The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, MUDASHIRU OBASA, has called on the Police to treat everyone in Lagos with respect and dignity. Speaker OBASA cautioned the police against engaging in acts of harassment, intimidation and extortion of residents, which he said would not earn them the respect of citizens. The Speaker made the call…
Organisers of the EndSARS protest anniversary in Lagos State have revealed their plans for the event, which is expected to take place tomorrow. Part of the plan is a vehicular procession that would drive through the Lekki Tollgate, where EndSARS protesters were shot at on the night of October 20, 2020. Armed policemen are keeping watch around…
A forty-nine-year-old woman has died and another is in detention following a fight over the payment of electricity bill of their compound. The incident happened at House Number 26 on Orijamogun Street, around Oreyo, in Ikorodu Local Government Area of Lagos State. The woman in detention, TINA ESSI, is the landlady of the compound, whose daughter is…
The Lagos State Police Command has promised tough times for banks and other financial institutions that do not take the issue of security seriously. The Commissioner of Police, HAKEEM ODUMOSU, gave the warning at a meeting with bank officials, responsible for the handling of cash, which was held at the Command Headquarters in Ikeja. C.P. ODUMOSU observed…
The Lagos State Government is to provide financial support to families of police officers in the state who lost their lives due to the violent turn of the EndSARS protests. These include funding the burial of those who died in the violence, compensation for their families, scholarships for their children, and paying the medical bills of those…
Lagos State Commissioner of Police, HAKEEM ODUMOSU, has charged members of the disbanded tactical teams under his command on how on conduct themselves going forward. C.P. ODUMOSU said the police personnel, including those with the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, Anti-Kidnapping Squad and Anti-Cultism Squad, are not to be seen carrying arms or in their operational vests. He also…