Homicide detectives at the State Criminal Investigations Department, SCID, Panti Yaba, Lagos State, are interrogating a middle-aged man, Lukmon Alabi, over an alleged case of multiple homicide. Sources told Crime Alert that the suspect was arrested after he was declared wanted by security operatives at the State Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, and their counterpart at SCID.

THOSE who know Sir Gilbert Alaribe family of Umuokeada, Logara in Ngor-Okpala Local Council area of Imo State, will readily tell anybody who cares that they are not pompous, troublesome or vexatious. They are rather simple, hardworking, friendly and religious. Today, this family boasts of a Catholic priest, Rev. Fr. Dr. Gilbert Nwadinobi Alaribe, of the Catholic Archdiocese of Owerri Ecclesiastical Province.

The removal of former Inspector-General of Police, Mr Hafiz Ringim , Wednesday, from office, was applauded from different quarters, owing to the dwindling state of internal insecurity in the country.

CUPID arrow, the proverbial angel of love manifested in its fullest recently in Lagos State. Unfortunately, it turned against its victim who happens to be a notorious armed robber. Just like a fairy tale, the victim, later identified as Ratty Bassey, had gone to rob the home of a Lagos based lawyer (names withheld) at Lamgbasa area of Ajah, Lagos State early January.

The death of a 27- year-old man must certainly be the most traumatic and devastating experience a family can face. That was the case of Awal Inuwa Ashafa, the only son of his mother whose life was cut short at his prime age right in front of Orukposaka Mosque, Orukposaka Street in Abaji during the heat of Kabiru Umar, alias Kabiru Sokoto’s escape on Sunday, January 15, 2012.