Operatives of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation and Special Offences Unit have apprehended a man believed to be robbing and terrorizing motorists along the Oshodi Bridge. He is 27-year-old Oluwole Kayode.

According to the operatives, Kayode’s method is to approach unsuspecting motorists, preferably, lone drivers, right inside the traffic gridlock that has become a regular feature in the Oshodi area, as a result of ongoing constructions and road rehabilitation. He pretends to be a hawker trying to sell soft drinks and water but ends up robbing them in the process.

The Chairman of the unit, Olayinka Egbeyemi, said in a communique that the suspect was apprehended by some of his men, who were stationed on the bridge. As stated by Egbeyemi, the thief broke the window on the driver’s side of a Toyota Corolla car with a hammer. He then proceeded to take two phones and a handbag containing personal effects.

All items stolen by the robber were however recovered, once he was apprehended and the owner, Mrs. Hadizatul Jiddah was called to retrieve the items. She praised the unit for their swift response.

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As the fear over the presence of synthetic and unwholesome foods continues to grip Nigerians and the world at large, Nigerians can rest assured that neither plastic rice, vegetables, eggs nor fish have yet to make it to the Nigerian market.

According to the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), even the recent reports of the presence of plastic fish in the country are false.

This claim is contained in a release the agency issued in Abuja during the week. It said, following thorough investigations and laboratory analyses of suspected plastic fish, the claim could not be substantiated. The agency noted that the need for the scientific interrogations was triggered by reports from a consumer who alleged that the fish he bought refused to cook after several attempts.

However, the said fish was found to contain protein and fat present in regular fish but, also had some bacteria, owing to contamination. NAFDAC, therefore, concluded that rather than being plastic, the said fish was actually a previously wholesome product which had become contaminated somewhere along the line.

This notwithstanding, the agency encouraged Nigerians to carefully observe whatever fish they purchase and promptly report suspicions of unhealthy products in markets to the closest NAFDAC office.

A man who goes by the sobriquet ‘Osama’, one of the suspected criminals connected to the controversial gunrunning case of Senator Dino Melaye has been re-arrested. The suspect had been on the run since escaping in the recent Lokoja, Kogi State, jailbreak.

Osama, whose real name is Kabiru Seidu, is said to have confessed that he was assisted to escape by an operative of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) who was attached to ‘A’ division.

According to the police, Osama was eventually caught in Bauchi and has since been detained in Abuja. He was part of the six suspects who were on the run after the jailbreak. Other suspects are Musa Mohammed, Emmanuel Audu, Aliyu Isa, Adams Suleiman and Nuhu Salisu, aka Small, who was caught in Kogi.

All the suspects have now been re-apprehended and are awaiting their court appearance slated for the 10^th of May 2018.           

Meanwhile, following the subpoena of Dino Melaye, the police has issued a ‘Red Alert’ notice to the International Police Organization, just in case he decides to leave the country and not appear in court.

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