Crime Facts

Cross River robbers attempt selling N8m car for N1m

The Cross River State Police Command has arrested a three -man robbery gang and recovered a 2018 Corolla Toyota worth over N 8m . PUNCH Metro gathered that the operation , which was carried out by the Anti- Kidnapping /Cultism Team , tracked the gang from Calabar to Uyo in Akwa Ibom State , where […]

Gunmen invade market, kill 4, scores injured in Edo

It was a bloody day in Benin City, yesterday, as armed robbers shot dead four persons, including a baby, at the New Benin area of the state capital. Another four sustained different degrees of gunshot wounds as the hoodlums, one of who was allegedly armed with an AK 47 assault rifle, shot sporadically into the […]

Two dead as mob attacks suspected armed robbers in Oyo

Two persons including a suspected armed robber have been killed in Ibadan. Vanguard gathered that a two-man armed robbery gang allegedly shot a motorcyclist dead after snatching his bike while irate youths also killed one of the robbers. The fleeing suspected robber met his waterloo at the popular “Area 110” roundabout, Odo Ona, Ibadan. According […]

Police arrest suspected gunrunner in Cross River

The police in Cross River State have arrested a 52- year -old man, Cyprian Mbe , in connection with alleged arms supplies and promotion of native wars in the state. The State Commissioner of Police, Abdulkadir Jimoh , who briefed journalists on Monday in Calabar, said the suspect had been a gunrunner for a long […]

Angry mob Lynch suspected robber to death in Kastina, Injure 2

……Police recovers 120 roasted cows Irate mob on Friday beat 3 suspected armed robbers which one died in the process. According Kastina state police public relations officer,(PPRO), SP Gambo Isah, “On 27/11/2020 at about 01:30hrs, armed robbers numbering three (3) attacked the house of one Alhaji Hari Bello with dangerous weapons and as a result […]

Lagos police bust four suspected robbers

The police in Lagos have arrested four suspected armed robbers terrorizing Alakuko area of the State and its environs. Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Muyiwa Adejobi, in a statement said the police operatives attached to Alakuko Station, with the help of members of some communities, arrested the four suspected armed robbers on 24th November, 2020 […]

Anambra police nab suspect for unlawful possession of firearm

Also recover two other rifles and ammunition in a seperate operations Ibe Pascal Arogorn, Awka Police in Anambra state on Wednesday nabbed a male suspect for unlawful possession of firearms in Oba. The police spokesperson in the state, SP Haruna Mohammed said about 12:30pm,police patrol team attached to the Command Federal Highway Patrol while on […]

Police Arrest Six Suspected Robbers, Rapist In Katsina

The Katsina Police Command on Tuesday arrested six suspected armed robbers, rapists in the state. The Police Public Relations Officer, Gambo Isah disclosed this in a press briefing held at the command headquarters in Katsina. He said the suspects were arrested on November 22 based on credible intelligence, adding that the two other members of […]