LAGOS APRIL 29TH (NEWRANGERS)-The Police Command in Lagos State says it has arrested a couple (name withheld) over alleged self-kidnap for N5 million ransom. The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday. Hundeyin said that the husband, a 53-year-old technician and wife, 48 years old body…
LAGOS APRIL 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A 7-year-old boy who was declared missing has been found by the Lagos State Police Command in the Ago Okota, area of the state. The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, made this known on his verified Twitter handle on Saturday. He said that the boy identified as Goodluck Ifeanyi, was seen on…
LAGOS APRIL 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of seven riders with 245 motorcycles impounded around Mile 2 and Apapa Road. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in Lagos state, Ben Hundeyin, made this known in a tweet on Thursday. “In continuation of our enforcement of the existing ban on the…
LAGOS MARCH 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-A musician, Collins Etaredafe, aka Top Boy, has gone into hiding after allegedly killing two-yet-to-be-identified Bureau-De-Change operators at his residence in the Lekki area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro gathered that Etaredafe, who was with a yet-to-be-identified friend, invited the BDC operators into his apartment under the guise of changing some dollars….
LAGOS NOVEMBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The police in Lagos have arrested six Bureau de Change operators for allegedly kidnapping an eight-year-old child. The police spokesperson in the state, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest on his verified Twitter handle monitored by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday. Mr Hundeyin said the suspects conspired and kidnapped the…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Lagos police command says it has intercepted two commercial buses loaded with live cartridges at Poromope estate, Ijede road, Ikorodu. The police said three suspects were arrested in connection with the discovery of the live cartridges. The suspects are Tukur Abdullah, Muazu Telim and Dahiru Idris. Benjamin Hundeyin, Lagos police spokesperson,…
LAGOS AUGUST 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A 29-year-old man identified as Sanni Gafar has been apprehended by a mob, who suspected him of being a terrorist, in the Ijora Badia area of Lagos State. Naija News reports that the police, however, rescued the suspected terrorist before the mob lynched him. This incident was confirmed on Monday in a post…
LAGOS JULY 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Lagos State Police Command has arrested two suspected kidnappers, Favour Tochukwu and Ebenezer Chidiebere. They, allegedly, usually lure their victims to their houses while pretending to legitimate buyers of goods. One of the suspects, Tochukwu was nabbed when their latest victim raised an alarm inside the banking hall where he was taken…