The police cautioned that police officers have freedom of movement and should not be stopping… EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, on Saturday, ordered the arrest of private security guards at Brooks Estate, Magodo, Isheri for allegedly delaying and denying him entrance into the estate. It was gathered … Read more
According to the police boss, one of the suspects is the grandmother of a three-year-old child who also died… EKO HOT BLOG reports that three suspects have been arrested in connection with the mysterious death of some children in the Badagry area of Lagos State. The corpses of the eight children were recovered from a … Read more
The October 2020 protests against police brutality, extortion and profiling culminated in gunshots, when soldiers and police officers fired live rounds… EKO HOT BLOG reports that gun-wielding police officers have occupied the Lekki Toll Gate and other parts of the Lagos Island on the one-year anniversary of the Lekki shooting of October 20, 2020. At … Read more
Police operatives have been patrolling the streets in armoured tanks and other vehicles ahead of October 20, the day set for the #EndSARS Memorial protests EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Lagos State Police Command has said it will only allow indoor and virtual events for the planned commemoration of the #EndSARS protests of last … Read more
The stray bullet had hit the victim, Monsurat Ojuade when a team of detectives went to the area on Saturday… The Lagos State Police Commissioner, CP Hakeem Odumosu, has paid a condolence visit to the family of an 18-year-old female who was killed by a ‘stray bullet’ during a raid in the Ijeshatedo area of … Read more
Due to the swift response of the police, normalcy was immediately restored to the area and no life was lost in the clash. Police operatives attached to the Ijanikin Division of the Lagos State Police Command On 25th July 2021, at about 11am, arrested two (2) suspected cultists at the Oto Awori area of Lagos … Read more
“That is the trait of an active criminal; she was here, we recorded her. The night she was arrested, we recorded her at the state CIID, even the lady that rented the place to her, we recorded her and we have all that. If she now has an afterthought, an investigation will prove that.” The … Read more
Lagos State Police Commissioner, Hakeem Odumosu, was also seen with his men at the venue. There is a heavy presence of security operatives at the Gani Fawehinmi Park in Ojota, Lagos, the proposed venue of the Yoruba nation rally by secessionist group, Ilana Odua. It was gathered that men of the Nigeria Police Force, Nigerian … Read more
The baby has been taken to the hospital for medical examination and expert report for further investigation. The Police in Lagos have arrested Kingsley Achugbu, 35, for allegedly defiling his 2-year-old daughter and house maid. A statement on Tuesday by Police spokesman, Muyiwa Adejobi, said the maid reported the matter to the police at Festac … Read more
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, has assured Alaba traders of safety. The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, has assured traders of Igbo descent, who are trading in various markets in the state, of maximum safety. The Lagos CP made this known while reacting to a viral video that claimed that … Read more
Commisioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu has Ordered the Arrest Of 13 Persons In Lagos for their alleged involvement in the crisis rocking the business community. The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, Hakeem Odumosu, on Tuesday ordered the arrest of 13 leaders of warring groups in Gengere Community, Mile 12 Area of Ketu for their … Read more
The Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, CP Hakeem Odumosu, on Saturday ordered the dismantling of all illegal police road blocks on Lagos-Badagry expressway. The state police command’s Spokesperson, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said in a statement that Odumosu gave the directive on Friday while addressing Area Commanders and Divisional Police Officers in the command. Read … Read more
This follows attacks on police and correctional facilities in Imo State by gunmen suspected to be IPOB members In a bid to be proactive, the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, has moved to fortify security in and around Police formations and Correctional Centres in Lagos State. The CP summoned the Area Commanders, Mobile … Read more
The Lagos State Police Command has been warned against using any form of violence against protesters who might converge to march on the Lekki Tollgate on Saturday February 13, 2021. In an open letter addressed to the State’s Commissioner of Police, CP Hakeem Odumosu, the addressee who identified as “a good citizen of Nigeria who … Read more
The Lagos State Police Command said it arrested nine suspected traffic robbers on New Year’s eve. A statement issued on Friday by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said operatives of the Ketu division apprehended the suspects at about 8pm along Y-junction, by Old Tollgate, Ketu. Eko Hot Blog gathers that the suspects … Read more