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  • Police arrest more suspects in Ex-AIG wife’s abduction

    Police arrest more suspects in Ex-AIG wife’s abduction

    Two suspected kidnappers, Agbojule Smart ‘m’, 27 years and Keleke Michael ‘m’, 30 years, connected to the abduction of Mrs Odumosu, the wife of retired Assistant-Inspector General, Hakeem Odumosu has been apprehended by operatives of the Lagos State Commissioner of Police Special Squad.

    TheNewsGuru reported that Mrs. Odumosu was abducted on January 16, 2025, from her Lexus Jeep outside her residence in Arepo,

    Speaking, the Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, in a statement on Friday disclosed that the suspects was apprehended after a raid on the kidnappers’ hideout on Thursday.

    Adejobi noted that two suspects were arrested, two others were killed while four fled the scene, abandoning their weapons.

    He also added the operatives recovered over N2m, two locally fabricated rifles, and 11 live cartridges. The police had recovered N10m during Thursday’s operation.

    The statement read; “The suspects were arrested in the early hours of today, Friday the 24th of January 2025 while on their way out of Lagos State. Upon interrogation, they confessed to their crime; belonging to a gang of 4, 2 of whom have been neutralized previously.

    “Recovered from the suspects upon their arrest were the sum of Two Million, Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira (N2,250,000), which was part of the requested ransom, 2 locally fabricated rifles, and 11 live cartridges.

    “The IGP commends the police operatives for their gallantry in apprehending these suspects and encourages them to maintain this high standard of competence in the fight against crime in all its manifestations.”

  • BREAKING: AIG Odumosu’s wife’s kidnappers neutralised, ransom recovered

    BREAKING: AIG Odumosu’s wife’s kidnappers neutralised, ransom recovered

    The kidnappers who abducted the wife of Hakeem Odumosu, a retired Assistant Inspector General (AIG) of Police, have been neutralised and the ransom paid to them recovered.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports this was disclosed by Force Public Relations Officer ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi in a terse statement via X on Thursday.

    ACP Adejobi confirmed that the kidnappers were neutralised by police operatives in Ogun State, and Mrs Folashade Odumosu was said to have been rescued alive.

    “The IGP has commended the Police Operatives and CP Ogun State, Lanre Ogunlowo, for a good job.

    “We are committed to safeguarding  Nigerian citizens and our dear country,” he stated.

    Recall that Mrs Odumosu, resident in Aminu Street, Orange Estate, Arepo in Obafemi Owode Local Government Area, was kidnapped at about 9.55 p.m. last Thursday while entering her home.

    It was gathered that four masked men attacked and dragged her out of her Lexus Sports Utility Vehicle, taking her through a swampy area to an unknown location.

     

    Details shortly…

  • JUST IN: Hakeem Odumosu denies EFCC appointment

    JUST IN: Hakeem Odumosu denies EFCC appointment

    The Retired AIG Hakeem Odumosu has denied his appointment as the substantive chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes (EFCC).

    “Good Morning everyone, I have been inundated with so many calls and messages between yesterday and today on a purported “EFCC Appointment”.

    “I just want to use this opportunity to debunk this information and say it’s totally UNTRUE. This information must have emanated from Mischief Makers and should be totally disregarded,” a tweet quoted Odumosu to have said.

  • BREAKING: Tinubu appoints substantive chairman of EFCC

    BREAKING: Tinubu appoints substantive chairman of EFCC

    President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Rtd AIG Hakeem Odumosu as the substantive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports President Tinubu approved the appointment of Odumosu as substantive Chairman of the EFCC on Tuesday.

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    Odumosu, a former Lagos State Commissioner of Police shortly before his retirement, takes over from Abdulrasheed Bawa, who was relieved of his duties as the EFCC chairman recently and subsequently arrested by the Department of State Service(DSS).

    TNG reports the appointment of Odumosu is, however, subject to confirmation by the Senate.

    Odumosu retired from the Police Force in January 2022, following his attainment of the rank of AIG, after which the statutory retirement age set in.

    He was enlisted in the police on March 3, 1990, and served for 32 years.

  • Sylvester Oromoni: Lagos police warn against any further protests

    Sylvester Oromoni: Lagos police warn against any further protests

    The Police in Lagos State have warned the general public against engaging in any further protests after the autopsy report on the cause of Sylvester Oromoni’s death has been released.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Oromoni was a student of Dowen College, Lekki, Lagos, who died after he was allegedly bullied by his fellow students in school.

    However, autopsy reports on the deceased recently released and interpreted, absolved Dowen College, staff and students of complicity in the death of the budding young boy.

    Since the death of Oromoni, several groups, including an Ijaw group have staged protests at the school gate of Dowen College, with the father of Oromoni saying his child will not be buried until he gets justice.

    While speaking with journalists, the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu stated that he would not tolerate protests over the outcome of investigations on the death of Oromoni.

    Odumosu urged members of the public that are not satisfied with the outcome to seek redress in court.

    “Much as we commiserate with the bereaved family on the death of their lovely and promising child, it is advised that the protesters and other individuals or groups who are still aggrieved should go to the law court to seek redress instead of taking the law into their own hands.

    “We only investigated criminal aspect, doctors investigated the medical aspect, the Ministry of Education now investigated that other administrative aspect of the school, that was why the school was shut down and still being shut down,” Odumosu said.

    The Ijaw Youth Council had on Thursday insisted on getting justice for Oromoni while staging a protest in front of the school, insisting that Dowen College cannot resume when justice was yet to be served on the matter.

    The late student is from the Ijaw-speaking part of Delta State.

  • Security: Edo Govt. to establish emergency response centre

    Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo says his administration is building an emergency response centre to coordinate all the operations under the newly-inaugurated State Security Architecture.

    Obaseki stated this when the new Commissioner of Police, Mr Hakeem Odumosun paid him a courtesy visit in Government House, Benin on Wednesday.

    He said the response centre would be ready in three months.

    Obaseki commended the outgone Commissioner of Police, Mr Johnson Kokumo, for his cooperation and support in the birth of the new security architecture and Trust Fund in the state.

    The Governor said the security trust fund would be managed in a transparent manner and urged citizens of the state to support and contribute to the initiative.

    He assured the new commissioner of police of the support of his administration to ensure he succeeded in his responsibility.

    Obaseki said the former Commissioner of Police was diligent, resourceful and incorruptible, urging the new commissioner to run a corruption-free command and ensure that the people of the state trusted the force.

    Earlier, Odumosun said his mission was to protect lives and property and ensure that the state was safe for all.

    Odumosun promised to improve on what he met on ground, saying that he would police the state with international best practices using community policing as a pivot.

    “I will publish the names of all the Divisional Police Officers (DPOs) and Area Commanders in the state, to enable the people of the state reach them in emergency situations.

    “This will enable us evaluate their response time to crime,’’ he said.

     

  • Hakeem Odumosu takes over as new Edo Commissioner of Police

    Mr Hakeem Odumosu, on Wednesday assumed office as the new Edo Commissioner of Police.

    Odomosu takes over from Mr Johnson Kokumo who is leaving for a development course to further his career at the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS).

    Speaking shortly after taking over the command, the new CP assured residents of the state of an improved security during his tenure.

    He said his tenure would make the state hot for criminals as well as ensure that residents have unrestricted access to top management of the police command.

    He also said that he would ensure that the command does the needful in tandem with the laws of the country as well as protect the fundamental rights of the people.

    He further said that he would take-over from where his predecessor stopped and also consolidate on his achievements.

    Earlier, Kokumo said the state has 55 Divisions and 10 Area Commands.
    He also said that the state command is blessed with officers with the finest set of management team to work with.

    He added that the state was relevant to the entire nation, and urged the people to give maximum cooperation to the new CP.