LAGOS DECEMBER 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Five people suspected of burning down four mosques in Ethiopia’s Amhara region were arrested on Saturday, a regional spokesman said, as rising inter-communal and ethnic violence threatens political reforms initiated by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. “Five people who are suspected of leading and organizing the attacks have now been arrested,” Getnet Yirsaw,…
LAGOS DECEMBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-One of the two suspects, who, a few days ago, attacked and murdered the wife of the Managing Director of Maersk Line has been arrested after he was sighted by a police commissioner, Hakeem Odumosu, where he was hiding on a mango tree. The suspects also stabbed the shipping line top official…
LAGOS DECEMBER 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Chief Superintendent of Immigration has been arrested for allegedly supplying bandits with ammunition in Sokoto. The officer whose name was not disclosed was said to be indicted in a confessional statement of some bandits arrested recently. The suspect was said to be in charge of one of the local governments hitherto…
LAGOS DECEMBER 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Two domestic help of Managing Director of Maersk Nigeria Limited, Gilders Tahoo Tahoo who stabbed his wife to death and injured him have been arrested by men of Lagos state police command. Two suspects were arrested in connection with the attack on the home the Managing Director of Maersk Nigeria Limited, Gilders…
LAGOS DECEMBER 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The wife of Gildas Tohouo, the Managing Director of Maersk line, one of the biggest maritime companies in Nigeria, was stabbed to death during an attack at their home in Lugard road, Ikoyi, Lagos state on Sunday December 8th. According to reports, Tuhouo was at home with his family when men who disguised as…
LAGOS DECEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Lagos Police Command has arrested four pastors who allegedly conducted fake miracles and prophecies within Lekki and Epe areas of state. The self-acclaimed pastors were arrested around 5 am on November 30 after by detectives from the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (SCIID). The detectives were said to have monitored…
LAGOS DECEMBER 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Lagos State Police Command has set up a special strike force to deal with miscreants in the state. Already 50 suspected hoodlums believed to be members of the notorious members of ‘One million Boys’ that have been terrorising residents of the state have been arrested. The command has, therefore, warned that…
LAGOS DECEMBER 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), Uyo Zonal Office in a joint operation with some of the Commission’s operatives from Abuja, in the early hours of Thursday, November 28th, stormed a building described as ‘YAHOO ACADEMY’, allegedly used solely for the training of youngsters in various aspects of cyber criminality. During…