LAGOS FEBRUARY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Riot police in Senegal on Monday fired tear gas outside parliament in the capital Dakar, as crowds tried to gather to protest against the postponement of the presidential election scheduled for February 25th, according to BBC Africa. The members of parliament were due to debate a bill that would reschedule the poll…
LAGOS JANUARY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Ogun State Police Command has disclosed that a 37-year-old woman, Bilikisu Kazeem, died during a gun battle between operatives and kidnappers on Friday. The incident occurred on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. According to the Command, nine hostages were rescued from the kidnappers during the encounter. Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, of the…
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…