Author: Saint Augustine

The Lagos State command of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) yesterday paraded an Alsatian dog named Bullet used for robbery at the Ladipo market area of the state. Also paraded alongside the dog were two suspects namely Odumade Olajide and Adewuyi Adisa. Briefing newsmen on the arrest at the command headquarters in Lagos, the acting Commissioner of Police, Lagos state command, Mr. Edgal Imohimi said that the duo of Olajide and Adisa were arrested with the dog and one motorcycle at about 1400hrs at Ladipo market following a distress call. According to him,”The fact of this case is that these…

The Federal Government has ordered an investigation into the shortfalls witnessed in the revenue remittances made over years by the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB). This was part of the resolutions taken yesterday during the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari. The Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, who disclosed this to State House correspondents, described the looting in both agencies as massive even as she failed to name the agency that is to carry out the probe. She however said the leakages had been blocked…

In a bid to rekindle the lost love between the police and the public, the Nigeria Police high command has escalated its ‘Bail is free’ campaign across the country. Re-launching the crusade in Minna, Niger State capital, Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, said the fight against money for bail was born out of his desire to reposition the Nigeria Police Force to be more accountable. He noted that the declarations were already manifesting and being accomplished. Represented by the Force Public Relations Officer, Moshood Jimoh, the Police Chief said that in furtherance of the objectives, the IGP and Management…

The Intervention Squad of the Zone 2 Police Command yesterday arrested one Orabe Philips Leo, a Nigerian, for luring and attempting to kill his American visitor, Robert Wheelers in Lagos. Based on their previous relationship when the American worked with Tony Elumelu Foundation in 2015, the victim asked the suspect to pick him from the airport when he arrived Lagos on August 25. After he was picked from the airport, the suspect drove him straight to his residence at Adeniyi Street, Ikorodu, where he was to stay until his return to the United States. However, at midnight, the suspect turned…

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP), has called for caution and restraint in handling the conflict that has erupted in Abia State between the Military and elements of the IPOB. The Party in a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Prince Dayo Adeyeye, noted that while it was committed to the continued corporate existence of Nigeria as one indivisible Country, it at the same time, acknowledged and respects the rights of the people anywhere to express their yearnings and aspirations within the confines of the laws of the land.  It stated that at this time that tempers seemed to be flaring…

…Wants Nigerian Army to discontinue barbaric treatment of residents The Governor of Abia State, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu on Wednesday extended the curfew placed on Aba, the commercial city of the State by one day. The curfew which was billed to end on Thursday, the 14th day of September, 2017 will now end on Friday, 15th of September, 2017. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Enyinnaya Appolos disclosed that the Governor advised both the residents and visitors to cooperate with the security agencies to ensure continuation of maintenance of law and order within Aba and environs.…

The Federal Special Anti Robbery Squad (FSARS) of Lagos State Police command, Ikeja, Lagos, yesterday arrested a member of the notorious kidnapping syndicate whose modus operandi is not just to abduct his victims, but also rob them. The suspect, 29-year-old Raphael Ndukwu, was also identified as a member of the gang that recently abducted and killed a reverend father in Owerri, Imo State. Because he is an indigene of Imo State, the suspect was said to have taken advantage of knowing the law of the land to target their victims before they abduct them. The suspect was nabbed by FSARS…

The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Edgal Imohimi has said that Divisional Intelligence Offices would be set up at police stations across the state to handle information given by members of the public. The police boss who disclosed this at Stakeholders Security Meeting with Ikeja residents said this was in line with intelligence-led policing to aid community policing. “Every police officer would now have a pocket notebook to jot down information given to them by members of the public while on duty. “This information would be forwarded to the Divisional Information Officer at the end of the day for thorough…

… To meet with Traditional Rulers today Following the clash between the Nigerian Army and the members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in Afaraukwu, Umuahia on Sunday, the Governor of Abia State, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu has slammed a three day curfew in Aba, the commercial city of the state. Governor Ikpeazu who announced the curfew while briefing newsmen at the end of the security meeting at Government House, Umuahia on Tuesday said that the curfew was to be observed between the hours of 6pm to 6am between September 12 to 14, 2017. While noting the frenzy of activities…

The Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside has stated that effective policing is an essential component of the development and growth process of the Nigerian Maritime sector. Peterside stated this while receiving a delegation from Maritime Command of the Nigeria Police Force led by the Commissioner of the Command, CP David Folawiyo who paid him a courtesy visit at the Nigerian Maritime Resource Development Centre (NMRDC), Lagos. He noted that the Police Officers’ first order of business was to serve and protect; and that as an agency of the government of Nigeria, whose…