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Metro • Jun 16, 2026
Police rescue 13 teenager in Lagos after four months of sexual slavery, 30 men daily
A 16-year-old identified as Chidinma has been rescued from a Lagos brothel where she was allegedly drugged and forced into prostitution, sleeping with up to 30 men a day over a four-month period.
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Metro • Jun 15, 2026
AIG Jimoh mourns the passing of DSP Salihu Khan
The Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone 2 Headquarters, Onikan, Lagos, AIG Olohundare Moshood Jimoh has expressed profound grief and heartfelt condolences to the Lagos State Police Command on the painful demise of Deputy Commissioner of Police-DCP Salihu Khan.
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Metro • Jun 15, 2026
Stop sale of sewage facilities, parks in Festac, group tells FG
A societal group, Take Back Festac have called on the Federal Government to stop the alleged sale of public facilities and critical infrastructure within the estate, warning that the development poses environmental, security and social risks to residents.
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Metro • Jun 12, 2026
Truck driver dies, motor boy injured after lone accident in Lagos
A fatal lone accident involving a 40-foot containerized articulated truck has claimed the life of a driver while leaving his motor boy with serious injuries, along the Isheri Elemu corridor inbound to Ijegun, Lagos.
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Metro • Jun 10, 2026
Lagos Police arrest notorious cultist, recover pistol, charms in Ebute Metta
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 22-year-old suspected armed robber and notorious cultist, Odeshola Afeez, following a swift response to a distress call in the Ebute Metta area.
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Metro • Jun 4, 2026
Police pledge deeper collaboration with DSVA to combat sexual violence in Lagos
In a move to strengthen the fight against domestic and sexual violence, the Assistant Inspector-General of Police, AIG Simeon Akpanudom in charge of the Force Criminal Investigation Department-FCID Annex, Lagos, has paid a working visit to the Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency-DSVA, set to integrate Sex Offenders Register into police
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Metro • Jun 3, 2026
Canada-returned suspect nabbed at Lagos Airport over N150 million burglary
The Zone 2 Police Command, comprising Lagos and Ogun States, has arrested a 50-year-old Canada returnee, Olushola Ajayi Joshua, in connection with a brazen burglary and theft of properties valued at over N150million Naira.
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Metro • Jun 3, 2026
We need protection from Police, Army' -Eleko residents cry out over alleged bandits' presence
Residents of Eleko in the Ibeju-Lekki area of Lagos State have called for increased security presence following reports of the alleged infiltration of the community by suspected bandits.
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Metro • Jun 1, 2026
Enugu Police debunk viral video of herdsmen killing at Awgu junctionl
The Enugu State Police Command has dismissed as false a viral video circulating on social media which alleged that persons were killed by herdsmen at Awgu Junction along the Enugu/Port-Harcourt Expressway.
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Metro • Jun 1, 2026
Police dismiss 'bandits invasion ' rumours in Lagos, confirm mob killing of motorcyclist over false alarm
The Lagos State Police Command has issued an urgent rebuttal to viral social media posts claiming that armed bandits have invaded several communities, including Ibeju-Lekki, Imota, and Oke-Afo, targeting schools and children.
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Metro • May 31, 2026
FG approves immediate recruitment of 1,000 Forest Guards in Oyo
The Federal Government of Nigeria has approved the immediate recruitment of 1,000 forest rangers to secure forest reserves across various locations in Oyo State.
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Metro • May 31, 2026
NDLEA intercepts drugs hidden in water purifiers from Europe, seizes ammunition in Kaduna
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has recorded a series of major successes in its ongoing fight against drug trafficking and substance abuse, uncovering a sophisticated plot to smuggle illicit drugs into the country via water purifier machines shipped from the Netherlands.
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