Category: Community

Breaking: Lagos CP In Ikorodu To Curtail Cult Violence

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Kunle ADELABU The Lagos Police Commissioner, Mr Zubairu Muazu is presently in Ikorodu patrolling strategic locations with security personnel including members of the local vigilance team, Onyabo The Police Chief came into town about an hour ago following the renewed fight among two rival cult groups which has claimed many lives and paralyzed social and economic lives of the town. The 8th Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday had urged the Commissioner of Police in the State  to curtail the activities of cult members in Ikorodu area of the…

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Breaking: Lagos CP In Ikorodu To Curtail Cult Clash

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Kunle ADELABU The Lagos Police Commissioner, Mr Zubairu Muazu is presently in Ikorodu patrolling strategic locations with security personnel including members of the local vigilance team, Onyabo The Police Chief came into town about an hour ago following the renewed fight among two rival cult groups which has claimed many lives and paralyzed social and economic lives of the town. The 8th Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday had urged the Commissioner of Police in the State  to curtail the activities of cult members in Ikorodu area of the…

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Kidney Transplant: Imota Council, School Promise To Support Ganiyat’s Surgery

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Kunle ADELABU -Hon. Agoro donates cash for her dialysis More supports have continued to pour in for the medical treatment of Ganiyat Sanni, the 17 year old Senior Secondary School 3 student of Imota Community Grammar School suffering from heart problem. Hon. Wasiu Agoro, the Chairman, Imota Local Council Development Area (LCDA), on Monday, June 3,2019, made a cash donation of N100, 000. 00 towards her weekly dialysis, while also promising that the council would make financial contribution towards her kidney transplant. The council helmsman made the cash donation when…

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LASG Warns Against Indiscriminate Closure of Roads

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The Lagos State Government has warned against the indiscriminate closure of public roads by Communities and Construction companies in the State without recourse to the Ministry of Transportation for approval. A statement signed by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Transportation, Dr. Taiwo Olufemi Salaam cautioned against the trend, insisting that Section 44 (2) of the Lagos State Transport Sector Reform Law of 2018 grants only the Honourable Commissioner or the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Transportation rights to approve such closure. The release reiterated that it constitutes a serious…

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RRS Nabs Robber, Electric Cable Thief

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Wale JAGUN An armed robber operating with ‘Okada’ in Ikorodu, Lagos State, was nabbed by the operatives of the Lagos State Rapid Response Squad (RRS) on Thursday. The security team also arrested a cable thief recently in different parts of the State under separate operations by officials of the Lagos State Rapid Response Squad (RRS) on same day. The robbery suspect, Sodiq Rasaq was arrested at Ijede Junction, Ikorodu when he was fleeing the scene of the robbery. The suspect, in the company of an accomplice, Quadri Yusuph had robbed…

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At Last! Ikorodu Gets Security Trust Fund

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Kunle ADELABU After several years of unsuccessful proposals and attempts to put in place a structure to support various security formations in Ikorodu, especially, the local vigilance group, ‘Onyabo’ Vigilante Group, to tackle the menace of cultism and other criminalities which have pervaded the division, the much anticipated Ikorodu Security Trust Fund (ISTF) has finally berthed. The initiative is being piloted by Ikorodu – Oga Development Association (IKODASS), a socio-cultural group saddled with the responsibilities of organizing the annual Ikorodu-Oga carnival. . This was revealed in a release sent to…

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LASPOTECH Killing: We Have Killer Security Man In Custody – Lagos Police

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Kunle ADELABU The Lagos State Police Command has said that the outsourced security man, Cletus Williams, involved in the killing of his colleague, Okorodu John, have been arrested with in collaboration with the security of the Lagos Sate Polytechnic, Ikorodu main campus. According to the Police, the suspect, Cletus Williams was arrested on Friday around 7pm by operatives of Shagamu Road Police Station in collaboration with the Chief Security Officer of Lagos State Polytechnic, Ikorodu. THE IMPACT reported the unfortunate incident on Saturday. In a statement issued by Bala Elkana,…

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Man Kills Self After Strangulating Wife, Son To Death

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Kunle ADELABU A man, Mr Charles Omomo, a commercial okada rider, allegedly killed himself in the early hours of Friday (yesterday) at Gbasemo, Aga area of Ikorodu, after strangulating his wife, Mrs Faith Omomo, and six year old son. It was alleged that the son has been a subject of disagreement between the couple who were indigenes of Delta State. The incident drew a large number of residents and security personnel to the scene. The two other children of the couple who raised the alarm were seen in the company…

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Lagos Neighbourhood Agency Rolls Out Achievements, Seeks For More Stakeholders’ Cooperation

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Kunle ADELABU – Youth ambassador charges parents, community on cultism, drug abuse The Chairman of the Lagos State Neighbourhood Safety Corps (LNSC), Rtd. DIG Israel Ajao, on Tuesday, May 23, 2019, thanked stakeholders for their supports and cooperation  while also seeking for further assistance to enable the agency achieve its objectives. He gave this appreciation at the  Ikorodu Town hall during a One Day Stakeholders Interactive Seminar themed, ‘Neighbourhood  Safety As A Strategy For Effective Crime Control In Lagos State’. The event, which was the 2nd stakeholders meeting in Ikorodu,…

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Council Taskforce Arrests Four, Seizes Several Goods Across Ikorodu

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Kunle ADELABU Four residents engaging in illegal trading activities were, on Thursday, May 23, 2019, arrested by the Task force set up by the Ikorodu Local Government to combat street trading in the council . The team stormed Ayangbure (Sabo) market, TOS burial ground site – Ikorodu Garage roundabout and Lagos road (from New Gate hospital to Ikorodu garage roundabout) to arrest erring traders and also seized several goods in the process. The taskforce, which is being chaired by the Majority Leader, Ikorodu LG, Hon. Omotayo Awolesi, commenced operations this…

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