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  • Police kill suspected cultist, arrest another

    A suspected cultist identified as Anarchy was on Tuesday killed by operatives of the Lagos State Police Command.

    Anarchy was gunned during a shoot out between the cult group and the police at the Bariga area of the state.

    The deceased, who was said to have been on the police wanted list for a long time, allegedly led his gang members to Bariga for a cult war, but were intercepted by policemen.

    The Nation gathered that the cult group opened fire on the policemen who retaliated and in the process, Anarchy sustained gunshots injury.

    Confirming the development, the state’s Police Commissioner, Fatai Owoseni, said Anarchy died while he was being rushed to the hospital.

    He said: “The police got a distress call from Bariga about rival cult groups engaging in superiority battle.

    “Some of the cult members were led by Anarchy, a notorious cultist who has been declared wanted and has since gone into hiding.

    “The cultists engaged the police in a shootout, but one of them was arrested.

    “However, Anarchy suffered gunshots injury and passed on before he got to the hospital.”

  • One killed as police, motorcyclists clash in Lagos

    One killed as police, motorcyclists clash in Lagos

    One person was on Thursday feared killed and several others injured during a violent clash that erupted between commercial motorcyclists and policemen.

    The incident occurred at Ogolonto in Ikorodu, a Lagos district, at about 9am, after the policemen allegedly impounded about 500 motorcycles.

    ‎Trouble started after the policemen allegedly raided various parks, impounded motorcycles and arresting their owners.

    A source who hinted The Nation said that the angry motorcyclist who decided to take laws into their hands, vandalised government properties, including Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) and LAGBUS vehicles‎.

    According to another eyewitness who gave him name as Fadeel Akinlolu, the incident caused heavy gridlock on the road that lasted for over an hour.

    He said: “I saw more than five people injured and on the ground. I really cannot say if anyone died because I was inside a bus. The problem started after policemen arrested about 500 okadas‎.

    “It got the motorcyclist angry and they started attacking government properties, which led to a fight between them, the policemen‎ and state government officials.

    “It took over one hour for calm to return and the gridlock cleared.”

    ‎However, the state Police Commissioner, Fatai Owoseni denied there was a fight between his men and motorcyclist.

    He ‎also stated that no one was killed, neither was anyone injured.

    Owoseni said: “There was no riot at Ikorodu. There was no fight between police and motorcyclists. If police arrested motorcycles, they are doing their jobs. No one was killed nor injured.

    “We heard there‎ was an issue there but the Area Commander and the DPO were with me at Ikotun. So, I have released them so that they can go and investigate.

    “They are yet to give me feedback, I will get across to my PRO to issue a release once they get back to me.‎”

  • Terrorism: Police to reactivate intelligence bureau

    As part of measures to contain terrorism and insecurity in the country, the Nigeria police has set up modalities to reactivate its intelligence bureau.

    The new Assistant Inspector General of Police, Zone Two, Bala Hassan, made this disclosure on Monday while assuming duties at the headquarters in Lagos.

    Hassan, who was received by the state Police Commissioner, Fatai Owoseni, his Ogun State counterpart, Abdulmajid Ali, as well as other commissioners and senior officers in the zone, said the bureau will help in keeping criminal elements off the zone.

    He noted that aside the continuous collaboration with other security agencies, the police will ensure it generates all necessary intelligence to intercept people with questionable characters before they enter the zone.

    He said: “We are still partnering with other security services. We know that we cannot do it alone. We will partner with the Nigerian Army and the DSS. I will also visit the other military commands, the Nigerian Customs Service and Nigerian Immigration Service.

    “So that when we put our heads together, we will be able to make headway.

    “As for allowing people of questionable characters to invade Lagos, we have the Zonal Intelligence Bureau. These units are replicated in the states as the State Intelligence Bureau.

    “We are going to reactivate that unit so that when we partner other security agencies, it will reduce the influx of such people with questionable characters and people who disrupt the peace of this zone.”

    He vowed to ensure that careless deaths of policemen were reduced to barest minimum, assuring of sustained partnership with the various communities to track down cops’ killers.