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Lagos mechanic attempting to steal motor parts escapes lynching

4 months ago1886 min

A yet-to-be-identified mechanic had a narrow escape from a mob attack on Monday after he was caught attempting to steal vehicle spart parts at the Jemi Alade Estate, along the Isheri-Igando area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro learnt that a resident confronted the suspect after he was seen leaning on one of the vehicles in the estate around 9 am. The resident later raised the alarm which led to the suspect being apprehended, and a...

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Man kills eight-year-old son for misplacing sewing thread in Lagos

4 months ago1085 min

An unidentified man allegedly killed his eight-year-old son in the Epe area of Lagos State over a misplaced sewing thread that belonged to him. PUNCH Metro gathered on Tuesday that the incident occurred around 10:00 a.m. on August 5, when the father was about to use his sewing thread. Upon discovering that the minor had misplaced his sewing thread, the suspect allegedly became enraged and doused the child with Premium Motor Spirit, commonly known as...

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Lagos court jails man 21 years for manslaughter

4 months ago964 min

A Lagos State High Court in Ikeja, on Tuesday, sentenced a man, Adeola Agbonrin, to 21 years imprisonment for manslaughter. Justice Lateef Lawal-Akapo sentenced Agbonrin after he pleaded guilty to a count charge brought against him by the Lagos State Government. The convict was originally charged with the murder of Matha Farinmade, later Agbonrin applied for a plea bargain agreement, leading to the reduction of the charge to manslaughter. He was first arraigned on January...

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Stop patronising Okada riders, taskforce tells Lagos residents

4 months ago5208 min

The Lagos State Taskforce has urged Lagosians to desist from patronising motorcycle operators, popularly called ‘Okada’, saying they do not only pose risks to the passengers but also a security risk to all residents. The agency said Okada has been used as a “quick getaway means by criminal elements.” According to a statement by the Director, Press and Public Affairs, Lagos State Taskforce, Gbadeyan Abdulraheem, the Chairman of the Agency, CSP Adetayo Akerele, said this...

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Lagos seizes alcoholic drinks from street traders to curb drunk driving

4 months ago1174 min

Officials of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps impounded alcoholic drinks sold by street traders to drivers at Olupese Terminal Park and Oshodi-Bolade Garages on Tuesday. The state Commissioner, Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed this in a statement on X.com. Wahab stated that the clampdown was to curb the rising number of road accidents caused by drunk driving. He wrote, “As part of concerted efforts undertaken by the state government...

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Teenage girl allegedly raped by landlord’s son in Lagos

4 months ago2893 min

An incident of alleged rape has been reported in Alakuko, Lagos, where a 14-year-old girl was reportedly raped by the son of her landlord. The incident occurred yesterday, according to an anonymous X user, who tweets anonymously as #Rhwaley, who shared videos of the victim. Rhwaley added that when the family confronted the landlord about the incident, he dismissed their concerns, saying “Nothing will happen”. Sharing videos of the victim #Rhwaley wrote, “🔞🔞 – A...

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Three suspected cultists arraigned for causing panic in Lagos

4 months ago764 min

Three men, identified as Wasiu Okanlawon 36, Kehinde Kareem 34, and Hammed Olatunji 42, were on Monday arraigned before a Lagos State Magistrate Court in Ebute-Metta on charges related to alleged cult activities in Mushin. The trio, alleged members of the notorious Aiye Confraternity, are facing four counts, bordering on conspiracy, grievous harm, causing public panic, and belonging to an unlawful society. The police prosecutor, Superintendent Jimoh Joseph, told the court that the defendants, along...

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Wife may bag jail term for tearing husband’s passport at Lagos airport – NIS

4 months ago1058 min

A Nigerian woman named Favour Igiebor, who tore up her husband’s passport at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, could face a jail term as punishment for her actions if found guilty, according to the Nigeria Immigration Service Act of 2015 (as amended). The NIS had on Monday revealed that it had launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the destruction of a man’s passport by his wife, identified as Favour Igiebor, stating that she had...

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LAGESC officials bust styrofoam warehouse in Lagos

4 months ago1823 min

Operatives of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps have uncovered a warehouse of banned styrofoam in the Idumota area of the state. The state Commissioner, Ministry of Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, revealed this in a video shared on X.com on Monday. He wrote, “Operatives of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps (KAI) discovered a styrofoam packs warehouse in Idumota. “The product has been confiscated and taken to the Taskforce Office for incineration.” This...

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Court extends Lagos drug baron, Temo’s remand

4 months ago866 min

The Federal High Court in Lagos has further remanded the alleged drug lord, Sulaimon Jimoh, also known as “Olowo Idi Ogede” or “Temo,” for an additional 14 days in the custody of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency. Justice Akintayo Aluko extended Temo’s remand while granting an ex parte motion filed by the NDLEA. The order was made on Friday after the NDLEA prosecution counsel, Lambert Nor, argued the ex parte motion for an extension...

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