LAGOS JANUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigeria Police Force hereby warns against the recent disturbing trend of self-kidnapping (false kidnapping), which is a punishable offense under the laws, and cautions the public against engaging in such activities as there are legal consequences associated with this criminal act. This is following observed incidents of self-kidnapping in various…
LAGOS JANUARY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Two police inspectors have been arrested and dismissed for armed robbery, illegal duty, and corruption by the leadership of the Zone 2 Police in Lagos State. The police at the zone are also on the trail of Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Ajayi Victor, who was also allegedly part of the criminal…
LAGOS DECEMBER 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, has said that Police operatives have finally arrested four robbery kingpins who raided three new-generation banks in Otukpo, Benue State. The IGP disclosed this during his last press briefing for the year and meeting with senior field commanders at the police headquarters in Abuja….
LAGOS NOVEMBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Police in Lagos State have arrested a 24-year-old suspect in possession of three locally made pistols. The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest on his official X handle on Tuesday. He said that the suspect was apprehended on Monday by officers of Ketu Division while on a stop and…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A joint operation between the Enugu State Police Command and operatives of the Department of State Service, on Sunday, neutralised three armed robbery suspects that allegedly specialised in robbing Point of Sale operators in the Enugu State metropolis. The hoodlums, all male, met their deaths at Second Avenue, Independence Layout, Enugu State,…
LAGOS OCTOBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A team of security guards has foiled an attempted robbery on a new-generation bank in the Mushin area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro gathered that the incident happened on Tuesday, September 26, 2023, around 10pm. It was learnt that the robber bypassed the main entrance of the bank and gained entry into…
LAGOS OCTOBER 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre) has taken a decisive step by formally petitioning the Nigeria Police Force against Max Air, citing grave concerns over the endangerment of lives due to reported safety violations. This move comes in the wake of Max Air’s purported presentation of altered records to…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Police in South Africa have arrested the husband of a Regional Court Magistrate, Mamello Thamae,40, after her body was discovered in the boot of their car in Lesotho. Police had on Friday, September 22, 2023, launched a manhunt after Thamae and her husband, Lehlohonolo Maketoane, were reported missing. At the time, SAPS…