State Criminal Investigation Department Archives

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Ayilara replaces Owohunwa as Lagos Commissioner of Police

There is strong indication that a former Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) panti, DCP Waheed Ayilara may succeed AIG Idowu Owohunwa as Commissoner of Police in Lagos state.

byTayo Aderinola

26/11/2023

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Armed robber arrested in VGN uniform fingers Police Inspector as accomplice

The Ogun State Police Command on Sunday in Abeokuta said it has apprehended one Akeem Owonikoko, a suspected armed robber, along the Sagamu-Ijebu Ode-Benin Highway.

byTayo Aderinola

13/08/2023

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Lagos Police arrest serial kidnapper, rescue and reunite victims with their families.

Following a thorough investigation and intelligence gathering into the abduction of a three-year old boy, Bright, on October 27, 2022 in Ejigbo area of Lagos State, detectives of the

byTayo Aderinola

20/11/2022

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Police: Domestic worker robs employer in Lagos

Detectives at the State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti, have apprehended a domestic worker who conspired with one other to rob his employer, Yasushi Murata, a Japanese, and an expatriate employee of Honda Automobile West Africa Ltd but resident at Chris Ali Street, Abacha Estate, Ikoyi, Lagos.

byTayo Aderinola

17/02/2022

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Court grants 5 Dowen College Students bail in Lagos

A Chief Magistrates’ court in the Yaba area of Lagos has granted bail to five students of Dowen College following a charge of conspiracy and homicide made against them by the State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti.

byTayo Aderinola

21/12/2021