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Friday, January 27, 2012

NIGERIA POLICE LOGO




Lagos police gets new spokesman

The Lagos state police command has appointed Jaiyeoba Joseph as the new police public relations officer

He replaces Samuel Jinadu, who has since been redeployed to the state criminal investigations department SCID panti, in Lagos

Joseph, a superintendent of police was born October 4, 1971 and attended Obafemi Awolowo University in Ile Ife, where he obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Sociology

He enlisted into the Nigeria Police Force as a cadet assistant superintendent of police in 2000 and has since served in various police formations in Lagos, Ogun, Edo and Delta

A statement signed by Patricia Idahosa Amadin, deputy police public relations officer for Lagos command further stated that SP Joseph was posted to Lagos in 2008, where he served as district crime officer for Alade police station, district transport officer for Isolo, Oke Odo and Festac police stations

He also attended cadet ASP course, community policing course in Houston, Texas, USA and is happily married with children


Lagos Bizwoman Docked

Policemen at the Special Fraud Unit, Milverton Street, Ikoyi, Lagos, have arraigned a woman, Victoria Ekpa a.k.a. Asewo Ugochukwu before the Igbosere Magistrates’ Court, Lagos on a three-count charge of felony, to wit, forgery and altering documents to obtain Italian visa.

The police disclosed in the charge sheet that the accused was arrested following a complaint lodged by the Italian embassy that the accused on 18 January, 2012 forged a letter of introduction belonging to North Ocean Logistic and Solutions in order for it to be acted upon by the Italian embassy to obtain visa.

During interrogation, she allegedly confessed to the crime and begged for forgiveness.

She was charged to court for forgery and altering documents with a fake identity bearing Asewo Ugochukwu to obtain Italian visa.

The offences, according to the prosecutor, Inspector Osubure are punishable under sections 409, 363 and 378 of the Criminal Code, Laws of Lagos State of Nigeria, 2011.

The accused pleaded not guilty to the charges and the presiding magistrate, Mrs. O.I. Oguntade, admitted her on bail in the sum of N50,000 with two sureties who must show evidence of three years tax payment to the Lagos State government.

The magistrate ordered the accused to be remanded at the Kirikiri Maximum Security Prisons when she could not fulfil the conditions attached to her bail and adjourned the matter till 22 February, 2012.


Fake Soldier Arrested For Smuggling

The Lagos State Police Command Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, has arrested a 37-year suspected smuggler in army uniform.

The suspect, Joseph Chinukwe, was arrested in Ajangbadi along Lagos-Badagry Expressway, Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria.

Chinukwe, who is undergoing interrogation, said: “I reside at 3, Epetedo Street, off Capitol bus stop, Ajangbadi. I’m not a robber, I left my car at the filling station. My car had a fault, so I had to park it at the filling station because I always buy fuel at the station.

“When I got to the spot, I didn’t see the car where I parked it and I decided to ask the attendant. Iwas later arrested after much interrogation, I had to confess that I am a civilian.

“I only use military uniform to smuggle goods like rice from Benin Republic and some times, I carry passengers from there.”

A worker at the filling station in Ajangbadi reported to the police that robbers allegedly carted away millions of naira and killed a guard.

The robbers came in a Peugeot 504 saloon car and the car was found parked at the same spot few days after the incident.

Suspicious of the car, the filling station attendant decided to inform the police at Ajangbadi Divisional Police Headquarters.

During investigation, policemen discovered a bag containing eight army uniforms in the car.

The officers then laid ambush for the owner to come for the bag. It turned out to be Chinukwe. When he did, he was arrested.

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