Tag: Armed Robbers
Suspected Robbers’ Arms Supplier Arrested
The Benue State Police Command has arrested Tyozumgwe Tarvihi who allegedly specializes in the manufacture of locally made weapons for…
Robbers Kill 2 In Ijebu-Ode
Armed robbers struck early this morning at Ijebu-Ode in Ijebu Ode Local Government Area of Ogun State, Southwest Nigeria and…
Robbers Raid Meiran, Kill Guard, 80
Armed robbers this morning raided Meiran area of Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria and shot dead an 80 year old guard.…
Robbers Set Banks Ablaze In Ondo
Armed robbers besieged the sleepy town of Ikare-Akoko in Ondo State and used dynamites to blow open the security gates…
Robbers Raid Council Office
The premises Ikpoba-Okha local council, located at Idogbo, Edo State was Friday morning raided by armed robbers who vandalized about…
Lagos Lawmakers Seek Return Of Police Checkpoint
Some members of the Lagos State House of Assembly (LAHA) on Tuesday called for the return of police check-points on…
Robbers Shoot Policeman, Snatch N3.5m
A gang of armed robbers Monday morning shot a police officer when they opened fire at a police post in…
Police Kill 4 Kidnap Suspects In Delta
The police in Delta State have killed four suspected kidnappers in the state. Displaying the corpses of the men on…
4 Die In Cop, Robbers Crossfire
Four persons, including a police constable, were killed in a crossfire between police and suspected armed robbers in a hideout…
Robbers Storm Babcock University, Cart Away Cash
At least seven armed robbers Wednesday afternoon stormed some banks within the premises of Babcock University, Ilishan Remo in Ikenne…
Armed Robbers Lay Siege To Epe
Armed robbers have since January laid siege to Epe, Lagos, southwest Nigeria, dispossessing residents of their money and other valuables.…
Robbers Kill Six Cattle Dealers, Snatch N10m
At least six cattle dealers were yesterday killed by armed robbers after dispossessing them of their valuables and a sum…
Cop Shoots 2 Friends, Labels Them Robbers
A police corporal, Nelson Bassey, who went for an illegal duty and shot two friends claiming that they were suspected…
Police Parade Robbery Suspects In Lagos
The Police in Lagos on Tuesday paraded two suspected armed robbers, who allegedly robbed two bankers of $12,800 (about N1.92m)…
Customs Denies Attack On Area Comptroller
The Sokoto Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has denied reports that its Comptroller, Alhaji Atiku Mustapha, was attacked…
Bauchi Police Parade 12 Suspects
The Bauchi State Police Command on Wednesday paraded 12 suspected armed robbers arrested in different parts of the state during…
Bid To Rob Girl Of N.7m Foiled
Men of State Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, in Ikeja, Lagos, southwest Nigeria, have arrested some armed robbers, who attempted to snatch…
Robbers Attack Xmas Travellers On Sagamu-Benin Expressway
More than 15 buses carrying passengers travelling to their towns to celebrate Christmas and the New Year were attacked this…
3 Robbery Suspects Lynched
Nemesis caught up with a gang of armed robbers early this morning when three of them were lynched by a…
Police Nab 10 Robbery Suspects In Katsina
The Katsina State Police Command has announced the arrest of 10 suspected armed robbers and a shop breaker. The Commissioner…
Four Killed As Robbers Storm OOU Banks
Four persons were confirmed dead while about six others were seriously injured by stray bullets on Thursday when armed robbers…
Robbers Invade OOU
Armed robbers this morning invaded the Ago-Iwoye community and the Olabisi Onabanjo University, OOU, in Ogun State and robbed several…
Police Arrest 2 Bank Robbers
The police in Akure, Ondo State, have arrested two persons suspected to be members of a gang of armed robbers…
Robbers Kill 2 Cops In Shootout At Oshodi
Two policemen were killed yesterday while three others were seriously injured during a shootout between armed robbers and policemen near…
Police Foil Robbery, Arrest 3 Suspects
The police at Elemoro Division, Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, have foiled a robbery attempt and arrested 3 suspected robbers. P.M.NEWS…
8 Robbers Kill Guard, Rob Bank
Eight armed robbers in the early hours of today stormed a new generation bank in Fagba area of Ifako-Ijaye, in…
Police Arrest 27 Robbery Suspects, Seize Boats, Weapons
The new Divisional Police Officer of Orile Iganmu Police Division, Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, has continued his onslaught against criminal…
Robbers Kill Varsity Students
Suspected armed robbers have killed two students of the American University of Nigeria (AUN), Yola, a statement from the university…
Robbers Kill TheSun Correspondent
Armed robbers have killed a correspondent of TheSun newspaper in Sokoto State. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Ahmed…
Police, Robbers In Gun Duel In Ilesha
There was pandemonium in Ilesha, Osun State, Southwest Nigeria, this morning when policemen engaged armed robbers in a fierce gun…