LAGOS AUGUST 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-They have been outlawed, but they have not disappeared. Across Lagos, scavengers still roam streets and communities at almost all hours, combing neighbourhoods for scraps, even as allegations of theft and vandalism increasingly trail their activities. Worried residents say their continued presence is giving them sleepless nights, while communities are resorting…
LAGOS AUGUST 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In a shocking revelation, scavengers masquerading as waste pickers have been caught red-handed, stealing valuable property from unsuspecting residents in various parts of Lagos. The brazen thieves, who blend in with genuine waste collectors, have been wreaking havoc in neighbourhoods, leaving residents feeling vulnerable and unsafe. In the Igando area of Lagos,…
LAGOS JULY 12TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-The Nigerian Railway Corporation has attributed the suspension of operations on some of its rail lines to insecurity, banditry and vandalism of its rail tracks. Mr John Otivere, an official of the NRC in Niger, disclosed this in Minna in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on the state…
LAGOS JULY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has apprehended 210 beggars, under its Operation Sweep Abuja of miscreants, street beggars, traders, scavengers and other criminal elements, which commenced on Monday. Gloria Onwuka, acting director, Social Welfare, Social Department Secretariat, FCTA, disclosed this in Abuja on Thursday, at the end of day four of…
LAGOS JANUARY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Residents of Saburi residential district in DeiDei area of Abuja are now living in heightened fear following renewed activities of hoodlums. According to them, the hoodlums send scavengers to survey the area before striking. The gunmen have attacked the area about thrice since January 1 and made away with valuables, and money…
LAGOS JANUARY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Some vulnerable FCT residents including the scavengers, beggars, petty traders, among others, have filed a suit against the minister, Nyesom Wike, demanding N500 million in damages over alleged breach of their fundamental rights. A legal practitioner, Abba Hikima, filed the suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/1749/3024 before Justice James Omotosho of a Federal High Court…
LAGOS MARCH 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The police in Lagos State have arrested no fewer than 100 persons allegedly involved in a violent clash between two unknown groups at the Scavengers Land near New Garage, Ojota. The state Deputy Commissioner of Police (Operations), Mr Mohammed Ali, made the disclosure on Friday. He said that the arrested persons had…
