Tag Archives: Robbery

An Osun State High Court sitting in Osogbo has sentenced two middle-aged men to death by hanging for armed robbery.    The court presided over by Justice Ayo Oyebiyi convicted the duo of Wasiu Afolayan, 36, a battery charger and Kola Adeyemi, 34, a spare parts dealer on Thursday, April …

Police operatives in Adamawa State said on Wednesday, April 17, that they have made fresh arrests of 49 gangsters identified as Shila Boys.    The gangs are mostly made up of teenagers and, in a few cases, adolescents, who rob residents of their phones and other handy belongings.    Two …

Operatives of the Rivers State Police Command foiled a armed robbery attempt along Prisigbara/Ken Saro-Wiwa Polytechnic Road in Bori, headquarters of Khana local government area of the State, killing three of the suspected robbers.   Spokesperson of the command, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, who confirmed the incident in a statement on …

Men of the Ondo State Security Network Agency, better known as Amotekun, have foiled an attempt by a seven-man gang to rob three banks in Irele Local Government Area of the state.    The Commander of the Corps, Akogun Adetunji Adeleye, who disclosed this to journalists on Thursday March 21, …

Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), FCT Command, have arrested a dismissed soldier, Gabriel David Elihu, of Apo Mechanic Village, and Alex Iorjaa of Gboko L.G.A of Benue State, for armed robbery and kidnapping in Abuja.   FCT Police Commissioner, CP Ben Igweh, made this known during a media …

The FBI has announced the arrests of three minors accused of carrying out a bank robbery in Texas. This comes days after the Houston branch of the FBI took to X on to share photos of three young boys suspected of robbing a Wells Fargo bank in the city’s Greenspoint …

Police in Niger State have arrested one Idris Bala, 30, of Masaka Area of Nasarawa State, who reportedly disguised to free his friend, one Adamu Saidu, 30, from IBB Specialist Hospital, Minna, where he was receiving treatment following his arrest for alleged robbery.    Niger State Police Command’s Public Relations …

British actress Viscella Richards has been found dead at her Caribbean home.    The star, who used the stage name Vikki Richards, was found with her hands bound inside her bedroom in North Valsyn, north of Trinidad on Wednesday, March 6.    According to reports, police believe the 79-year-old TV …

Evangelist Adewale Adelu and five others have been sentenced to death by hanging for armed robbery.    They were found guilty of robbing two commercial banks in Akure and Idanre on November 19 and December 8, 2011, in Akure and Idanre.    Other members of the gang sentenced to death …

The Ogun State Police Command has dismissed three officers for alleged armed robbery and extortion.    The state Commissioner of Police, Abiodun Alamutu, disclosed this while parading suspects at the state headquarters in Eleweran, Abeokuta on Tuesday, January 30   The Police officers were paraded alongside 27 other suspected kidnappers, …