LAGOS APRIL 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Nigerian man who recently arrived in the country from Dubai, and was also heading home from the airport has shared the story of how police officers in Festac town stopped him and extorted N200, 000 from him. #EndSARS promoter, Rinu, initially shared the story of the man on her Twitter handle….
LAGOS JANUARY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Lagos State Police Command has arrested four police Inspectors for alleged harassment and extortion of N70,000 from one 16-year-old student identified as Segun on 18th January, 2021, at NGAB Junction, Isheri Area of Lagos State, in a Toyota Corolla car. A press statement signed by Lagos State Police Public Relation Officer…
LAGOS JANUARY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has said that the ongoing enrollment for the National Identification Number (NIN) is free across the country. In a tweet on Thursday, NIMC warned that those who extort applicants risk a seven-year jail term if found guilty of the offence. While citing Sections 14, 20 and…
LAGOS DECEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Importers, clearing agents and truck owners are worried over the worsening gridlock on the port access road at the Tin Can Island Port Complex (TCIPC) in Lagos. They accused officials of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) security department, police and the Presidential Task Team on Apapa gridlock, who were deployed to manage…
LAGOS DECEMBER 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested Sen. Shehu Sani, who represented Kaduna Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly between 2015 and 2019. According to a source, Sani was arrested for alleged extortion of $20,000 from the owner of ASD Motors. The source said: “He was said to have…
LAGOS DECEMBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Touts allegedly working for dock workers at TinCan, Lagos, at the weekend killed three truck drivers during a protest to stop extortion and other corrupt practices. It was gathered that the killings occurred on Friday evening at TinCan Second Gate, when some of the truck drivers insisted that collecting N20,000 bribe to…
LAGOS OCTOBER 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-One dead, two police vans, other vehicles destroyed as truck drivers and members of the presidential task force team clashed in a face-off on Thursday. As at the time of filing this report, the Lilypond terminal gate, two police Hillux vans were still on fire. The cause of the face-off is not…
LAGOS AUGUST 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Joint Inter-Agency Team led by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arrested 37 officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) for allegedly extorting money from motorists on Nigerian highways. The Team, comprising officials of ICPC, FRSC and the Department of State Security (DSS) also arrested…