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The Jigawa State Police Command has arrested two members of a robbery gang that killed three persons in BirninKudu Local Government Area of the state.     The state Commissioner of Police, CP AT Abdullahi, made this known to newsmen on Thursday, March 28, 2024, when he paraded suspects arrested …

Operatives of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command have neutralised three suspected armed robbers and arrested one other in Ikot Ekpene Local Government Area of the state.    Spokesperson of the command, CSP Odiko Macdon, who made this known to newsmen in Uyo on Tuesday, March 26, 2024, said the …

A Nigerian lady, Purity Divine, has said she supports jungle justice or mob action because armed robbers killed her cousin, who was the only son of his parents.    She stated this while reacting to the recent burning of a suspected thief at Ikpa Road in Uyo, the same area …

Three Zimbabwean police officers, Albert Machona (42), Charles Musiiwa (33), and Tanyaradzwa Mhondiwa (30), have been arrested and arraigned before Mutare Magistrates’ Court for allegedly collaborating and sharing loot with an armed robber.   It was alleged that on the evening of February 28, 2024, around 19:40, the accused officers …

A group of notorious armed robbers attacked two commercial banks in Anyingba, Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi state on Thursday, March 7.     The robbers stormed the banks, shooting sporadically into the air.     Security operatives however swiftly swung into action and engaged the criminals in a …

Armed robbers invaded a woman’s house in Mosagar community in Ethiope West Local Government Area of Delta state and stole beverages, raw and cooked food including pots of stew and soup.    Nigerian activist, Comrade Israel Joe, who disclosed this in a Facebook post said the incident happened on Wednesday …

One suspect has been killed in a fierce gun battle between operatives of the state police command and some suspected robbers who invaded Abbey Hostel in Ode Remo, Ogun, where some students of the Gateway ICT Polytechnic Saapade reside.      It was gathered that four suspected robbers stormed the …

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 …

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 …