The Imo State police command has announced the arrest of Darlington Ogubike and Ihuoma Emeriole suspected to be notorious armed robbers. CSP Micheal Abattam, Police Public Relations officer in a statement on Friday said that both suspects were arrested after reports that a gang of armed robbers terrorizing Mbasie were sighted in the community. The […]
A High Court in Abeokuta, on Friday sentenced a 44-year-old man, Tosin Shodunke to death by hanging for armed robbery. Shodunke had pleaded not guilty to the two counts of conspiracy and armed robbery. Delivering judgment, Justice Ayokunle Rotimi-Balogun, held that the court was convinced beyond reasonable doubt that the convict was guilty as charged. […]
Three persons, including Olubunmi Afuye, an Ondo-based journalist, have been shot dead in a robbery attack at a bank in Ilara- Mokin, Ifedore Local Government Area of Ondo State. A policeman was also gunned down in the attack which happened on Thursday afternoon. The late Afuye, who was inside his car when the robbers stormed […]
Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos, has reportedly apprehended three persons for attempting to rob a motorist on a highway in the state. The incident reportedly occurred on Monday, when the governor was passing through the Ojota highway. The suspects were said to be attempting to dispossess a motorist of his vehicle, when the convoy of […]
The Imo State Police Command has announced the arrest of one Christopher Obilor a suspected armed robber and Higher National Diploma student of Federal Polytechnic Nekede. In a press statement by Imo State Police PRO, CSP Michael Abattam, the suspect was arrested after report that the suspect has been terrorising Nekede community. He was arrested […]
Enugu State Police command has arrested three suspects for their involvement in railway tracks and slippers vandalism. The police also recovered the operational lorries used by the suspects as well as the large pieces of the vandalized items. In a statement issued through the police public relations officer, Daniel Ndukwe, the state commissioner of police, […]
Phone snatchers have stabbed a man, Umar Muhammad Ahmad, to death in Kano State. His brother, Mustapha Modi Adamu, disclosed this Sunday in a Facebook post. According to Adamu, the assailants waylaid the deceased on Saturday night under the ongoing Kwari Market Flyover, where they stabbed him and made away with his phone. Activities of […]
An Ekiti State High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti, on Tuesday, sentenced a 24-year-old man, Sola Jegede, to death by hanging for dispossessing some men of their phones and money. He was found guilty of using weapons, including a gun, knife, digger and club to rob Ibukun Ilesanmi, Seun Ilesanmi and Tope Ilesanmi of their […]
An Ekiti State High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti on Thursday sentenced a 22-year-old man, Kehinde Olajide, to death by hanging for armed robbery. Justice Lekan Ogunmoye said that “the prosecution had proved ingredients of armed robbery against the convict without any reasonable doubt”. Ogunmoye said, “He is hereby sentenced to death by hanging until […]
Two commercial banks and police stations were on Wednesday attacked by armed robbers in Apomu and Ikire towns in Osun state. During the attack, it was learnt many people were shot dead by the robbers, even though the state police command said the number of casualty was not available. The robbers were said to have […]
