A fire incident occurred on Sunday evening at Ajah Market, near Alesh Bus Stop in the Lekki area of Lagos State, destroying goods and items worth millions of naira.

The fire started around 9 pm and ravaged several shops and stores containing combustible materials.

According to Dr. Femi Oke-Osanyintolu, the Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), the agency, in collaboration with the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Services, acted swiftly to contain the fire. However, the cause of the blaze remains unknown at this time.

Fortunately, there were no casualties or injuries, as traders were not present due to the market being closed for Sunday.

“The LASEMA Response Team, along with the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, managed to prevent the fire from spreading to neighboring buildings,” Oke-Osanyintolu reported. “Efforts are ongoing to completely extinguish the fire and salvage remaining valuables.”

The Nasarawa State Police Command has confirmed the death of a soldier following a violent altercation with a special constabulary officer at Agyaragu market in Lafia Local Government Area on Sunday.

The incident reportedly began as a dispute between the two men, resulting in both sustaining injuries.

According to DSP Ramhan Nansel, the Police Public Relations Officer, the soldier, who was home on leave from his posting in Borno State, allegedly stabbed the constabulary officer with a knife.

In response, the constable managed to take control of the knife and stabbed the soldier. Both men were rushed to the hospital, where the soldier was pronounced dead while receiving treatment.

Nansel added that following the soldier’s death, several of his relatives mobilized and attempted to attack the local police station, but officers on duty managed to repel the assault, but two individuals lost their lives in the ensuing confrontation, while two others were hospitalized with injuries.

DSP Nansel stated that calm has since been restored in Agyaragu after the Commissioner of Police, CP Shehu Umar Nadada, visited the scene to address the situation.

The police spokesperson in the state also revealed the police have launched a manhunt for unidentified individuals responsible for further attacks on the police station in the community.

Operatives of the Ogun State police have arrested one Onoriode Augustine, for allegedly kidnapping minors in Ijebu-Ode local government area of the state.

The suspect, aged 33, was paraded on Friday at the command’s headquarters, Eleweran, Abeokuta, the state capital.

Addressing newsmen, the Commissioner, Abiodun Amalutu, stated that although Augustine had been apprehended, another suspect identified as Akpan, was still at large.

Alamutu noted that the suspect on interrogation confessed to the abductions of over ten children who were subsequently returned to their families after ransoms were paid.

According to the Commissioner, the suspect also orchestrated the abductions that occurred in Ijebu Ode, where one Adeogun Oluwasegun and Jonathan Favour were kidnapped.

Abiodun said, “The State has largely remained peaceful, with the latest arrests of one Onoriode Augustine, a 33-year-old man, while the suspect named Akpan has been on the run. They specifically target children for kidnapping.

“Since they began this illegal activity, they have taken more than ten children, who were subsequently returned to their families after ransoms were paid.

“They also informed the police that they orchestrated the abductions that occurred in Ijebu Ode, where Adeogun Oluwasegun and Jonathan Favour were kidnapped using similar deceptive tactics, such as pretending to rent a battery and seeking to lease an apartment on September 17th and 22nd.”