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Lagos Police Probe Officers Over NYSC Member Misconduct
Lagos Police investigate NYSC incident after Devcharlezen alleges unlawful detention, extortion, and harassment by officers at Ikorodu station
The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed that officers accused of misconduct against a serving National Youth Service Corps member, Devcharlezen, have been identified and are under investigation.
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Command spokesperson Abimbola Adebisi said on Monday that two officers have been formally queried, while one has been defaulted in accordance with established disciplinary procedures.
The review follows allegations that Devcharlezen was unlawfully detained, intimidated, and subjected to attempted extortion by officers from Ladegboye Police Station.
He reported the incident occurred at about 10.00 a.m. on Saturday while travelling from Ikeja to Epe.
Devcharlezen claimed the officers questioned his tribe, state of origin, and activities in Lagos despite showing his NYSC identification card.
He alleged that one officer seized his phone, searched private messages, accused him of internet fraud, and demanded $1,000 from his cryptocurrency account.
He said he and his girlfriend were driven separately in police vehicles for nearly three hours and pressured to confess to fraud, during which she jumped from the moving vehicle and sustained bruises.
He also alleged his NYSC cap was discarded, his identity card torn, and his car returned with scratches and mechanical faults.
Adebisi commended Devcharlezen for coming forward, describing his courage as exemplary.
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The command said the investigation is ongoing, and further updates will follow as inquiries proceed.
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Viral Video Shows Men in JIBWIS Uniforms Demanding AK-47s, Threatening Attacks in Enugu and Jos
A viral video showing a group of young men in uniforms associated with the First Aid Group of Jama’atu Izalatil Bid’ah Wa’Ikamatis Sunnah (JIBWIS), also known as Izala, chanting for AK-47 rifles and threatening attacks in Enugu and Jos has drawn strong reactions across Nigeria.
In the footage, which circulated widely on social media on Monday, the participants are seen jogging in formation. One of them is heard demanding an AK-47 to travel to Enugu, describing the city as a “land of infidels” and threatening to open fire on worshippers on a Sunday.
Similar threats are made regarding Jos in Plateau State.
The chants have raised serious concerns about the potential for religiously motivated violence.
The national leadership of JIBWIS has strongly dissociated the organisation from the statements in the video. National Chairman Sheikh Abdullahi Bala Lau called on the Department of State Services (DSS), the Nigeria Police Force and other security agencies to investigate the footage, identify those involved and bring anyone found culpable to justice.
JIBWIS described the threats as contrary to its principles and teachings.
Amnesty International Nigeria also called for an immediate and independent investigation, describing the chants as a “vicious display of children being manipulated and indoctrinated with religious violence and hatred.” The rights group urged authorities to examine the instructors, the origin of the video and the content of the activities.
Security agencies have yet to issue an official statement on the matter.
One person has been confirmed dead after a storey building collapsed during manual demolition on Adedoyin Street, Ijegun, Ikotun, in the Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State.
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) said the incident occurred on Monday. A distress call was received at about 1:44pm, and the agency’s Beta Team from Igando Base was immediately deployed to the scene.
Responders found that one worker had been trapped under the rubble while another, who sustained a hand injury, had already been taken to hospital before emergency teams arrived.
LASEMA, working with the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service and the Lagos State Ambulance Service, recovered the trapped worker. He was pronounced dead. The body was handed over to the police at Ikotun Division and later released to the family.
The agency said the area had been cordoned off and that an investigation would be conducted to determine the cause of the collapse and whether building regulations were followed.
LASEMA Permanent Secretary Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu urged property owners and contractors to engage certified professionals for demolition works and to comply fully with building control regulations.
The incident is the second building-related fatality reported in Lagos within the space of a few days.
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