Tag: robbery
Farmers, residents decry robberies in Nasarawa
Some farmers and residents in Nasarawa on Friday called for 24 hours police patrol in order to checkmate incessant robberies…
Boutique burglar caught on camera, remanded in prison
A security guard, Okoh Abel-Uchenna, who allegedly broke into a boutique at Ikotun, a Lagos suburb, and robbed its owner…
Kogi gets 300-man security outfit to fight robbery, kidnapping
The Kogi State Government has inaugurated a new 300-man-joint security outfit dedicated to fighting kidnapping, armed robbery, cultism and other…
4 remanded over murder of Oyo State Assembly member
An Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan, on Tuesday, ordered the remand of four men for allegedly robbing and shooting to…
“Be wary of taxis”, Consul-General counsels Nigerians
Nigeria’s Consul-General in South Africa, Amb. Uche Ajulu-Okeke, on Thursday, urged Nigerians travelling to South Africa to be wary of…
Woman robbed of her car and baby in Delta
A woman was on Sunday, left in pains as hoodlums attacked her and made away with the car she was…
Nigeria loses $1.5bn monthly to robbery, piracy at sea
Nigeria is losing about 1.5 billion dollars a month to piracy, armed robbery at sea, smuggling, and fuel supply fraud,…
Corps member, 8 others arrested for robbery, kidnapping
lice The Anambra Police Command has arrested nine suspects including a serving member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC)…
Customs foil Seme robbery, recover arms
Jeff Ezemadu The men of the Nigeria Customs Service, Seme Command’s strike force led by Mr. Fidelis Nwanze, a Chief…
Delta: Two welders to die by hanging for robbery
Jethro Ibileke/Warri A Delta State High Court sitting in Warri has sentenced two welders, Monday Godwin (27) and Ochuko Ego…
RRS smashes teenage motorcycle robbery gang
Kazeem Ugbodaga Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested three teenage robbers, who…
Police foil bullion van robbery
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Several persons were injured and vehicles parked in front of an old generation bank branch at Mile…
Police foil robbery attack, kill two in Ogoniland
The Rivers State Police Command has foiled an armed robbery attack at a petrol station along East-West road by Etohu…
Vigilante arrested for robbery
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta A man who claimed to be a member of the Vigilante Group of Nigeria, VGN, Mr. Adesiyan Adeniyi,…
RRS arrests teenage robbery suspect in Lagos
Kazeem Ugbodaga As the operatives of the Rapid Response Squad, RRS, intensify efforts at reducing crime in the metropolis, policemen…
Two DSS staff arrested over N310m robbery
The Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested two out of five of its staff members for their alleged involvement…
Night guard, ex-convict arrested for armed robbery in Ogun
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The Ogun State Police Command is not leaving anything to chance in chasing armed robbers out of the…
Two suspected cultists arrested for robbery
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Nemesis caught up with two suspected cultists in Ogun State as they were arrested by the Police operatives…
9 robbery suspects arrested in FCT
The Police Command in FCT has arrested nine `one chance’ robbery suspects, who disguised as cab operators to rob unsuspecting…
Police arrest masquerades for robbery
The Police in Nsukka on Saturday arrested two men who wore masquerade costume in Ovoko community in Nsukka LGA for…
Man, 31, Remanded For Disarming Policemen
A 31-year-old man, Sefiu Aniwura, was on Friday remanded in Ilesa Prison by an Osogbo Magistrates’ Court for allegedly disarming…
Ikorodu residents want police to curb robbery, cultism, hoodlums
The residents of Odogunyan in lkorodu, Lagos State have pleaded with the police to urgently curb the activities of cultists…
30 civil servants arrested as robbers bombard Lagos Secretariat, steal N3m
Kazeem Ugbodaga Daredevil armed robbers at the early hours of Friday broke into the Lagos State Ministry of Justice, Alausa,…
Court remands 3 men for robbery, rape
An Akure Magistrates’ Court on Friday remanded three men- Femi Ojo, 25; Taiwo Osadare, 24, and Emmanuel Abah, 22, over…
Unidentified gunmen rob APC chairman, Oyegun in Abuja
The All Progressives Congress, (APC) national chairman, Chief John Oyegun has been robbed by gunmen in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital according…
Court remands two for stealing recharge cards
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The duo of Kabiru Jolaosho, 23 and Boluwatife Fayebe, 22, were on Thursday ordered to be remanded in…
Two Men Jailed For 56 Years For Robbery
Jethro Ibileke/Asaba Two men, James Emmanuel and Isioma Egwu, a carpenter and a bus driver respectively, were Monday sentenced to…
Lagos Lawmakers Raise Alarm Over Traffic Robbery Attacks
Eromosele Ebhomele Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Western Nigeria, have raised an alarm over robbery attacks in…
I Can’t Stop Robbing People —Suspect
Cyriacus Izuekwe A 38-year old suspected armed robber, Farouk Lawal, has confessed that he can’t stop robbing people and that…
On Lagos Boost For Food Security
By Tayo Ogunbiyi With much potential to achieve success in the agricultural sector, it is ironic that major parts of…