Tag: Armed Robbery
Police recover 7 stolen vehicles, arrest 26 in Oyo
The Oyo State Police Command has recovered seven stolen vehicles and arrested 26 suspects for alleged involvement in armed robbery,…
Polytechnic student to die by hanging for robbery
Jethro Ibileke/Benin A 22-year old student of Delta State Polytechnic, Eguono Akpeghughu, has been sentenced to death by hanging by…
A Nation Adrift
International monitoring agencies occasionally rate how well or unhealthy a nation fares. Whether it is the Human Development Index, HDI,…
Police, SSS, Army In Joint Patrol In Rivers State
A special patrol team, comprising the Police, Army, Navy, Air force and the Department of State Security, has been set-up…
I’ve No Regrets Being A Robber, Says Suspect
Cyriacus Izuekwe A 30-year old robbery suspect, Tajudeen Oloko, has declared that he has no regrets being an armed robber…
One Week, One Tragedy
By Chido Onumah It’s almost a week since the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) job recruitment tragedy that claimed the lives…
Lagos Monarch’s Son Arrested For Robbery
Cyriacus Izuekwe & Yusuf Mohammed The son of the monarch of Ojokoro, Lagos State, western Nigeria, Ade Taiwo, has been…
Manko Calls For Reform Of Criminal Justice System
Cyriacus Izuekwe The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr Umar Manko has said the effort of the police will be…
Bribery: Driver, Passenger Shot By Cop
A 32-year-old dismissed police corporal, Mr Nelson Bassey, has been arrested and charged to court for allegedly shooting a driver,…
3 Remanded In Kirikiri For Armed Robbery
Three suspects were on Wednesday remanded in Kirikiri Prison custody by an Ikeja Magistrate Court, in Lagos, western Nigeria, over…
British schoolboy robs bank with fake gun
A British schoolboy described as a “model pupil” on Tuesday admitted robbing a bank while carrying a fake gun. The…
Curtailing Criminality In Nigeria
By Tayo Demola The rate of crime in Nigeria such as rape, kidnapping, armed robbery and other forms of criminal…
Robbery Gang Terrorises Oko-Oba Residents
It was a sad tale to tell for some residents of Olasoji Street, Oko-Oba, Agege, Lagos, southwest Nigeria, when a…
3 Okada Robbers Burnt To Death
It was a sad end for three suspected okada robbers who it was alleged had been terrorizing the residents of…
60-year-old cop arrested for robbery
JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin A 60-year-old serving Police Inspector and member of a six-man police armed robbery gang was Thursday paraded by…