Tag Archives: armed

A civil servant, Lanwe  Bazing, has been gruesomely murdered by suspected armed robbers in Jalingo, the Taraba State capital.   It was gathered that the deceased boarded a commercial tricycle from the Mile Six area over the weekend to the renowned De Crux Nite Club, 300 metres away from where …

  Operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) today arrested three notorious ‘one chance’ armed robbers by Jubilee Bridge around Abule-Egba area of Lagos.   In a press statement issued, the Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of LASTMA Adebayo Taofiq, confirmed that the suspects were arrested by …

An engineer, Martha Kwaghdoo Anderson was brutally killed by armed bandits on the Makurdi-Naka Road in Benue State.   It was gathered that the woman was shot dead by the gunmen while trying to escape a kidnap on Thursday evening, December 28, 2023.  The Naka/Makurdi Road has become notorious for kidnapping.   Some motorists said …

The Kano State Police Command has arrested 16 suspects for armed robbery, car theft, kidnapping and other crimes in different parts of the state. The State Commissioner of Police, CP Hussaini Gumel, who disclosed this during a press briefing on Thursday, December 28, 2023, said the command also arrested a …

The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested six members of a criminal syndicate terrorising residents in Anguwan Kusu, in the Yelwa area of the state.    Spokesperson of the command, SP Ahmed Mohammed Wakil, who disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, December 26, 2023, said one of the suspects …

The Federal Capital Police Command has arrested three members of an armed robbery, car snatching and one-chance syndicate.   Spokesperson of the command, SP Josephine Adeh, who disclosed this in a statement on Saturday, December 16, 2023, said the suspects are allegedly behind a spate of robbery and one-chance activities …

Operatives of the Kano Police Command has arrested a notorious thug, Ibrahim Rabiu A.K.A “Janare” who leads a gang of armed robbers and extortionists terrorizing some parts of the state.  Spokesperson of the command, SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, who disclosed this in a statement on Friday, December 15, 2023, said …

Stupid never-do-wells always looking for a shortcut to short-lived wealth. Always targeting banks in the countryside. Just 2 of them and one ak47, could easily have been taken out by a police patrol team. They’ll soon hit the clubs in Lagos or Abuja where their fellow armed robbers, ritualists, and …

Men of the Enugu state police command have arrested four male suspects for armed robbery, unlawful possession of ammunition, and fraudulent ATM card swapping.   A statement released by the spokesperson of the command, ASP Daniel Ndukwe, says one of the suspects, Aneke Felix Ogbonna, aged 26, was arrested for …

Operatives of the Bauchi State Police Command have arrested an 18-year-old girl, her boyfriend, and three others for armed robbery, criminal conspiracy, receiving stolen property, and causing grievous hurt.  Spokesperson of the command, SP Ahmed Mohammed Wakil, who disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, December 6, 2023, said the …