The spokesperson of the Lagos state police command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, says under the law, police officers have the right to use their firearms to protect themselves in the face of danger.
Hundeyin gave the clarification while reacting to the backlash police officers in the state received for using their firearms on a mob at the Alaba Rago market in the state on Tuesday, January 17, which led to the death of one of the attackers.
The officers had gone to the market to effect the arrest of a suspect but were challenged by a mob.
In the process of retreating from the mob, a police officer fired his arm and it fatally injured one of the said attackers.
Hundeyin shared a portion of the Nigerian constitution that authorises the use of firearms in the face of danger.
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Abiodun Alabi, has called on political parties in the state to shun electoral violence in the forthcoming general election.
Alabi made the statement on Tuesday, Jan. 17, during an event tagged “Stakeholders Meeting on Election Security,” organised by the Lagos State Police Command in the Ikeja area of the state.
The stakeholders’ meeting involved heads of security agents in the state, representatives of political parties, officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission, and the police, among other stakeholders in the state.
Alabi said;
“A free and fair election is the hallmark of democracy, and we, as critical stakeholders in the provision of security during the elections, have the responsibility to ensure that it is conducted in a peaceful and orderly manner devoid of rancour, malevolence, brigandage, and thuggery.
“To achieve this, we urge the leadership of all political parties to re-dedicate themselves to undertaking their campaigns and electoral activities within the dictates of the Electoral Act 2022.
“In the same vein, during this electoral process, the police request the political actors gathered here to pledge to denounce electoral violence, hate speech, and other negative tendencies before, during, and after the votes.”
Alabi warned political thugs, cultists and other troublemakers against disrupting the electoral process.
He said: “Parents should equally warn their children to be law-abiding because we won’t listen to anybody when we arrest any troublemaker.
“We want to assure you that no cultists or political thugs would be allowed in the state. We are going to ensure that no political party’s supporters would be intimidated in the state.”
Alabi added that political violence, hate speech, threats, political intolerance, misinformation, and political extremism are potent threats to democracy and national security.
He said;
“I, therefore, challenge the leadership of political parties and candidates, who are critical gatekeepers of our democracy, to demonstrate purposeful and patriotic leadership that will guarantee a peaceful electoral process and to develop a culture of political tolerance and display of political maturity by allowing healthy competition among themselves.”
Terrorists on Monday abducted the Vice Chairman of Musawa Local Government Area of Katsina State, Aminu Umar.
Residents said Umar was abducted along with one Isah Paiki by terrorists who invaded his village, Kira, in the Jimkamshi ward of the council around 1am on Monday.
The spokesman for the Katsina State Police Command, SP Gambo Isah, confirmed the incident.
He revealed that the police had rescued Paiki while efforts were on to rescue the council vice chairman.
Meanwhile, police operatives from the command rescued no fewer than five kidnap victims from two councils of the state on Sunday and early Monday.
Isah, who confirmed the development on Monday, said terrorists had earlier kidnapped the victims from different parts of the state.
Drambi Vandi, the suspended assistant superintendent of police who was arrested over the murder of female lawyer Raheem Bolanle, has pleaded not guilty after being arraigned in court today, January 16.
Vandi who was arraigned on one count of murder before the Lagos State High Court, Tafawa Balewa Square annex, was accused of shooting Bolanle in Ajah area of Lagos on Christmas Day.
Bolanle’s death generated widespread criticism from many persons and groups in the country, as they condemned what they described as extrajudicial killing, linking the incident to be one of such reasons for the nationwide #EndSARS protest of 2020.
The Police Service Commission (PSC) granted approval for the police officer’s suspension on December 29, after which he was arraigned by the Lagos state government.
Vandi’s arraignment which was scheduled for 9am, suffered some delay until about 11am when his counsel, Mr Adetokunbo Odutola arrived.
The trial of Assistant Superintendent of Police [ASP], Drambi Vandi, alleged to have killed Lagos-based lawyer, Bolanle Raheem, on Christmas Day, December 25, 2022, will commence at the Lagos State High Court today, January 16.
Vandi who is attached to the Ajiwe Police Station in Ajah, Lagos State, allegedly shot Raheem while she was returning from an outing with her family members.
A statement by the Lagos State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Moyosore Onigbanjo (SAN), said the trial would be before Justice I.O. Harrison at the Tafawa Balewa Square.
“The trial of ASP Vandi who allegedly killed Raheem on December 25, 2022, on the Ajah Expressway, will begin before Justice I.O. Harrison at the Lagos High Court sitting at Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS).”
Vandi appeared before Chief Magistrate C.A. Adedayo on December 30, 2022, a day after the Police Service Commission (PSC) approved his suspension.
The Magistrate ordered that he be remanded at the Ikoyi custodial facility pending advice of the Lagos State Director of Public Prosecutions.
He will be tried under Section 223 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
Meanwhile, the remains of the late Lawyer will be laid to rest on Tuesday, January 17 in Lagos. A service of songs will be held in her honor at the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Olive Tree Parish, today, January 16. Until her passing, late Bolanle was a dedicated Sunday School teacher in her church.
The Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Wednesday, January 11, 2023, sentenced two Nigerians, an American and a Cambodian to imprisonment ranging from three to 25 years, and also fined them ranging from $1,000 to $10,000, in connection with selling over two kilograms of meth to an undercover police officer in the capital, in 2021.
The Presiding Judge Kim Sokunthea named the four accused as Theam Tola, 36, a former Chinese-English-Interpreter; Chineme Nwoko Precious, 41; David Vincent; 48; both Nigerians and a former English teacher; Matthew David Sample, 40; American national.
Judge Sokunthea said among them, Theam Tola was sentenced to three years in prison and was fined 4 million Riels (about $1,000) to put in state’s budget, while Chineme Nwoko Precious, David Vincent and Matthew David Sample were sentenced to 25 years in prison and fined 40 million Riels (about $10,000).
“They were all charged with “drug possession, transportation and trafficking” under Article 40 of Cambodian Law on Drugs Control, she added.
Relating to Tola’s arrest, Judge Sokunthear said on February 5, 2022 he was arrested in Chroy Changvar district’s Chroy Changvar commune, with a package of drugs to sell to an undercover police officer, posing as a drug dealer.
She noted Matthew David Sample’s arrest was on the same day around 7:30 pm in Tuol Kork district’s Phsar Depo commune and police seized more than 1kg of meth from him.
“Based on Sample’s confession and his cooperation, police later arrested David Vincent around 8:30 am on February 6 in Dangkor commune and police seized about 1kg of meth from Vincent,” she added.
She added that based on Vincent’s confession and cooperation, police then arrested Nwoko Precious Chineme, currently interned at Prey Sar prison for 27 years for a previous drug offence in 2009.
The police in Lagos state have arrested a Police Inspector and two women over a missing baby in Lagos state.
The police inspector identified as Samuel Ukpabio who is attached to the State Criminal Investigation Department SCID, is accused of forcefully abducting a baby boy from the mother, 35-year-old Fortune Obafuoso.
Punch reports that Obafuoso said on Friday, December 23, 2022, when she delivered her baby, the policeman arrested her and took her alongside her children, including the newborn, to the SCID on the allegation that she wanted to sell the baby, a claim she denied.
The distraught mum said while she was being interrogated by Ukpabio, her baby boy was forcefully taken away from her and handed over to a yet-to-be-identified woman.
She claimed that the police officer then gave her N15,000 and threatened her not to return for the baby.
She also alleged that he also sent her another N170,000 after she kept demanding for her child.
Following her outcry, the matter was investigated and the police officer alongside his accomplices were arrested. Confirming their arrest, the spokesperson of the state police command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, said;
“Two ladies have been arrested; the inspector (Ukpabio) mentioned the person he gave the baby to and we arrested that person.
The person is in detention now. During interrogation, that person mentioned that she gave the baby to another person and the person has been arrested and detained.
Both of them have not denied collecting the baby but we still don’t know where the baby is. We are still working and by the end of tomorrow (Wednesday), we should be able to tell where they took the baby to. So, we have a total of three people in detention now; the inspector, and the two ladies.”
The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested six members of a gang notoriously known as Shilla Boys.
Spokesperson of the command, DSP Sulaiman Nguroje, in a statement on Sunday, January 8, 2023, said fourteen stolen laptops were recovered from the suspects.
“Further to the Command’s renewed commitment to checkmating crime and criminality ahead of President Muhammadu Buhari’s visit to Yola, the Adamawa State Capital, the Command on the 7/1/2023, disconnected the criminal network of Shilla gangsterism, connecting Upper and Down Luggere in Yola North Local Government,” the statement read.
“The suspected Shila boys specialise in burgling and stealing valuable items from peoples’ shops and houses within the State Capital.
“The outcome of this commitment designed by the command to ensuring public order, safety and security before, during and after the visit of Mr President, led to the arrest of 6 suspects, Faisal Abubakar,18, Abdulsalam Muhammed,17, Mahmud Musa ,18, Abdul Aziz Muhammed 18, Abubakar Jidda, 18, and Christopher Daniel, 30, all of various addresses.
“Interestingly, fourteen computer laptops were recovered from the suspects in the course of investigation.”
The Commissioner of Police, CP SK Akande, while commending officers and Men deployed for denying the suspects the opportunity to escape arrest and further directed total clamp down on criminals who are bent on disrupting the peace of the public.
The CP called on the populace to always inform the police of the whereabouts of Criminals and their hideouts.
The police boss equally assured the Government and good people of Adamawa state, of sustained effort to dislodging all criminal hideous and black spots in Adamawa state.
The Lagos State Police Command has arraigned a 21-year-old man, Isaac Tony, before the Ogba Magistrates’ Court, Ogba, for allegedly possessing SIM cards suspected to have been used for Internet fraud.
It was alleged that the 21-year-old was in possession of 32 SIM cards on December 15, 2022, on Apakan Lane, in the Oshodi area of the state, where he was arrested.
The defendant was said to be unable to explain how he was in possession of the cards.
The charges read in part;
“That you, Isaac Tony, on December 15, 2022, around 8.40pm on Apakun Lane, Oshodi, in the Ikeja Magisterial District, was found in possession of 32 pieces of GSM SIM cards of various networks, such as MTN, 9mobile, Airtel, suspected to be used for fraudulent practices.”
The offences were said to be punishable under sections 328 (1) and 329 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State of Nigeria, 2015.
The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charges and was granted bail in the sum of 100,000 with two sureties in like sum.
Magistrate M.F. Onamusi adjourned the matter till January 31, 2023, for mention.
The spokesperson of the Lagos state police command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, has described as ”heartbreaking” a tweet shared by a Nigerian man expressing his utter hate for men of the Nigeria Police Force.
It all started when Hundeyin reacted to a tweet about a Police officer who got injured by a hit-and-run driver.
Reacting to Hundeyin’s post, the Nigerian man with the handle @MrOdanz said he would never help a dying police officer.
A Yaba Chief Magistrate’s Court on Friday remanded the Assistant Superintendent of Police, Drambi Vandi, in the Ikoyi Correctional Centre, over alleged unlawful shooting and killing of a pregnant lawyer, Mrs. Omobolanle Raheem, in Lagos on Christmas Day.
The Chief Magistrate, Miss Adeola Olatunbosun, ordered that Vandi be remanded till January 30, 2023, pending the legal advice on the case from the Office of the Lagos State Directorate of Public Prosecutions.
The defendant was remanded following an application by Lagos State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Moyosore Onigbanjo, SAN.
Raheem was coming from an eatery with some family members on Christmas Day and had tried to make a U-turn under the Ajah Bridge when the cop shot her.
The 41-year-old woman was rushed to a hospital, where she was confirmed dead.
Onigbanjo based his application on a temporary one-count murder charge against Vandi and under Section 264 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos, 2015.
The charge, read;
“That you ASP Drambi Vandi on the 25th day of December 2022, at Ajah Road, along the Lekki Expressway, Lagos, unlawfully killed one Omobolanle Raheem by shooting the deceased in the chest contrary to Section 223 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State 2015.”
The Attorney General told Magistrate Olatunbosun that the basis for the remand was to allow the police to conclude its investigations into the matter.
The magistrate granted the request to remand the defendant at the Ikoyi Correctional Centre and ordered that the case file be duplicated and sent to the Director of Public Prosecution, Dr Babajide Martins, for legal advice.
She adjourned till January 30, 2023, to await legal advice.After the remanded of Vandi, the Command’s Police Public Relations Officer Benjamin Hundeyin also tweeted that the defendant had been remanded.
He made the disclosure on his official Twitter handle.
Ajah Police Killings: LERSA Pays Condolence Visits to Victims’ Families
Meanwhile, the Executive Council of the Lekki Estates Residents and Stakeholders Association on Friday paid condolence visits to the families of Bolanle Raheem and Gafaru Buraimoh, who were recently shot dead by the police in separate incidents.
The police have arraigned a man, Daniel Ogbonna, before a Yaba Magistrate’s Court, Lagos State, for allegedly obtaining N1.4m from some residents under the pretext of investing the money in a scheme and paying back N5m within six months.
It was gathered that the complainant met the defendant at a Catholic church, where the latter claimed to be a member.
Ogbonna was alleged to have also claimed that investors in the scheme, tagged, Grace Families and Friends, met regularly on the church premises.
The police prosecutor, Haruna Magaji, told the court that the defendant committed the offence in August 2021 at the Saint Dominic’s Catholic Church, Yaba, Lagos State, together with one Ngozi Ugwu, a worker in the administrative unit of the church.
According to him, the offences contravene sections 411, 168, 315 (1) and punishable under Section 316(b) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State of Nigeria, 2015.
The charges read in part,
“That you, Daniel Ogbonna, and others at large, between August 19, 2021, till date at the Saint Dominic’s Catholic Church, Yaba, in the Lagos Magisterial District, did conspire together to commit a felony, to wit, obtaining the sum of N1.424,000, from one Paul Ogwuche, by false pretence to transact in an Internet scheme called Grace Families and Friends, thereby committing an offence contrary to Section 315(1) and punishable under Section 316(b) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State of Nigeria, 2015.”
The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The Magistrate, O.Y. Adefope, admitted him to bail in the sum of N300,000 with two responsible sureties in like sum and adjourned the case till January 31, 2023, for trial.
Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) Lagos State Police Command have recovered an SUV, 4matic GL 450 under Otedola bridge.
According to the statement on the RRS Facebook page, the car with the registration number KUJ 384 LY, was recovered by the officials on patrol at about 10:00 p.m. on Monday, December 5, 2022.
“The car’s engine was running and driver’s side door opened with no occupant. In the car were travelling bags and laptop,” the statement read.
“The Commander RRS, CSP Olayinka Egbeyemi has directed the decoy team to commence preliminary investigation immediately.
“Whoever has information about the owner of the vehicle should kindly contact RRS HQ, Alausa Secretariat, Ikeja.”
The spokesperson of the Nigeria Police Force, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, has said that the police force receives more cases of extortion carried out by officers from its FESTAC town division than any area in Lagos state.
He stated this while reacting to a Twitter user who recounted how police officers extorted his younger brother on November 22.
Reacting to the tweets, Adejobi called on the state police PRO and the state Commissioner of Police to flush out the erring officers in the area.
The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, has ordered the distribution of weapons for officers across the country in preparation for the 2023 general election.
He also ordered all Commissioners of Police in the country to activate the Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security to engage stakeholders in evolving strategies for mitigating threats to the elections.
The IG noted that political violence, hate speech, threats, political intolerance and misinformation were all potential threats to national security interests.
In a statement on Sunday, the Force spokesperson, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said the IG charged the CPs to ensure adequate and strategic deployment of officers and assets to ensure the safety and security of INEC personnel and materials before, during and after the 2023 general elections.
Adejobi said, “Similarly, the IGP has ordered a fresh distribution of gadgets, anti-riot gears, and personal protective equipment for police officers across the federation in preparation for the 2023 general election security management duty.
“The items include non-lethal weapons such as electro-shocks, rubber bullets, water cannons, tear gas, riot guns etc., for crowd control and to minimise casualty risk in eventual confrontations with subversive elements.
“The IG reaffirmed the commitment of his administration to the protection of our democratic heritage and national security interests, while he called on other security agencies and stakeholders who constitute ICCES, as well as members of the public to deliberately aid the NPF in its drive to ensure the safety and security of all and sundry before, during, and after the 2023 general elections.”
The Plateau State Police Command has arrested the woman who allegedly tortured an 11-year-old girl, Margaret Joshua, to death in Jos.
Spokesperson of the command, Alfred Alabo, confirmed the development to newsmen in a statement on Thursday, November 17, 2022.
The PPRO said the suspect, a mother of two and a microbiologist at the National Veterinary Research Institute, Vom (NVRI) Plateau, Mrs Nnamaka Nwachukwu, forced the minor to sit in a bowl of hot water, which resulted in severe injuries in her buttocks and private part.
The suspect, who resides in K-Vom, Jos south LGA, was said to have inflicted injuries on the body of the minor until she died from the torture.
The victim is said to be a native of Kebbi state, who escaped her community over insecurity, and was brought to Jos by a presumed helper who gave her out as a maid to the suspect.
The suspect allegedly beat the minor constantly and refused to register her in school despite promising to enrol the victim.
The police spokesperson said the case is currently being investigated, adding that the suspect would be charged to court soon. Grace Pam, coordinator of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in Plateau, who followed up on the case, said the injuries on the body of the minor showed she was subjected to torture.
The suspect claimed the girl fell on her own into the bowl of hot water and ran out of the house without her knowing her whereabouts for more than 24hrs.
Pam said the girl was found in the building (pictured) and taken to the K-Vom police station, before she was moved to the hospital where she died hours later.
“Our attention was called about the situation on Monday, by a staff of the Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH), who said that an 11-year-old girl had been seriously beaten up and injured by her guardian,”
Pam said.
“On getting to the hospital, we saw several old and new scars, and injuries on her entire body. We were told that she was taken to Mandela hospital in K-Vom, but was referred to JUTH due to the severity of her wounds.
“When we met the suspect at the police station where she was initially detained, she claimed that the girl used to masturbate, and so she was beating her to serve as punishment to make her stop.
“She claimed she did not know what used to come over her each time she beats the girl because she quickly regrets it after the act.
“The suspect also claimed that the deceased fell into hot water after which she ran out of the house and did not return for almost 24 hours.”
Also commenting on the issue, Keneng John, a neighbour to the suspect, said it was not the first time the minor was tortured by her guardian, adding that they have reported the case to the police on several occasions.
John added that the suspect had been instructed by the police to return the minor many times but she refused.
The spokesperson of the Nigeria Police Force, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, has stated that there is nothing wrong with a policeman asking to search the handbags of ladies.
Adejobi stated this while responding to a Twitter user who asked if it was right for a policeman to search her bag.
Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested a scooter rider for possession of firearms.
Spokesperson for the Command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, in a statement on Wednesday, November 2, 2022, said the suspect was arrested by patrol officers of Adeniji Adele Division on Tuesday.
According to the PPRO, a locally made semi-automatic pistol and a round of live ammunition were recovered from the suspect after a thorough search of his handbag.
“Yesterday, at about 0050hrs, vigilant patrol officers of Adeniji Adele Division spotted a lone rider on an unregistered scooter at Glover junction.
On searching his handbag, a locally made semi-automatic pistol and a round of live ammunition was recovered.
Suspect had been moved to Police Headquarters, Ikeja for in-depth investigation.” he said.
The police in Imo state have arrested a suspected armed robbery suspect in the Oguta area of the state.
A statement released by the spokesperson of the state police command, CSP Michael Abattam, says on October 26, at about 9a.m., a report of Burglary and stealing was received by the Divisional Police Officer in charge of Oguta Police Station and his investigation team immediately swung into action to identify and arrest the perpetrators of the dastardly act.
Abattam said after a diligent gathering of credible intelligence, on October 27 at about 12pm, one Nnura Henry Afam ‘m’ aged 34 years old and a a native of Umuayata village in Oguta Local Government Area of Imo State was arrested.
”In the course of interrogation the suspect confessed to the crime, claiming that it was his boss, Ebuka surname unknown alias “Small Witch” that instructed him to broke into the complainant’s house at night time and steal the properties and to take all the stolen items to his (Ebuka’s) house.
He further revealed that they belong to an armed robbery gang and Ebuka alias “Small Witch” is the Head of the gang, that has been terrorizing communities in Oguta Local Government Area and its environs. He then led the investigating team to the house of Ebuka alias “Small Witch” where the stolen items were kept.
The suspect on sighting the police from a distance arriving his residence, immediately locked his door from the inside and escaped through the rear door into the bush.
However, the door was forced open, searched and the following items were recovered to the station. They include; Three (3) automatic English made Beretta Pistols, Forty-six (46) live GPMG ammunition, Fifty-eight (58) live 7.62mm M240 machine gun ammunition, Seventy-two (72) AK-47 rifle 5.56mm live ammunition, Two (2) empty Pistol magazine, Twenty three (23) live cartridges, Thirty nine (39) .9mm ammunition, Sixteen (16) live LAR rifle ammunition, One (1) damaged pistol magazine, One (1) damaged G3 magazine, two (2) Itel handset, One (1) Motorcycle, One (1) bicycle, Three (3) Television sets and his personal picture. ”the statement read
The police spokesperson said efforts are in top gear to arrest the fleeing suspect and other members of his gang.
In the same vein, the Command is partnering with community leaders/stakeholders, vigilante groups and hunters associations for credible information that will assist in curbing violent crimes in the State.
”The command is also using this medium to advise Imolites to always in time of distress, call the Command’s emergency numbers: 08034773600 or 08098880197.” Abattam said
The Lagos state police command has detained two of the eight domestic staff of singer Davido invited for questioning over the demise of his three-year-old son, Ifeanyi.
The toddler unfortunately drowned in his father’s Banana Island apartment on Monday, October 31.
NPG had reported that eight of the domestic staff were invited for questioning on Tuesday November 1.
The spokesperson of the Lagos state police command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, said following serious interrogation, six of the domestic staff brought in for questioning, have been released while the chef and the nanny whose duty was to cater for the wellbeing of the little boy, have been detained.
A source close to the heartbreaking incident said that the Nanny was with Ifeanyi and the Chef came to join them.
The Nanny was said to have moved slightly away to receive a call. When she returned, she couldn’t find Ifeanyi and assumed he was with the Chef but the Chef said he had left Ifeanyi with her.
They began to frantically look for Ifeanyi all over the house for close to 20 mins until a security guard spotted him in the pool.
No one could explain how the boy got in the pool. Davido and Chioma were said to have returned from their trip to the devastating news.
“Davido ran mad. He literally removed his clothes and wanted to run into the streets. He was held back. He and Chioma are inconsolable.”
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