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Lagos state govt arrests touts extorting traders on Yaba pedestrian bridge

Lagos state govt arrests touts extorting traders on Yaba pedestrian bridge

The Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps have arrested some miscreants extorting traders and other Lagosians on the pedestrian bridge in Yaba.   The miscreants were arrested after a viral video on social media showed the miscreants collecting cash from Lagosians before using the pedestrian bridge.     This was revealed …

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Ogun police arrest three officers caught in viral video extorting motorcycle riders

Men of the Ogun state police command have arrested three of its Inspectors caught on camera extorting commercial motorcyclists. In a statement released, the  spokesperson of the command, SP Omolola Odutola, gave the names of the arrested officers as Inspector Ikhanorba Lucky, Inspector Paul Sunday, and Inspector Edwin Ekeogu.   …

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Insecurity: Zamfara police arrest two suspects for extorting people under pretext of deploying security operatives to their community

Insecurity: Zamfara police arrest two suspects for extorting people under pretext of deploying security operatives to their community

The Zamfara State Police Command has arrested two suspects, Lawali Musa and Jamilu Isah, 40, for extortion.    Spokesperson of the command, SP Mohammed Shehu, in a statement on Thursay, August 18, said Musa, of Jangebe village in Talata Mafara and Isah, of Yar dole area in Gusau LGAs respectively, were arrested …

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