LAGOS MAY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba has condemned the unruly conduct of the Police officer caught in a viral video, singing, dancing, and brandishing a rifle in praise of a particular confraternity (cult). The officer has been identified as Corporal Matthew Isaac, attached to the Ebonyi State Police Command. Confirming…
LAGOS APRIL 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Police Command in Nasarawa State has arrested 21 commercial motorcyclists who allegedly killed a National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) personnel on April 18, in Karu. Mr Adesina Soyemi, Commissioner of Police in the state, said this on Thursday in Lafia, while parading the suspects alongside 29 others arrested for allegedly…
LAGOS MARCH 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Lagos Police Command operative has arrested Inspector Dele Reuben, the officer captured on video harassing a motorist for the now-suspended tinted glasses permit. He is currently undergoing disciplinary procedures at the State Headquarters, Ikeja. A press statement signed by Lagos State Police Public Relation Officer (PPRO) SP Benjamin Hundeyin sighted…
LAGOS MARCH 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Thursday arrested the immediate past Governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. The PUNCH learnt that Obiano, who had been on the watch list of the EFCC, was arrested while trying to board a flight to the United States….
LAGOS FEBRUARY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A 30-years-old woman, Bola Agbedimu has once again been arrested for allegedly spending fake N1000 notes at Kila market in the Odeda Local Government Area of Ogun State. According to the police, the arrest was the third time as she had been arrested two times for the same offence. The suspect was…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A highly decorated police officer in Nigeria has been arrested following accusations he belongs to an international drugs cartel, police say. Abba Kyari, already suspended for allegedly helping self-avowed fraudster Hushpuppi to launder his money in the US, is now accused in a cocaine plot. Officials say Mr Kyari asked a colleague…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Ogun police command says it has arrested a couple found with human body parts in Abeokuta, the state capital. Abimbola Oyeyemi, police spokesperson in the state, disclosed the development in a statement on Saturday. Oyeyemi said the couple, identified as 43-year-old Kehinde Oladimeji and 35-year-old Adejumoke Raji, were arrested at MKO…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Ondo State Security Network Agency, also known as Amotekun Corps, has arrested 150 persons for their alleged involvement in various criminal activities in the state. One of the suspects, Timothy Odeniyi, was allegedly arrested with human parts. The 35-year-old was reportedly arrested on Sunday in Ondo town, Ondo West Local Government…