Police Smash Car-Snatching Gang In Igando

The Lagos State Police Command has dismantled a car-snatching syndicate notorious for operating across Lagos and neighbouring states, recovering five stolen

vehicles and several firearms in the process.

Commissioner of Police, Adegoke Fayoade, who paraded the suspects at their hideout in the Igando area on Friday, described the arrest as another major

breakthrough in the state’s ongoing efforts to combat violent crime.

According to him, three members of the gang were arrested at their residence, which also served as their operational base where they planned and executed

attacks on unsuspecting motorists.

“The suspects specialised in pretending to be passengers before robbing their victims mid-transit and dispossessing them of their vehicles,” Fayoade explained.

He cautioned private car owners, particularly civil servants and professionals, against picking up unknown passengers in exchange for money to offset fuel

costs, warning that such practices often expose them to danger.

“It is extremely risky. If you cannot afford fuel, park your vehicle until you can. Many victims fall prey to these criminals by offering rides to strangers,”

he advised.

Fayoade revealed that while one of the reported robberies occurred in the Lekki-Ajah area of Lagos, investigations uncovered that the syndicate had also

carried out similar operations in Oyo and Edo States.

“Our investigation into a single robbery case led to the unravelling of the entire gang. So far, five vehicles have been recovered, including two displayed

here today,” he said.

Among the items recovered from the suspects were a pump-action rifle, an English-made pistol with erased serial numbers, several live cartridges, and charms

believed to be used for protection during their operations.

The police commissioner reiterated the command’s commitment to ensuring safety across the state.

“Lagos remains safe. We are on top of our game in crime prevention, control, and timely detection,” he assured.

He also urged residents to remain vigilant and promptly report suspicious activities within their neighbourhoods.

“Criminals are not spirits; they live among us. If you notice individuals without a clear means of livelihood or those moving in and out at odd hours,

please report to the nearest police station,” Fayoade urged.

He commended the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, for providing the logistical and tactical support that continues to strengthen the fight

against crime in Lagos.

 

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Police Arrest Eight Cultists In Ikorodu

Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested eight suspected cultists and armed robbers during a targeted operation in the Odogunyan area of Ikorodu, as part of ongoing efforts to rid the state of criminal elements.

In a statement, the Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Adebisi, said the suspects were apprehended during an early morning raid by the Command’s Bullock Tactical Team, following credible intelligence. The operation, conducted at about 5:30 a.m., led to the arrest of Fadiya Ayodele (27), Lawal Rasheed (28), Akerele Demilare (27), Alimi Victor (23), Okiki Alufoge (25), Nurudeen Dolapo (25), Agboola Samuel (25), and Ayolade Victor (25).

Items recovered from the suspects included a Nigerian military camouflage uniform, a battle axe, an assault dagger, several charms, and counterfeit United States dollar bills totaling $3,000.

During interrogation, Fadiya Ayodele reportedly confessed to being the leader of the Eiye Confraternity.

in the area and admitted to having previously handed over a locally made pistol to one Adewunmi Annadex, who is currently on the run. Police said efforts are ongoing to apprehend the fleeing suspect and recover the firearm.

Commending the operatives for their professionalism and swift response, the Commissioner of Police, CP Olohundare Jimoh, reaffirmed the Command’s commitment to protecting the lives and property of Lagos residents.

“The Command will continue to sustain its intelligence-driven operations and make Lagos State uncomfortable for criminals,” the CP assured.

The police added that the suspects will be charged to court upon the conclusion of investigations.

 

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Army Arrests Fake Major In Oshodi, Hands Him Over To The Police

The 9 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Ikeja, has transferred a 36-year-old man, Animashaun Khalid, to the Lagos State Police Command after he was arrested for allegedly posing as a senior military officer.

In a statement issued on Monday, the Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, said the suspect was apprehended at the popular Arena Market in Oshodi while in possession of a forged Nigerian Army identity card, which falsely identified him as a Major.

“The suspect was arrested at the Arena Market, Oshodi, with a counterfeit Nigerian Army ID card carrying his name and the rank of Major. Soldiers immediately handed him over to the Lagos State Police Command in a seamless operation, reflecting the strong collaboration between security agencies,” Hundeyin stated.

According to the police, the case has been assigned to the Special Squad I of the Command for a detailed investigation aimed at uncovering the source of the forgery, identifying possible accomplices, and determining whether the suspect exploited the fake identity for criminal purposes.

Hundeyin added that the suspect would be charged in court upon completion of investigations.

The Commissioner of Police, CP Olohundare Jimoh, lauded the Nigerian Army for its quick intervention and cooperation.

“The swift arrest and prompt handover highlight the critical role of synergy among security agencies in fighting crime,” Jimoh said.

He urged Lagos residents to remain security-conscious and report any suspicious activity, assuring that the close working relationship between the Army and Police will continue to strengthen public safety across the state.

 

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Woman With Fake Pregnancy Caught With Cocaine In Jibowu

  The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested a 50-year-old widow and fashion designer, Mrs. Ifeoma Henrietta Ezewuike, for attempting to traffic 1.3 kilograms of cocaine using a fake pregnancy disguise.

Ezewuike, who runs a fashion outfit, Golden Star Creation, in the Okota area of Lagos, was apprehended at a bus terminal in Jibowu, Yaba, on Friday, while attempting to deliver the drug consignment to customers in Abuja.

A statement by the agency’s spokesman, Femi Babafemi, said a follow-up operation at her residence in Ago Palace Way, Okota, led to the recovery of 200 grams of cutting agent used in processing cocaine.

Babafemi said in her statement to investigators that Ezewuike, a mother of one, claimed she inherited the drug trade from her late husband, who died two years ago, despite being in the fashion business for over 20 years.

“A 50-year-old widow and fashion designer, Mrs. Ifeoma Henrietta Ezewuike, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency over an attempt to traffic 1.3 kilograms of cocaine, using fake pregnancy as a façade to escape scrutiny and detection.

“The widow who is a mother of one and proprietress of Golden Star Creation, a fashion outfit in Ago Palace Way, Okota, Lagos, was arrested at a bus terminal in the Jibowu, Yaba area of the state on Friday, August  22, 2025, while attempting to move the cocaine consignment to customers in Abuja.

“A follow-up operation at her house in the Ago Palace Way area led to the recovery of 200 grams of cutting agent used in the production of a strain of cocaine. In her statement, Ezewuike claimed she inherited the criminal trade from her husband, who died two years ago, while she has been in the fashion business for 20 years,” the statement partly read.

In related operations, Babafemi said the NDLEA operatives intercepted 90 parcels of Loud, a strain of cannabis weighing 48.6kg, concealed in three cartons of kitchen sinks imported from the United States.

He said the seizure was made at a courier company in Lagos on Tuesday, August 19.

“No fewer than 90 parcels of Loud, a strain of cannabis weighing 48.6kg, imported from the United States of America and concealed in three cartons of kitchen sink, were intercepted at a courier company in Lagos on Tuesday, August 19, by the NDLEA officers of the Directorate of Operation and General Investigation,” Babafemi said.

In Adamawa, he said the NDLEA operatives acting on credible intelligence on Friday raided the home of a notorious drug dealer, Idris Garba, who scaled the fence to escape arrest, while one of his associates, Boniface Nnaji, 55, who attempted the same, was caught in the act at the Rumde Baru area of Yola South.

“Recovered from the premises include a black Toyota Thundra jeep marked FST- 885-CZ driven to Yola by Nnaji to supply Garba 354,480 pills of tramadol 225mg, 250mg and others as well as a Toyota Yaris car with registration number DSA 776 AA, “ he added.

In Kano, Babafemi said the duo of Buhari Ibrahim, 25, and Mansur Musa, 24, were nabbed at Zangon Ungogo, with 5,850 capsules of pregabaline on Tuesday, August 19, while a total of 452,070 pills of opioids were recovered from the home of a suspect, Rabilu Mukhtar, who is at large, at Rangaza, Ungogo LGA, just as Buhari Idris, 35, was arrested at the Tashan Rami area of the state with 140 litres of codeine syrup, both on the same Tuesday.

“No fewer than 7,000 capsules of tramadol were seized from Adamu Yusuf, 29, along Zaria-Kano road, Kwanar Dangora area of the state on Saturday,” he added.

In Abuja, he said two dispatch riders were arrested for distributing illicit substances.

According to the statement, similar crackdowns were recorded in Taraba, Edo, Delta, Ondo, and Ekiti states, where the NDLEA teams destroyed large cannabis farms and warehouses.

 

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NDLEA Arrests Popular Pastor In Lagos For Drug Trafficking

After months of fleeing abroad to evade arrest, the founder and General Overseer of The Turn of Mercy Church, Prophet Adefolusho Aanu Olasele (alias Abbas Ajakaiye), has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for masterminding multiple shipments of illicit drugs into Nigeria.

Prophet Adefolusho was arrested at his church located in Okun Ajah, Ogombo Road, Lekki area of Lagos on Sunday, 3rd August 2025, by NDLEA officers who waited for him all day to conclude the Sunday worship service in the evening before moving in on him the moment he stepped out of the church premises.

The arrest came after he had evaded arrest twice and fled to Ghana to hide since June when operatives of the agency started trailing him following the seizure of two shipments of Ghana Loud, a strain of cannabis linked to him, Femi Babafemi, NDLEA spokesman said in a statement on Sunday.

The first seizure of 200kg of the psychoactive substance was made at Okun Ajah beach on 4th June 2025, while another consignment of 700kg of the same substance was recovered from his delivery van on 6th July 2025.

In his statement, he admitted ferrying the illicit consignments through the waterways from Ghana into Nigeria, adding that he had fled to the West African country to hide after he escaped arrest twice in the recent past.

In another operation in Lagos, NDLEA operatives on Thursday, 7th August, raided an apartment at Kishi House 11 Layi Ajayi Bembe Street, Parkview Estate, Ikoyi, where they arrested a suspect Benjamin Udo Ukoh and recovered 32 pouches of Canadian Loud, a strain of cannabis with a total weight of 15.63kg.

In like manner, commands and formations of the Agency across the country continued their War Against Drug Abuse (WADA) sensitization activities to schools, worship centres, workplaces, and communities among others in the past week.

These include: WADA enlightenment lecture to students and staff of Mind City College, Saki, Oyo; Gwagwarwa Primary School, Nasarawa LGA, Kano; officers of the Nigerian Army 241 Recce Model Battalion, Nguru, Yobe; members of Engine Grinders Association, Gboko, Benue; while the Ekiti State command of NDLEA paid WADA advocacy visit to the Nigerian Correctional Service in Ado Ekiti, just as the Anambra State command of the Agency paid a similar WADA advocacy visit to the Speaker of the State House of Assembly.

While commending the officers and men of the Lagos, Nasarawa, Gombe, Kano, and Edo Commands for the arrests, seizures and their dexterity, Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd), enjoined them and their colleagues across the country to continue with the ongoing balanced approach to the drug control efforts of the Agency.

 

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NNPC Sanctions Pump Attendant In Ikorodu For Defrauding Customer

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Retail Limited has sanctioned staff at one of its filling stations in Ikorodu, Lagos, after a pump attendant was caught on video allegedly attempting to swindle a customer.

A man, in a viral video, had confronted the attendant for selling petrol below the amount paid by the customer.

In a statement via its official X handle on Friday, the company said the video, which has been circulating on social media, prompted an immediate investigation that confirmed the incident took place at its Ikorodu outlet.

Describing the conduct as “unacceptable” and contrary to its values of integrity, transparency and customer service excellence, NNPC Retail said it had taken decisive action in line with its sanction grid.

“The pump attendant involved has been disengaged, the station manager suspended, and a formal warning letter issued to the dealer,” the statement read.

The company thanked the public for its vigilance and urged customers to continue reporting such incidents via the customer service numbers and email addresses displayed at its stations.

It also promised to maintain strict enforcement of compliance with operational standards across its network nationwide.

 

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NDLEA Arrests Chinese Businessman With Drugs In Lagos

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has disclosed that its operatives arrested a Chinese national, Liang Tak You, with 50 parcels of Loud upon his arrival at the Muritala Muhammed Airport, Lagos State.

The agency, in a statement, on Sunday by its  Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, noted that Liang was arrested on Friday after arriving in Nigeria from Bangkok, the capital of Thailand.

Babafemi continued, “The suspect, who arrived in Nigeria from Bangkok via Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on an Emirates Airline flight, is a Chinese national, naturalised and based in Malaysia, but flew to Thailand where he picked up two suitcases filled with 50 parcels of Loud weighing 26.10kg before heading to Nigeria via the UAE.

“Upon his arrival at the Lagos airport, the NDLEA operatives who were tracking his movement from his port of departure allowed him to pass through the necessary protocols before picking him up on his way out of the airport.”

The NDLEA spokesperson also disclosed that an octogenarian, Grace Ekpeme, was arrested in the Calabar South area of Cross River State with items suspected to be skunk in an intelligence-led operation.

He added that the operatives in Lagos, one suspect, Chidi Agbafo, along the Epe-Ajah Expressway, while taking consignments of 21.7kg of Colorado, some of which were packaged in moimoi cooking sachets and 3.8litres of codeine based syrup in a commercial bus to deliver in Warri and Oghara, Delta State.

Babafemi continued, “The octogenarian grandma, Grace Ekpeme, was arrested at Edet-Nsa Street, Base Site, Calabar South, Cross River State, with over 3kg of skunk in the early hours of Saturday, July 26, following intelligence on her drug-dealing activities.

“At the Apapa seaport in Lagos, a total of 101kg of Canadian Loud factory, packed in 202 tins of imported food items labelled Bean Salad Mix and concealed in two Toyota Sienna buses in a container that came from Canada, were recovered. The discovery was made during a joint examination of the container by the NDLEA officers, men of the Nigeria Customs Service and other security agencies on Friday, July 25.

In another operation in Borno, Babafemi disclosed that 30.1kg of skunk was recovered from a lady, Binta Usman, leading to the arrest of her suspected accomplice, Bala Abdullah, in Maiduguri, the state capital.

He added that three brothers, Nanna Ozirinye, Chizom Ozirinye and Maxwell Ozirinye, were arrested on Saturday during a raid of a cannabis plantation located at Bend Corner forest, in the Idoani area of Ose Local Council, Ondo State, and 2,500 kilograms of skunk were destroyed.

The statement continued, “In Edo State, the NDLEA officers on Wednesday, raided the Asakpa community in Benin City, where they arrested a 26-year-old lady, Bright Sunday Okon, and recovered various quantities of Colorado, Loud, Arizona and skunk, all strains of cannabis, as well as Methamphetamine from her.

While a total of 105.4kg of skunk was recovered by the NDLEA operatives from an abandoned Honda car marked ABC 204 KM in Keffi, Nasarawa state, their counterparts in Niger State on Monday arrested a suspect, Bashir Abdullahi, with 6,400 pills of tramadol 225mg at Kasuwan Gwari area of Minna.

“A notorious drug dealer, Jamiu Omolaja, was taken into custody and 113kg of skunk retrieved from his enclave in Ifo, Ogun State, on Thursday after a violent resistance and attack on NDLEA operatives by members of his gang.”

He concluded that 10,910 capsules of tramadol were seized from a suspect, Adamu Adamu, along the Gombe-Bajoga road, Gombe State, on Saturday, while a consignment of skunk, concealed inside garri, dried scent leaves, and other food items, was intercepted along the Okene-Lokoja highway, Kogi State.

 “A follow-up operation in Abuja led to the arrest of 27-year-old Kindness Bala, who was planning to travel to Katsina state with the cargo and later to Qatar. Similarly, operatives in Kogi on Saturday recovered 23,600 pills of tramadol, 300 ampoules of pentazocine injection and 700 grams of skunk from a truck at a motor park in Ayingba area of the state,” Babafemi stated.

 

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No Place For Bullying In Lagos State - Commissioner

Lagos State Government has reiterated that the bullying of children under any guise will not be tolerated under the present administration of Governor Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu.

Honourable Commissioner, Ministry of Youth and Social Development, Mr. Mobolaji Abubakre Ogunlende, echoed this stance in his keynote address to mark International Children's Day Celebration for 2025, themed, "Stand Up, Speak Up: Building A Bully-Free Generation", held at the Adeyemi-Bero Auditorium, Secretariat, Alausa.

He said, "We are not here only to celebrate our children, but listen to them and protect them as the leaders of tomorrow. A society that protects children is a society that protects its future. Our children are our future. We will not tolerate bullying of any child under any guise. Every child deserves respect and love. Today's event is a clarion call to everyone to prioritise the best interests of our children in all we do”.

Earlier in her opening remarks, the Permanent Secretary Pharm (Mrs.) Toyin Oke-Osanyintolu stated that the children should be celebrated not just on a special occasion like Children's Day but daily to make them have a sense of belonging, which the Social Inclusion policy of the THEMES Plus Agenda of the present administration of Governor Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu has continuously emphasized.

According to Oke-Osanyintolu, the Ministry of Youth and Social Development has strengthened the child protection system through the Child Protection Unit of the Ministry, laying strong emphasis on the Child Rights Law and ensuring that those caught in the act of violating the rights of children are made to face the consequences through the legal process.

"The Ministry of Youth and Social Development is collaborating with all stakeholders to ensure that no child in Lagos State is subjected to bullying, be it emotional, physical, or cyber. Not under our watch will it be tolerated. We have a policy that if you see something, say something", the Permanent Secretary added.

The Motivational Speaker, Founder, Solid Teens and Youth Initiative, Mrs. Gbemi Agbato, deplored bullying of children in any form, adding that it is a deliberate act that denigrates and degrades the victim, which every child must stand up against because it is an evil act.

As part of the celebration, the children participated in a debate and also watched a DINA Movie screening with the theme "What Society Does To Us" produced by Wilson Ukhurebor, which underscored the negative effects of bullying and the need for everyone to desist from the act.

 

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