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LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- The Lagos State Police commissioner, Idowu Owohunwa, has ordered the immediate removal of the Divisional Police Officer of Meiran for ‘leadership dereliction and supervisory ineptitude’. One Ibrahim Saliu had accused some Policemen attached to the Meiran Police Station in the State of extorting N200,000 from him on 14 October. According toPinch reports, the Policemen detained him and his brother, Olaiya Murtala, for not providing an identity card or the receipts for the iPhones found with his brother. He narrated, “I’m an engineer and I sell phones. On Saturday morning, I gave my brother five iPhones…

LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- Popular comic Nollywood Veteran actor, John Okafor, popularly known as Mr Ibu, who is currently bedridden has solicited financial help and prayers from Nigerians as he ‘stands the risk of having his legs cutoff’. In a video posted on his official Instagram page earlier today, Mr Ibu who spoke from hospital bed, said he needed prayers as he could lose his legs. Calling for prayers and financial help, Mr Ibu said, “I have been down for so many weeks. All I’m hoping is your prayers and assistance. As I speak to you, I’m still laying…

LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – The Rivers State Police Command has said its operatives arrested a 42-year-old man simply identified as Kolawale for allegedly defiling his 13-year-old female house help in Ejekwu Street, Eneka in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the State. According to reports, the suspect, a father of three, was nabbed by the human rights desk of the State Police on Monday, following a complaint by concerned neighbours whom the teenage girl ran to after the former allegedly defiled her. A source who pleaded anonymity said that Kolawale is a rig worker and has been sleeping with…

LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- A 20-year-old student of the University of Ilorin, Sanni Hameedat, has reportedly committed suicide after lending a boy she met on the social media platform, Snapchat, the sum of N500,000. According to Rubiks, the private hostel management she resided in before her demise, in a statement to journalists earlier today, Hameedat was undergoing her SIWES programme before the incident happened. The management asserted that the cause of her death was not unrelated to the pressure from the app agents, who were demanding fast repayment, coupled with her brother’s inability to assist her financially, which led…

LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- A Nigerian man, Adeyefa Adedamola Adetoye, accused of human trafficking has been brought before the Kimberley District Court, Northern Cape Province, in South Africa. 38-year-old Adetoye, was arrested after an intelligence-driven multi-disciplinary operation by the Hawks and other Police units on Sunday,15 October, led them to a hotel room in Kimberley. According to the Hawks, information was received by the team regarding suspected victims of trafficking of people aged between 17 and 29 on Sunday. The Hawks said the victims were allegedly lured from Gauteng to Northern Cape in October and were promised a better…

LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – Recent Data indicates that 60% of street hawkers in Nigeria hail from Ebonyi State, in the southeastern part of the country. According to the report, the concerning statistics not only reflect poorly on the State’s image but also underscore the urgent need for intervention. However, Governor Francis Nwifuru-led Government, in reaction to this challenge, has introduced an empowerment scheme for hawkers in the said State. READ ALSO: Why Wike Banned Street Trading Activities In FCT 500 beneficiaries are said to receive the sum of N2 million each, equipping them to launch their entrepreneurial endeavors.…

LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- Operatives of the Lagos Police Command have arrested two suspects operating a factory for manufacturing firearms for sale to criminals around Idata Village of Ibeju-Lekki area of the State. Disclosing this to journalists in Lagos, the spokesperson of the command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, said the factory was raided and the two suspects were arrested following a tipoff. Hundeyin disclosed that items recovered from the factory include three single-barrel locally-made pistols, one double-barrel locally-made gun, one single-barrel locally-made gun, two single-barrel locally-made long gun, ten expended cartridges, twelve long pipes, two drilling machines, one gas cylinder,…

LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- At least thirty-one persons have been arrested by the Lagos State Government for allegedly disposing of waste in unauthorized locations in the State. According to the Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), Illegal dumping of refuse contravenes the Lagos Environmental Laws. This was disclosed by LAWMA on its official social media handle, cautioning residents against contravening the law. LAWMA disclosed that the 31 individuals were apprehended by the men of Kick Against Indiscipline (KAI) between 4 a.m. and 5 a.m. while disposing of their waste at unauthorized locations across the State. READ ALSO: PHOTOS: Lagos…

LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted the wife and two children of Hon. Lawal Ayanshola Saliu, the lawmaker representing Ipaiye/Malete/Olooru of Moro Local Government in the Kwara State House of Assembly. According to reports, the gunmen, fully armed with AK-47 rifles, stormed the residence of the lawmaker and shot sporadically into the air to scare off neighbours before whisking the victims away. A community leader in Shao confirmed the incident to journalists earlier today. READ ALSO: Gunmen Abduct Recently Sworn-In Information Commissioner In Benue “The abductors came in their numbers, shooting sporadically before…

LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- Terrorists who kidnapped five female students of Federal University Dutsin-Ma, Katsina State, Northwest Nigeria, are still holding the victims captive after collecting about N2.5 million from their families. Voiceofnaija.ng earlier reported how the terrorists kidnapped the students at a hostel in the school weeks ago. It was also gathered that the kidnappers contacted one of the victims, Muhammad Fatima’s father, Muhammed Saba Ibrahim, to demand N2 million for the release of his daughter. READ ALSO: Gunmen Kidnap Five Varsity Students In Katsina Speaking further on the matter earlier today in an interview with journalists, a…