Tag: Armed Robbery
Suspected Robbers’ Arms Supplier Arrested
The Benue State Police Command has arrested Tyozumgwe Tarvihi who allegedly specialises in the manufacture of locally made weapons for…
Nigerian juvenile on death row freed 17 years after
A 31 year old Nigerian who was sentenced to death as a juvenile has expressed his happiness at being released…
11-Yr Old Boy Arrested For Robbery
An 11- year old boy (name withheld) was arrested yesterday for armed robbery. The boy, with a gang of at…
Have Policemen Abandoned Their Job?
In the last few days, armed robbers have become more daring while police response has become seemingly lethargic, although quite…
32 Robbers Escape From Prison
Following the jailbreak of Wednesday, 15 February in Koton-Karfe, Kogi State, North central Nigeria, 32 armed robbery suspects who escaped…
Robbery Lands 3 In Prison Custody
An Akure Chief Magistrates’ Court has ordered three men arraigned before it on a three-count charge of armed robbery to…
Police Gun Down Two Robbery Suspects In Kuje
Two armed robbery suspects were on Wednesday gunned down by men of the Kuje Divisional Police Headquarters in the FCT,…
3 Sentenced To Death For Armed Robbery
The Federal High Court, Gudu, Abuja, on Tuesday sentenced three men to death by hanging for armed robbery. The convicts…
Suspected Okada Robbers Shot
The police in Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria, have arrested two suspected commercial motorcycle (okada) robbers who invaded a shop at…
Larry Bell Empowers Nigerian Youths
In a bid to distract many Nigerian youths from social vices like prostitution, cultism, armed robbery and internet scam, youthful…
Mob Nabs Robbery Suspect With Gun
Luck ran out on an armed robbery suspect when he was overpowered by an angry mob at Igando area of…
Lagos Panel backs Okada Ban
The Lagos State government may soon ban commercial motorcycle operators, also known as okada riders, in the state and restrict…
I Worked On Over 63 Stolen Vehicles For Robbers —Panel Beater Confesses
Muyideen Mudashiru, a panel beater, and member of a suspected robbery gang who specialised in snatching exotic cars, has confessed…
5 Robbery Suspects Remanded
Five robbery suspects have been remanded in prison custody until 11 January, 2012 on the orders of a Lagos Chief…
Police Nab Pastor, 18 Others For Kidnapping
The Delta State Police Command says it has arrested a pastor and 18 others for alleged kidnapping, armed robbery, impersonation…