Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS), Ikeja, Police Mobile Squad 20, Directorate of State Security (DSS),  the armed forces and members of Neighborhood Ascendancy Watch.

Fire Guts Building as Another Collapse in Lagos

By Chiemelie Ezeobi

An inferno Sunday, gutted eight out of 27 apartments of a 3-storey building at Ojodu-Berger, leaving about three persons with varying degrees of injuries. This is just as another building; a three-storey, located at Liverpool Estate, near Ijegun in Ojo area of the state yesterday collapsed after the torrential rainfall. No life was lost however.

The affected burnt building was next to last week Tuesday's collapsed structure belonging to the Four Square Gospel Church and were part of those pegged down to under the integrity test. Confirming the incident, the Spokesperson, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mr. Ibrahim Farinloye, said the injured persons were rescued and taken to the hospital for treatment. 

EXCLUSIVE: Police Arrest Six for Armed Robbery, Cultism

The Ketu and Epe Police Divisions as well as the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Lagos State Police Command weekend, arrested six persons for armed robbery and cultism in different parts of the state. The police also recovered weapons and ammunition from the suspects.

The suspects were identified as Seye Ogulana, Samson Olusesi popularly known as Tallest, Adedoyin Badmos also popularly known as NFA, Segun Iseyemi, Tunde Adewunmi and Kenneth Oda.

FEATURES: Rise in Kidnapping Terrifies Lagosians

Babatunde Fashola

Kidnapping has been on the increase in Lagos State in recent times, inducing fear among its residents. Chiemelie Ezeobi gives a run down of some major incidents, concluding that the police have their work cut out protecting Lagosians from this menace

“I had a very strong premonition when I woke up that morning but I didn't know what the day held. I didn't call for security backup because I never anticipated being kidnapped but even if I had security detail, what would they have done against four men armed with AK47 guns?”

Boko Haram Leader Lists Conditions for Peace

President Goodluck Jonathan

One of the leaders of the Boko Haram sect, Aliyu Tashaku, Monday issued conditions for peace, even as he expressed reservation on the constitution of the Presidential Amnesty Committee for Dialogue and Peaceful Resolution of Security Challenges in the North.

Speaking during an interview on the Hausa service of Radio France International(RFI) monitored in Sokoto Monday, Tashaku said the sect decided to meet with the Amnesty Committee, in realisation that, there was a plot against Muslims and the North in general.