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The Kaduna State High Court on Tuesday ordered that two brothers be remanded in a correctional centre for alleged culpable homicide and armed robbery.    The police charged Hamza Jibrin, 27, and Yusuf Jibrin, 24, with conspiracy, armed robbery and culpable homicide.   The judge, Aisha Shagari, ordered the remand of the defendants, after they pleaded not guilty to the …

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Kano State Command has arrested a suspect over a violent armed robbery incident.    The suspect, Amir Mohammed, 24, of Ja’en Quarters, in Gwale Local Government Area, was arrested on November 7, 2024, by a team of the Corps personnel on security duty at Sharada Federal Housing Estate, Kano.   The Corps …

A pastor from Praise and Worship Centre Assembly in Zimbabwe, Lebraity Makuni, has been arrested for allegedly staging an armed robbery to cover up his own misdeeds.    Makuni, 28, reported to police that he had been robbed of $7,500 and various valuables at his home in Chitungwiza. However, investigations revealed that the pastor fabricated the incident to hide a …

The Borno State Police Command has arrested six members of a notorious syndicate that specialised in kidnapping, armed robbery and extortion in Magumeri and Konduga Local Government Areas of the state.      The spokesperson of the command, ASP Nahum Kenneth Daso, who disclosed this in a statement on Saturday, October 26, 2024, said the said N2,637,000 was recovered from …

The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested two secondary school students, Hamza Sadiq and Adamu Ahmadu, both 15, for robbery.     Operatives from the Operation Restore Peace (ORP) unit, following a thorough investigation, arrested the suspects in connection with a robbery incident at a mobile phone shop in Wunti Market, Bauchi.     The spokesperson of the command, SP …

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Osun State Command has foiled a robbery attack and recovered a vehicle from fleeing robbers at Onibu-Eja community, along Iwo-Ibadan road.    The NSCDC boss in the state, Michael Adaralewa, disclosed this in a statement issued by the public relations officer of the Corps, ASC Kehinde Adeleke, on Sunday, October 13, 2024.  …

An Ekiti State High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti on Wednesday, sentenced three persons to death by hanging for armed robbery.   The convicts, Alexander Solomon, 29, Desmond Peter, 29, and Eric Tile, 30, were found guilty of conspiracy, armed robbery, and unlawful possession of firearms.   The court, however, acquitted a fourth defendant, Promise Shie (27), after ruling that …

The Nasarawa State Police Command has arrested four suspected armed robbers and recovered a stolen vehicle.    The spokesperson of the command, DSP Ramhan Nansel, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, October 6, 2024, said three suspects “Salim Hussaini, Abdulkadir Musa, and Dimas Danja were arrested by operatives attached to the Mararaba ‘A’ Division, while another suspect, Mohammed …

A self-styled prophet from Masendu Village in Matabeleland South, Zimbabwe, Mpindeni Ncube, aged 44, has been sentenced to six months in prison after being convicted of armed robbery.    Once respected in his community as a spiritual guide, Ncube’s reputation was tarnished following his conviction by Plumtree resident magistrate Joshua Nembaware.   The robbery took place on September 27, 2024, …

Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, (NSCDC) Kano State Command has arrested two notorious criminals involved in armed robbery, phone snatching, drug dealing and other crimes.    The spokesperson of the corps in the state, SC Ibrahim Idris Abdullahi, who made this known in a statement on Thursday, October 3, 2024, said the suspects were arrested by a patrol team …