The Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry on Police brutality and the shooting of EndSARS protesters has heard how SARS operatives tortured a businessman until he could no longer walk. Lasgidi FM’s NAJITE ATIRENE reports that the victim, NDUKWE EKEKWE appeared before the Panel as it resumed sitting for the fourth day at the International Centre for…
It has been revealed that CCTV camera at the Lekki Tollgate in Lagos did not record the entire incident on the night of Tuesday, October 20, 2020, when soldiers opened fire at EndSARS protesters. The Managing Director of Lekki Concession Company, ABAYOMI OMOMUWA, said the CCTV cameras stopped recording at about 8PM due to what he described…
The Inspector-General of Police, MUHAMMED ADAMU, has encouraged police officers in Lagos State to put the recent violent attacks and face their job. I.G.P. ADAMU gave the charge when he arrived in Lagos on a visit to sympathise and motivate policemen who lost their colleagues and offices in the violence. The I.G.P also visited Governor BABAJIDE SANWO-OLU…
The Inspector General of Police, MOHAMMED ADAMU, has approved an adjustment in the postings of some senior police officers. These include Deputy Inspector General of Police SANUSI LEMU, who takes charge of the Department of Operations, while Assistant Inspector-General of Police USMAN ALKALI BABA has been put in charge of Finance and Administration. Force Public Relations Officer,…
The Federal Government is offering five billion naira to support businesses in the aviation industry, including airlines that are battling with the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Minister of Aviation, HADI SIRIKA, announced that the sum of four billion is for airline operators, while the remaining one billion naira is for other business owners in the…
Four hundred members of the newly formed Special Weapons and Tactics Unit, also known as SWAT, have started training. The Minister of Police Affairs, MUHAMMAD DINGYADI, was at the Police Mobile College in Eggon, Nasarawa State to inspect the SWAT team’s training. DINGYADI charged the participants to prepare to tackle the challenge of armed robbery and other…