Day: 22 October 2020

Breaking: Hoodlums burn Ojodu Police Station

Wura Kelani, Crime Reporter

Rampaging hoodlums have set the Ojodu police station in Lagos state on fire. The station is located Ogunusi road by Grammar School junction. According to reports monitored on TheCable, the hoodlums overpowered security operatives before setting the station ablaze. The hoodlums had attempted to set the station ablaze on Wednesday but failed. According to an eyewitness to the incidence, the hoodlums also looted shops around the police station.

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Video: Police, Army foil attempted jailbreak in Ikoyi

Jide Ige

Policemen and soldiers have arrived at the Ikoyi Correctional Centre in a bid to foil an attempted jailbreak. According to a video posted on twitter by an eyewitness, smoke was seen billowing from parts of the centre while inmates are seen running within the prison. It was learnt that the prison authorities had immediately notified the police and the military authorities for backup. The eyewitness, who wished to remain anonymous, said, “I can see them from my balcony at the moment. Soldiers and policemen have arrived. I saw prisoners throwing…

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Breaking: “We have footages of Lekki Toll Gate Shooting” –Sanwo-Olu

Benjamin Chukwudaalu, Political Reporter

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said that security cameras captured the shootings of #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki toll gate. He said the footage would be submitted to the judicial panel on police brutality, extra-judicial killings, and extortion. The governor said this during a live programme on ARISE TV on Thursday. He revealed this when asked why the cameras capturing the protest was removed before the shootings of #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki toll gate. In his response, he noted that the CCTV cameras have footage of what happened during the…

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Buhari holding National Security Council meeting

Wura Kelani, Crime Reporter

“President Muhammadu Buhari is currently presiding over the National Security Council Meeting at the Council Chambers, the State House, Abuja. VP, SGF, COS, Defence Minister, the Service Chiefs, the IG of Police, and other heads of the security agencies are all in attendance,” a presidential media aide Bashir Ahmed tweeted on Thursday. This is coming days after pockets of violence have erupted from peaceful protest against police brutality in the country.

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How Hoodlums attacked The Nation Newspaper office

Jide Ige

“In a commando-like manner, they kicked their way into the premises after scaring away security men on duty, brandishing their sophisticated guns. “They poured petrol on the frontage of the building and set fire to it. This, according to the editor of The Nation Newspapers, Adeniyi Adesina, was how hoodlums attacked and set on fire, the headquarters of the media house believably owned by Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The armed men on motorcycles invaded the headquarters of The Nation on Fatai Atere Way, Matori, Lagos on Wednesday afternoon.  “Some of…

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