Idowu Owohunwa
15 Jan
The Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG), Idowu Owohunwa, has berated the Commissioner of Police in charge of Police Special Fraud Unit (PSFU) on Milverton Road, Ikoyi Lagos, CP Margaret A. Ochalla, for detaining suspects against the laws of the land and violating their fundamental human rights.
14 Dec
After more than a month of intrigues about who succeeds Assistant Inspector General (AIG) Idowu Owohunwa, the Lagos State Police Command, yesterday, welcomed a new Commissioner of Police, Adegoke Mustapha Fayoade.
22 Nov
Activities at the Lagos State Police Command have technically been put on hold as the Command awaits the posting of a new Commissioner of Police (CP).
9 Nov
The Mind Management Foundation, a non-governmental organisation, has called on the government, corporate bodies, health stakeholders, and members of the public to pay urgent attention to mental health.
18 Oct 2023
The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Police Command, CP Idowu Owohunwa, has ordered the immediate removal of the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Meiran Police Station, Lagos State, for supervisory ineptitude.
12 Oct 2023
Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Idowu Owohunwa and his Osun State counterpart, Kehinde Longer are among 5,718 police officers elevated by the Police Service Commission (PSC) in a major rain of promotion.
19 Sep 2023
A candlelight procession has been organised in honour of the late rapper Mohbad Imole. It has been scheduled to take place on Thursday 21st September 2023. The start point is Lekki Phase 1 Gate and ends at Muri Okunola Park, Victoria Island, Lagos. while the tribute concert to mark his time on earth as a…
13 Sep 2023
Some Nigerians, under the aegis of Concerned Citizens, have called for justice and accountability for the University of Lagos (UNILAG) student, allegedly assaulted sexually by a lecturer in the institution.
11 Sep 2023
The police in Lagos State have discovered a gun and 11 rounds of live ammunition in a biscuit carton in Apa Town, Badagry, Lagos State. The suspects were in an uncompleted building where they were allegedly planning an operation.
8 Sep 2023
Lagos State government and the Police Command, yesterday, urged residents of the state to speak up on any incident of domestic and sexual violence within their domain.
5 Sep 2023
The Lagos Police Command said it has restored normalcy at the Mile 2 area of the state following the alleged killing of a commercial driver by the Task Force. The Lagos State Police spokesperson Benjamin Hundeyin in a statement on Tuesday confirmed that a driver was killed. Hundeyin, however, said on X (formerly Twitter) that…
24 Aug 2023
Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Idowu Owohunwa, has expressed the rising trend of local firearms fabrication by criminal elements, with criminals producing fake foreign-made pistols, AK47s, and other rifles.
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