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  • LAGESC arrests suspected vendor of adulterated yam flour in Lagos

    LAGESC arrests suspected vendor of adulterated yam flour in Lagos

    Operatives of the Lagos Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC) have apprehended a woman suspected of selling adulterated yam flour, locally known as ‘Elubo’, in the Ajelogo area of Lagos State.

    The arrest, which occurred on Friday, was prompted by a formal complaint from the Elubo Sellers Association in the Maidan area, who raised concerns about unwholesome products infiltrating the market.

    Acting swiftly, LAGESC officers stationed at the Mile 12 market moved in and arrested the suspect, identified as Mrs. Kehinde Raji.

    Speaking at the agency’s headquarters in Bolade-Oshodi, the Corps Marshal of LAGESC, Major Olaniyi Olatunbosun Cole (rtd), said the suspect was found with substances suspected to be adulterated yam flour mixed with yam peels.

    “Based on credible intelligence from the Elubo Sellers Association, we arrested a vendor allegedly selling adulterated yam flour to unsuspecting consumers at the Mile 12 market,” he stated. “Such unwholesome practices pose serious health risks to the public and contribute to food-related illnesses in Lagos.”

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    During interrogation, Mrs. Raji denied any wrongdoing, claiming she only deals in Elubo Lafun, a type of fermented cassava flour, not yam flour.

    She explained that Elubo Lafun is not typically mixed with any other substance because of its distinct texture and customer expectations.

    Mrs. Raji also shared that she joined the elubo trade in 2024 after losing her husband, driven by the need to care for her three children. She said she was drawn to the business due to its profitability.

    The Corps Marshal confirmed that samples of the seized products would be forwarded to the Lagos office of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) for laboratory analysis. Legal action, he said, would follow based on NAFDAC’s findings and recommendations.

    LAGESC reaffirmed its commitment to protecting public health by ensuring all food products sold in the state meet regulatory safety standards. The agency warned that anyone found dealing in adulterated consumables will face full legal consequences.

  • Lagos arrests 12 miscreants for constituting nuisance

    Lagos arrests 12 miscreants for constituting nuisance

    Operatives of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps have arrested 12 miscreants following surveillance operations in several areas of Lagos state.

    This is coming after some concerned citizens reported the menace and nuisance caused by miscreants and destitute.

    Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, who posted on X on Friday, said the move was to restore sanity and cleanliness to the streets of Lagos.

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    Wahab wrote: “Acting on reports received from concerned citizens on the menace and nuisance caused by miscreants and destitute, the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps #LAGESCOfficial (KAI) yesterday, deployed surveillance teams in some of the areas reported.

    “Falomo in Ikoyi, Adeola Odeku and Sanusi Fafunwa in Victoria Island, Chisco, Ikate and Marwa, along Lekki-Ajah expressway, were monitored, leading to the arrest of 12 suspects; 10 adults and 2 minors.

    “The suspects will be arraigned in a court of competent jurisdiction.”

  • Civil Defence arrests two over illegal petrol station

    The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Ondo State has arrested Mrs. T. Semore, suspected to be the owner and manager of Wumi Filing Station, Ore, in Odigbo Local Government.

    Mrs. Semore and Mr. Omolala, the filing station attendant, were arrested in Ore town yesterday through intelligence information received from Weights and Measures department, Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, Akure.

    Wumi Filing Station was sealed off by the department for not paying Federal Government’s statutory fees and other sharp practices, which contravened the government regulations on filing station operations.

    The petrol station was said to have disregarded the sealed order to continue with sales of petroleum products.

    The Commandant, Pedro Awili Ideba, while parading the suspects in Akure, said Wumi Filing Station contravened Section 16(8) of Weights and Measures Act, Cap W3 LFN 2004, by breaking the government sealed order.

    He said the manager and attendants of Wumi Filing Station prevented officials of the ministry from carrying out their statutory functions, an offence that contravened Section 17 of the act.

    The state Coordinator, Weights and Measures department, Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, Emmanuel Ebukanson, confirmed that Wumi Filing Station had broken the government seal on several occasions.

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    He said the filing station contravened Section 30(a) and (b) by shortchanging unsuspecting customers to the error ranging from 2.0 to 4.0 litres on every 20 litres delivery, meaning that for every 20 litres of fuel sold, the filing station is actually giving out 16 litres instead of 20 litres.

    Ebukanson said the manager refused the payment for statutory fees on several requests, claiming to be above the law.

    He said: “These offences are serious and must not be allowed to continue.”

    The commandant warned filing stations still involved in sharp practices to desist, as surveillance is mounted on filing stations across the state.

    He said the suspects would be arraigned upon completion of investigation.

  • Civil Defence arrests seven suspected bandits in Borno

    Civil Defence arrests seven suspected bandits in Borno

    The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Borno State Command, said it has arrested seven suspected bandits terrorising communities in Magumeri Local Government.

    Commandant Mr. Ibrahim Abdullahi in an interview yesterday with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Maiduguri said the suspects were arrested between January 30 and February 5 by members of a vigilance group.

    He said the head of the group, Mr. Mai Bukar, handed over two of the suspects to NSCDC.

    Abdullahi added that the other five were nabbed in a joint operation with members of the Civilian Joint Task Force.

    He said preliminary investigations showed that the suspects, who were armed with Dane guns, disguised as Boko Haram members to rob people.

    “The suspects disguised as Boko Haram terrorists to steal from herdsmen and other people,” the commandant said.

    He said the command recovered two locally-made rifles and a pistol from the suspects.

    Abdullahi said the suspects admitted that they stole items from people, adding that investigation had begun.

    NSCDC in Jigawa State said yesterday it had arrested four suspected vandals.

    Spokesman Adamu Shehu confirmed the arrest in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Dutse.

    He said the suspects, aged 33, 29, 23 and 20, were arrested at Dawadole village in Babura Local Government.

    Shehu said the suspects, residents of Gidan-Igiya village in Danbatta Local Government of Kano State, were initially apprehended by men of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) operating in Babura town.

    He said the suspects were nabbed with three bundles of power transmission cables, suspected to belong to the defunct Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN).

    The spokesman said the suspects were arrested while transporting the cables in a Golf car registered as AG 844 DBT.

    He said investigation was on, after which the suspects would be arraigned.

  • Civil Defence arrests five with stolen diesel

    Delta State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested five persons with two truckloads of suspected stolen diesel.

    The Commandant, Mrs. Beatrice Irabor, in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Asaba yesterday, said operatives of the command, led by the Squad Commander, Mr. Asibor Michael, arrested the suspects with the trucks conveying 84,000 litres of diesel.

    She said they were nabbed, near Nsukwa junction in Aniocha South Local Government, adding that each of the trucks had 42,000 litres of diesel.

    Irabor said one of the trucks was registered as KRV92IZN.

    She said the operatives became suspicious of the trucks when they noticed that one of them had no number plate.

    The commandant said the suspects would be arraigned after investigation.

    She said the command would get rid of oil thieves, warning those indulged in oil theft to desist.

  • Army arrests 399 suspects in Lagos, Ogun

    Army arrests 399 suspects in Lagos, Ogun

    The Nigerian Army on yesterday said no fewer than 399 suspects were arrested for various offences during the Exercise Crocodile Smile 2 in Lagos and Ogun States. The 35 Artillery Brigade Commander, Brig.-Gen. Bassey Adonkie, disclosed this while giving an appraisal of the exercise during the closing ceremony of the Crocodile Smile 2 at 192 Battalion, Ajilete, Ogun State.

    He said the Crocodile Smile 2 was aimed at flushing out pipeline vandals, kidnapers and miscreants. “The exercise led to the arrest of suspects including armed robbers, kidnappers and recovery of ammunition. So far, a total of 399 suspects were arrested for different offences across as the South-West region and handed over to various security agencies concerned. In addition, 20 assorted arms were recovered, while illicit drugs were also recovered and handed over to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA),” he said.

    The commander, who said over 1,000 officers participated in the exercise, added that criminal activities had reduced following the crackdown which denied the hoodlums freedom of action. The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, who was represented by the Chief of Training and Operations, Maj.-Gen. David Ahmadu, said that the exercise leveraged on the gains of the Crocodile Smile 1.

    “Experience drawn from the exercise conducted in 2016 revealed that criminals and miscreants do fled from areas of ongoing operations to seek safe haven and cause security menace in areas hitherto regarded as peaceful. It was in line with this development, that I deemed it necessary to extend the areas of coverage for this year’s exercise crocodile smile, to cover the South-West and South-South regions of the country,” he said.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that a medical outreach was rendered to the Ajilete community by the army to commemorate the closing ceremony of the Crocodile Smile 2. The General Officer Commanding (GOC), 81 Division, Maj.-Gen. Peter Dauke, in his opening remark, said that the exercise was flagged off by the chief of army staff on Oct.7.

     

  • Kano Hisbah Board arrests 1,429 child, adult beggars

    Kano State Hisbah Board has arrested 1,429 beggars for violating the law banning street begging between January and August, an official, Malam Dahiru Muhammed, has said.

    Muhammed, attached to the board’s Anti-Begging Unit, told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kano that 420 of those arrested were children, with 1,009 adults.

    He said they were arrested around Lodge Road, Magwan Junction, Kwari, Katsina Road and Wapa, in Kano metropolis.

    A further breakdown showed that 860 of them were from Kano city, with 551 from Jigawa, Kaduna, Katsina and Niger states, and 18 from Chad Republic.

    Muhammed said the board released beggars, who are first offenders, and those suffering from mental disorder, but others from neighbouring states were taken to their local governments.

    He said the board would train the beggars in skill acquisition, to engage them in ventures and keep them off the streets.

  • Navy arrests six Bangladeshi for stealing diesel

    Navy arrests six Bangladeshi for stealing diesel

    Operatives of the Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Victory of the Nigerian Navy in Calabar have arrested six Bangladesh nationals and 16 Nigerians for allegedly diverting 22 metric tonnes of diesel in an illegal Ship to Ship (STS) transfer along the Calabar water channel.

    Commander NNS Victory, Commodore Salihu Ibn Danhu Jibril, the vessel, NV Princess Oge, which brought the product from offshore Lome to deliver to a tank farm in Calabar was discovered carrying out the illegal activity and immediately arrested.

    Addressing reporters on board the vessel along the Calabar Channel before handing over the suspects and vessel to the Nigerian Police yesterday, Jibril said the Princess Oge was a bunkering ship given permission to deliver and discharge cargo in Calabar.

    “Along the way, she was found to have found transfer to ship transfer illegally to another ship and consequently we arrested the ship.

    “She was arrested and brought here and having conducted our investigation and found their operation in line with our harmonised standard procedures for illegal activities in the marine environment, we are formally handing over the ship, crew and cargo to the Nigerian Police for further investigation and prosecution.

    “The suspects include 22 persons of different nationalities. We have six from Bangladesh and 16 Nigerians.

    “The vessel was given permission to move AGO cargo to Calabar. In line with extant regulations, we are handing them over to the police.

    “The quantity that was diverted illegally was 22 metric tonnes missing from the initial cargo that she was supposed to deliver from what she took at the port of intake.

    “The port of intake was offshore Lome, and is supposed to one of the tank farms in Calabar.”

  • LNSC arrests suspected burglars at Oto-Awori

    LNSC arrests suspected burglars at Oto-Awori

    The Lagos Neighbourhood Safety Corps (LNSC) yesterday arrested seven men suspected to be members of a burglary gang terrorising residents of Ilogbo in Oto-Awori Local Council Development Area (LCDA).

    Isiaka Olawoye, Tope Omothoso, 39, Taiwo Fatai, Abudullahi Nosiru, 19, Toheeb Adeniran, 22, Ganiyu Samsudeen, 22, and Gbenu Shegun, all residents of Ilogbo, Badagry, were allegedly arrested while sharing their loot around Tope Itire, Ilogbo last bus stop.

    LNSC spokesman Olawale Afolabi said residents had complained about the activities of the hoodlums, who usually operated at midnight.

    He said the suspects stole phones, money and other valuables from their victims, adding that they were caught with some of their equipment.

    The suspects, Afolabi added, were handed over to policemen at Ajangbadi Division.

    Meanwhile, the agency held its monthly fitness assessment at the Surulere Local Government Secretariat on Monday.

    The exercise featured corps members from across the state who, to the rhythm of a lively band performance, received training in different exercise techniques.

    The agency’s Divisional Representative, Ishola Laguda, said the corps’ commitment to building a physically and mentally active team was essential to delivering on its security mandate at the grassroots.

    Laguda promised the LNSC would continue to aid the security agencies with necessary intelligence.

    He said: “We are very grateful to Governor Ambode because in terms of the materials we need, they were all provided. Domestic crime has been reduced drastically as we work to complement the effort of the police.”

    The Corps Commander, Bashir Giwa-Bioku, urged participants not to rest on their oars.

  • RRS arrests four fraud suspects

    RRS arrests four fraud suspects

    The Rapid Response Squad (RRS) has arrested four persons suspected to be members of two fraud syndicates on Lagos Mainland.

    They were arrested during two operations at Ikeja, Maryland, Ojodu-Berger, Agege and Oshodi.

    According to the RRS, Chinasa Sunday, 44, and Osadebe Aigbe, 30, who allegedly defrauded a lady, Grace Enitan of N85,000, were apprehended at Ikeja on Thursday after days of surveillance.

    It was gathered that the victim reported to the RRS Headquarters in Alausa after four men, who picked her in a taxi, duped her of the amount.

    Enitan was said to have identified Sunday and Aigbe as members of the gang that defrauded her. A third suspect identified simply as Martin is said to be at large.

    Sunday, who claimed he joined the gang in February after he lost his job, said his job was to monitor the victim, adding that Enitan was picked up at Olowopopo Way, Ikeja.

    Sunday Atanda, 56, and Fausat Tijani, 58, said to be members of the second syndicate were arrested on Saturday after a failed attempt to fleece Rukayat Aderinwale of N120,000.

    Aderinwale, a food vendor, was said to have been hypnotised at Oshodi in a bid to dispossess her of her money, jewellery and mobile phone.

    It was gathered that the suspects with three others at large, led the hypnotised victim to another location but she regained consciousness midway and screamed for help.

    In a statement, RRS said its officers moved to her rescue and caught Atanda and Tijani.

    Atanda, who lives at 13, Pero Street, Agege, was said to have mentioned Kayode, Shina and Lateef as fleeing members of his gang.

    He said they wanted to dispossess the victim of her valuables, adding that he joined the syndicate to feed his family.

    Atanda said they operated between Oshodi and Agege adding that Lateef is the ring leader.

    Spokesman for the command, Olarinde Famous-Cole, an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), said investigation was ongoing.