By : Lanre Olagunju RRS patrol teams convoy facebook sharing buttontwitter sharing buttonemail sharing buttonsharethis sharing button Stay connected via Google News Add as preferred source on Google Imagine an ambulance trapped in Lagos traffic, its siren screaming as a patient fights for breath. Would we insist that it remain in the queue because the road ahead is a one-way street, or tell a fire engine to avoid the BRT lane while a building burns? These are not hypothetical questions. They go to the heart of a recent incident involving officers of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Lagos State Police Command, whose patrol vehicle was captured driving against the direction of traffic in a viral video. The footage triggered criticism, with some questioning why officers responsible for enforcing traffic regulations would appear to violate them. But what the camera captured was only part of the story. According to the Lagos command, the officers in a vehicle marked RRS Attack 07...
By: Awajis Josiah-Chijindu The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Rilwan Disu, has directed Commissioners of Police in the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory to arrest and prosecute individuals involved in the destruction, defacement and unlawful removal of political campaign posters, banners and billboards ahead of the 2027 general elections. The Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Ani Iniedu, disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday, November 4, 2026, noting that the Nigeria Police Force had observed with serious concern the increasing incidents of deliberate destruction of campaign materials belonging to political candidates and parties across the country. CSP Iniedu said the police condemned the acts of political intolerance and warned political thugs, hoodlums and other mischief-makers involved to desist immediately or face the consequences of their actions. He explained that destroying, defacing or unlawfully removing another candidate's campaign m...