Tag: Armed Robbers
Three deadly armed robbers sentenced to death in Ekiti
An Ekiti State High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti has sentenced three men to death by hanging after finding them guilty…
Gun battle in Ebonyi: Police shoot two armed robbers dead
He disclosed that one AK-47 rifle, two locally made Dane guns, 20 rounds of 9mm ammunition, and five live cartridges…
Four Kano robbers to rot in jail 40 years over midnight robbery
Justice Usman Na’abba of the Kano High Court declared the men guilty on all four counts: criminal conspiracy, armed robbery,…
Gun battle in Abuja: Police clash with robbers, arrest two after high-speed chase
According to the FCT Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, “The operatives were engaged in a gun duel by…
Deadly showdown: Ogun Police gun down armed robber, gang members flee
She added that the Commissioner of Police, Mr Lanre Ogunlowo, has ordered sustained patrols and highway monitoring to ensure the…
Police arrest 21 suspected armed robbers, cultists in Ekiti Arrest
He said that the suspects would soon be charged to court.
Three deadly robbers busted in Lagos with guns
Hundeyin stated that three locally made semi-automatic pistols, one locally made revolver, four rounds of live cartriged and 129 rounds…
Police arrest three fleeing robbers who rammed vehicle into traders in Rivers
A trader, who simply identified herself as Rachael said that they were in the market when they saw a Sienna…
Robbers kill Finance Director in Gov. Abiodun’s Office, cart away millions of Naira
It was learnt that Oyekanmi was shot dead on the flyover bridge by the NNPC Junction along the IBB Boulevard…
My 71st birthday eve of horror – Mike Awoyinfa
By Mike Awoyinfa A horrific and nightmarish 71st birthday it was as three hooded men from the underworld, self-styled hired…
Police recover firearm, ammunition from escaping armed robbery suspects in Enugu
Ndukwe said that the feat was achieved by police operatives serving at the New Haven Division of the Command on…
Eight deadly robbers who robbed five Ekiti banks crushed by police
Dare added that two other member of the gang Shola Ayeni aka Sengere and Aremu Adebayo aka Senior boy, were…
Three armed robbers sentenced to death in Ekiti
The defendants, Deji Omotayo, 23, Ifeanyin Chidiebere, 25 and Bolaji Usman, 28, were arraigned on Jan. 21, 2020, on a…
Lagos police recover pistol, cartridges from fleeing robbers
The command's spokesman, Benjamin Hundeyin, in a tweet, said on sighting a police patrol vehicle, the robbers dropped a bag…
Two deadly robbers gunned down during fierce-battle with police in Delta
Edafe said that one of the suspects was neutralised on Friday by the Police operatives attached to ‘B’ Warri.
42 deadly robbers, 156 others busted in Kano
The command said that 42 of the suspects were arrested for armed robbery, nine for kidnapping, 16 fraudsters and 27…
Six deadly robbers smashed, one killed in gun-battle with police in Lagos
Armed gang had invaded Mambillah Hotel, robbing guests of their valuables and shot dead the hotel security guard in their…
2 robbery suspects killed in Benin
Iwegbu said that the suspects were part of a gang of armed robbers that attacked Rubec Oil and Gas Station,…
Three deadly robbers shot dead in shootout with Delta Police
Edafe said the trio were shot on Thursday, by police operatives attached to the Ozoro Division in Isoko North and…
Six deadly bank robbers smashed in Ibadan
The suspects are: Abass Azeez, 42; Mayowa Kehinde, a 29-year-old contract staff and marketer with a new generation bank; Rildwan…
Four deadly robbers cracked in Lagos, seven pistols, tortoise recovered
The suspects are Gambo Abdulhadi, 28, Eric Komi, 19, Yusuf Ibrahim, 15 and Suleiman Alhassan, 25.
21 deadly robbers, kidnappers busted, 36 AK-47 rifles, machine guns recovered
He said those arrested included suspects of violent crime such as culpable homicide, armed robbery, kidnapping, arms trafficking, possession of…
Akinlosolu, David, Blessing nabbed for one chance robbery in Ondo
"During interrogation, the suspects confessed to be serial robbers whose area of specialty was using taxi to rob unsuspecting citizens,"…
Jigawa police nab 5 suspected kidnappers, armed robbers
Shiisu said the suspects, who had earlier indicated their intention to surrender to the police, were eventually arrested on March…
Four deadly armed robbers sentenced to death by hanging
The convicts are: Tochukwu Uwalaka, Gideon Igbabo, Miracle Amaechi, and Jamil Abdulsalam.
Update: Two policemen, five others shot dead as robbers attack four banks in Edo
Eyewitnesses said the gunmen got to the town in their numbers and in several vehicles before they attacked the four…
Breaking: Sporadic shootings as robbers attack four banks in Edo
According sources in the town, the affected banks are Zenith Bank, First Bank, Unity Bank and the United Bank for…
Kogi bank robbery: Police smash eight suspected robbers
Kogi State Police Command and hunters have arrested eight members of a suspected robbery syndicate, who attacked three banks and…
70 suspected robbers, others smashed in Oyo
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Oyo State Command, said it arrested about 70 suspected armed robbers, pipeline…
Robbers invade Ekiti bank, shoot policeman, FRSC operative dead
Armed robbers killed a policeman and a Special Marshall of the Federal Road Safety Corps on Monday in Aramoko-Ekiti when…