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A Lagos-based artiste, Prince Johnson, has accused some policemen attached to the Igando Police Station of allegedly assaulting and extorting him. PUNCH Metro learnt that Johnson was on his way to a movie set on Saturday, August 16, 2020, when he was accosted by four policemen and ordered to park his
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A mother of two, Victoria Marcus, who was allegedly assaulted by her German neighbour, Knoop Jens, has called on the federal and Lagos State governments to come to her aid as her life is no longer safe. It was gathered that Jens and his lover, Ehehiye Marayah, had on December 16,
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A video of a police offer being held down by residents of Olodi Apapa in the Ajegunle community of Lagos for harassing a woman has surfaced on the internet. The Police officers were said to have assaulted a middle-aged woman who was questioning them over their physical harassment of young boys
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by Damilola Agekameh Some members of the Victorious Army International Church, on Sunday, March 22, 2020, allegedly assaulted some police officers enforcing the Lagos State Government’s ban on gathering more than 50 persons to curtail the spread of coronavirus. It was gathered that members of the church’s branch on Acme Road in
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by Badejo Oluwaseun The Director of the Lagos State Directorate of Citizens’ Rights (DCR), Mrs Biola Oseni has said the mother who assaulted her 12-year old son in Agege community, Lagos Mainland, will be prosecuted in court. Mrs Oseni said that the state government, through her directorate, has already rescued the 12-year-old boy (names withheld) from their Agege
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by Badejo Oluwaseun A 28-year-old man, Yakubu Afonla, who allegedly defiled a neighbor’s four-year-old daughter was on Monday tried before a Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ikeja, Lagos Mainland. The police charged Afonla with defilement. The Prosecution Counsel, ASP Benson Emuerhi, explained to the court that the defendant committed the offence on February 11, 2020, at Balogun
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by Agekameh Damilola A 35-year-old man, Tayo Onalaja, who allegedly assaulted a pregnant woman by punching her in the face and pushing her down, appeared on Monday, February 17, 2020, before an Ogudu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos. Onalaja, whose address was not listed, is facing a charge of assault. The Prosecutor, Insp. Lucky
Read MoreA man identified as Okiki Akintola, aged 50, and his son Mohammed, 22, have been arraigned before an Ikorodu Magistrates’ Court in Agbowa, Lagos Mainland, for alleged assault on an employee of Ikeja Electric (IE). Their arraignment followed a viral video on social media last week, which showed the duo and a teenager, Abdulameed Okiki, attacking
Read MoreElectricity Distribution Company, Ikeja Electric, is taking steps to ensure that its technical staff are protected from assault by hostile Lagos communities, vowing to take legal actions on persons or groups who assault their staff. The company made this known in a statement signed by its Head of Corporate Communications, Mr
Read MoreVeteran Nigerian musician, Friday Igwe popularly known by his stage name, Baba Fryo, has shared photos of himself with a battered face and alleged that he was assaulted by unknown soldiers in Lagos. The singer who was famous in the late 90s and known for his street song, “Dem Go Dey Pose” shared a
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