Tag: Armed Robbers
Kano Pillars’ bus attacked, players shot
Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) defending champions Kano Pillars were attacked on their way to honouring their opening match in…
2 Shot Dead After Stealing Church Money
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Operatives of the Edo State Police Command on Tuesday shot and killed two suspected armed robbers who allegedly…
2 robbers killed after stealing N954k offering money
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Operatives of the Edo State Police Command on Tuesday shot and killed two suspected armed robbers who allegedly…
3 armed robbers killed, 2 arrested in Ogun
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Three suspected armed robbers were killed on Sunday by men of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) in Ogun…
Brave Female Cop Disarms Robber
Damilare Okunola A female police officer, Mercy John, has reportedly disarmed two armed robbers who tried to rob her of…
Banks shut again in Ijebu-Ode
Abiodun Onafuye/Ijebu-ode Commercial banks in Ijebu Ode, Ogun state in western Nigeria remained shut for the second day today, over…
Police arrest 3 robbers in Edo
The Edo Police Command on Friday said it has arrested three armed robbery suspects along Uwa Street, in the Oredo…
Kano Police Kill 4 Armed Robbers On Christmas Eve
Maduabuchi Nmeribeh/Kano Four armed robbers were gunned down by anti-robbery police squad on the night of 24 December when they…
73 Robbers, 8 Policemen Killed In Lagos
Kazeem Ugbodaga At least 73 armed robbers and eight policemen were killed in Lagos during exchange of gun fire between…
Man shot dead in struggle to disarm robbers
By Jethro Ibileke/Benin A middle aged man, simply identified as Nwachukwu, has been reportedly shot dead last Saturday night while…
Police Smash Bank Robbery Gang
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The anti-robbery squad of the Rivers State Police Command on Thursday foiled an attempt to rob a…
Rivers Police Kill Two Robbers In Front Of Bank In Port Harcourt
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Two persons suspected to be armed robbers who were attempting to rob Eco bank branch by Agip…
Nollywood Actor Killed In Police, Robbers Gun Duel
Jethro Ibileke/Asaba Tragedy struck Tuesday in Asaba, capital of Delta State, as a Nollywood actor, simply identified as Onyeka, was…
Anambra police parade 40 armed robbers, kidnappers
The Nigeria Police operating under the code name “Operation Kpochapu” have arrested suspected fake number plates manufacturers specialised in car…
Police arrest security man for failing to catch armed robbers
Cyriacus Izuekwe The police at Ejigbo division, Lagos state, western, Nigeria have arrested a night security guard and charged him…
7 Notorious Robbers Paraded In Lagos
Cyriacus Izuekwe The suspected leader of a robbery gang, Chief Jude Dike, has been arrested by the police and paraded…
Edo police kill notorious armed robber, smash syndicate
Jethro Ibileke/Benin A notorious armed robber identified as Samson Ahigbe, was Wednesday shot dead by operatives of the Edo state…
Police foils robbery attack in Gwagwalada, Abuja
The Police said it foiled an armed robbery attack in Gwagwalada metropolis of the FCT on Saturday night. Mr Patrick…
‘We Are Coming’: Robbers Write Estate Residents
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Residents of Elerinko Estate in Ijoko-Ota in Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State, western Nigeria, have received…
Robbers Shoot Alariwo
Veteran musician, Rotimi Goziem Martins, popularly known as Alariwo of Africa, is full of thanks to God after he posted…
Robbers Kill 4 Policemen, Others
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Armed robbers on Tuesday attacked a bullion van conveying money from Agbor in Ika South Local Government Area…
Police kill 3 armed robbers, arrest 27 others
The Police Command in Katsina state on Wednesday said it had killed three suspected armed robbers and arrested 27 others…
Alao-Akala’s driver shot dead
Alhaji Alabi Ajikobi, a driver of the former Governor of Oyo State, Adebayo Alao-Akala, was shot dead on Friday by…
Robbers Kill Whistle Blower
A man in his late 40s has been killed in Lagos, Western Nigeria by armed robbers. The man identified as…
Robbers kill 2 policemen, 2 bank officials
The Commissioner of Police in Rivers state, Tunde Ogunsakin, has said that two policemen and two bank officials have been…
Robbers On Motorcycle Kill Bank Customer
Ekanem Moses A bank customer, Alhaji Abdulateef Popoola, has been killed by a gang of armed robbers who trailed him…
Robbers Raid Badagry Suburb, Kill Pharmacist
Jef Ezemadu Armed robbers last night unleashed terror on the residents of Ibereko, a suburb of Badagry, Lagos, southwest Nigeria,…
Robbers Raid Estate, Kill Resident
Yusuf Muhammed Armed robbers raided Ifedayo Estate in Ajuwon, a suburb of Ogun State, southwest Nigeria, killing a resident identified…
Routing Criminals In Kaduna
Femi Adi/Kaduna Kaduna Police Command reaps dividend in its renewed effort to rid the state of criminals For more than…
How I Supply AK47 Rifles To Robbers —Suspect
Cyriacus Izuekwe A suspected cross-border gun runner, Abdulazeez Amao, 47, has allegedly confessed to the police how he supplies guns…