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Palpable tension engulfed parts of Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti state capital after unknown gunmen suspected to be armed robbers killed a middle aged motorist identified simply as Mr. Olasunkanmi Joseph.   According to Punch, the masked assailants were said to have caught up with the man in his car around the …

The Kano State Police Command has arrested 14 suspected armed robbers, drug dealers and thieves as part of efforts to rid the state of all forms of crimes and criminality.   The spokesperson of the command, SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, who disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, March 30, …

No life was lost during the robbery. Armed robbers have broken into the home of Nigerian comedian and content producer Ayo Ajewole, known by the stage name Woli Agba, in Ibadan, Oyo State,

Some unknown armed robbers have reportedly attacked Nigerian comedian, Ayo Ajewole, popularly known as Woli Agba. Woli Agba confirmed this himself via his Instagram page on Thursday morning. According to him, the assailants invaded his house on Wednesday night but God kept him and his family safe from the attack. …

The Osun State Police Command has arrested three suspected ritualists, kidnappers, armed robbers, murderers, among others.    Parading the suspects at the police headquarters in Osogbo on Wednesday, February 8, 2023, spokesperson of the command, SP Yemisi Opalola, said the suspected ritualists, Alfa Mutiu, Olanrewaju,34, Adebowale Abdulsalam, 24, and Fatai …

A suspected armed robber had his wrist chopped off by an angry mob at Ijora Badia area of Lagos State.    According to The Nation, the suspect had attempted to evade arrest after his gang numbering over 25 attacked traders under the Iganmu Bridge, Apapa-Iganmu LCDA area of the state. …

No fewer than 17 students of Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka, Anambra State sustained varying degrees of injury while an unconfirmed number of female students were allegedly raped after some armed robbery suspects numbering about 20, raided scores of the hostels located along Ifite road, Awka, the state capital on Thursday, January 19.   …

Two armed robbery suspects have been killed in Delta state.   A statement released by the the spokesperson of the state police command, DSP Bright Edafe, says on January 13, the police acted on a tip-off that some suspected notorious armed robbers who have been on the command’s wanted list over their involvement …

An Uber driver identified as Afam has been shot dead by suspected armed robbers in Kubwa, a satellite town in Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).   A source privy to the incident told Daily Trust that the incident happened close to AJ lounge near NNPC junction in …

  Three bandits were gunned down while trying to collect ransom demanded before the release of a driver kidnapped in Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State.    Spokesperson of the command, DSP Wasiu Abiodun, who disclosed this in a statement on Friday, January 13, said police operatives also repelled an attack in Maje …