LAGOS JUNE 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-A bloody clash was averted yesterday morning when some armed soldiers stormed Ijeh Police Barracks in Obalende, Lagos, to evict police officers and men living there. Their presence resulted in pandemonium as wives and children of the policemen ran helter-skelter on seeing the soldiers who were armed to the teeth subjecting people…
LAGOS JUNE 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-I write to rebut the pathetic threat by the President of the Police Officers Wives’ Association and wife of the Inspector-General of Police, Hajia Hajara Usman Baba, to remove “beer parlours” in police barracks across the country. “We are going to send signals immediately for the relocation of the ‘beer parlours’. If…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The blocks of buildings housing police officers in the mainland and Island areas of Lagos State are pathetic sights and an imminent disaster. One of the reasons for erecting barracks is to address the housing challenge confronting military and paramilitary institutions. However, for many men and women of the Nigeria Police Force…