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November 29, 2013

How we executed the deadly ‘Black Sunday’ robbery – Confessions of a notorious armed robber, Godogodo (PICTURED)

by Adeola Balogun More details have been given in the case of notorious armed robber, Abiodun Ogunjobi, aka Godogodo and his gang. The infamous gang is being held in connection with the September 9, 2012 robbery which is now popularly called the “Black Sunday robbery” The robbery, said to have been led by Godogodo, resulted... Read More

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November 29, 2013

Teenager arraigned in Lagos for stealing N765,000

by ‘Jola Sotubo A teenage boy was arraigned before a Lagos Magistrate court yesterday over allegations of burglary and theft. Saheed Gafar, 19, appeared before the court sitting in Ikeja after he was said to have stolen a cash sum of N765,000. Gafar is being charged with two counts for the offence. Vanguard reports: The... Read More

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November 27, 2013

12-year-old armed robbery suspect arrested in Katsina

by Adeola Balogun Police officers in Katsina have arrested a gang of robbers in the state with one of the suspects said to be a 12-year-old boy. The members of the gang were apprehended by the security officers following a tip off from a vigilant indigenes. News of the arrest was disclosed by the spokesperson... Read More

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November 19, 2013

#InCaseYouMissedIt: Massive inferno on Benin-Ore road started after armed robbery attack – FRSC

by Adeola Balogun A massive inferno resulting from multiple car accidents yesterday caused commotion on the Benin—Ore-Lagos Expressway. Chaos was said to have erupted after an attack by armed robbers on the road which led to the accidents and subsequently the fire. The development was confirmed by the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Edo... Read More

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November 18, 2013

4 armed robbers, 2 policemen dead after failed bank robbery in Lagos

by ‘Jola Sotubo Ayobo in the Ipaja area of Lagos was yesterday the scene of a shootout between heavily armed robbers and police officers on security duty. The robbers, who arrived the area to steal from a bank, were engaged by the security operatives in a fierce battle that resulted in the deaths of 4... Read More

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November 18, 2013

Caught in the act: 3 armed robbers including 2 females stripped naked in Cross River

by Adeola Balogun Three suspected robbers were on Friday beaten up and stripped naked in Cross River after it was alleged that they attempted to rob a woman of N1.5 million. The suspects, 2 females and their male counterpart were apprehended by passers-by in Calabar, the state capital, after a taxi driver got wind of... Read More

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November 18, 2013

Jungle justice: Angry residents beat armed robber to death in Lagos (PICTURED)

by Adeola Balogun Residents of the Oworonsoki area of Lagos took matters into their own hands on Friday as they apprehended four suspected armed robbers who had been terrorizing the community. The residents were said to have endured several attacks from the robbers deciding enough is enough. The members of the community initially arrested all... Read More

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November 15, 2013

How armed robbers attacked me – Musician, Terry G

by Chi Ibe Remember a few weeks ago, the singer Terry G (Gabriel Amanyi) was said to have been shot by armed robbers? Grateful for life, he has now shared his story with Encomium. According to him, he wasn’t shot and none of the two people with him were injured, but the robbers made away... Read More

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November 10, 2013

We are just cultists, not armed robbers – Suspects confess

by ‘Jola Sotubo Two suspected hoodlums arrested by police officers in Lagos State have maintained that they are not criminals but rather are security officers to some politicians. The duo, suspected of cultism and armed robbery, were alleged to have been part of the instigators of unrest in Alaba International Market, which incident led to... Read More

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November 9, 2013

SHOCKING: 4 men charged to court for kidnapping man, torturing him and running away with his penis (PICTURED)

Kyle Handley, one of four people charged with kidnapping a California marijuana dispensary owner, torturing him with a blowtorch and cutting off his penis during a robbery. Ryan Anthony Kevorkian, 34, Naomi Josette Kevorkian, 33, and 34-year-old Hossein Nayeri were also arrested. Four people were charged with kidnapping a California marijuana dispensary owner,... Read More

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November 8, 2013

Bad market: Armed robbers snatch bags full of PAYMENT VOUCHERS instead of cash in Ondo

by ‘Jola Sotubo A gang of robbers who invaded a bank in Akure, the Ondo State capital, on Wednesday are about to be very disappointed when they realize that the bags they took from the bank were actually filled with vouchers not cash. It was discovered yesterday that the ‘Ghana-must-go’ bags stolen from a commercial... Read More

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November 8, 2013

Sad news: 2 policemen, 4 others killed by armed robbers in Lagos

by ‘Jola Sotubo Tragedy struck at the popular Alaba International Market in the Ojo area of Lagos State when a routine money transfer process was interrupted by a gang of armed robbers. According to reports, money was being transferred from one branch of an unnamed bank to the other by staff when the heavily armed... Read More

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November 2, 2013

How armed robbers drove us to bank and forced us to withdraw money from the ATM – Victims

Julius Adegun had on Saturday, September 21, 2013, boarded a commercial bus from Abule-Egba, on the Lagos-Abeokuta Expresssway, around 10.30pm. He was heading to Iyana-Ipaja but had no idea he had boarded the bus with a three-man gang of robbers. The events that unfolded later were to confound him because it was one he... Read More

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October 24, 2013

Biker Bandits: Bullion van attacked by armed robbers on power bikes in Lagos

by Adeola Balogun Apapa in Lagos state was yesterday the scene of a shootout as police officers deployed to the area engaged a gang of robbers in a fierce battle. The incident occurred at Ijora Badia in Apapa yesterday when the robbers reportedly invaded the area on power bikes and intercepted a loaded bullion van.... Read More

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October 2, 2013

BUSTED: These are the armed men who allegedly robbed artiste, Pasuma of his SUV and other valuables (PICTURED)

by ‘Jola Sotubo Popular Nigerian Fuji star, Pasuma, might have cause to heave a sigh of relief as police in Lagos State have arrested three men suspected of being part of the gang that robbed him of his Range Rover SUV and other valuables about four months ago. The three men were apprehended by operatives... Read More

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August 27, 2013

Hell’s angels: Female undergraduate shot to death by armed robbers for praying while being robbed

by ‘Jola Sotubo A 24-year old undergraduate student of Ondo State University has reportedly been shot dead by armed robbers. Folajomi Agunbiade was killed by the robbers last week because she began to pray in tongues as they robbed her family. According to reports, two armed robbers stormed the Agunbiade residence of the girl’s family... Read More

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Mob justice: 3 suspected robbers set ablaze for stealing recharge cards (PHOTO)

An angry mob has set three suspected armed robbers ablaze in Ikotun, Lagos State. PUNCH Metro learnt on Thursday that the robbers were set on fire on Wednesday evening, shortly after robbing a recharge card trader at Second Junction bus stop on Governor’s Road. Our correspondent, who visited the area, observed burnt tyres, carcass of... Read More

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3 people critically injured as robbers attack Edebiri, ANPP leader’s residence in Edo

by Rachel Ogbu Three people were left injured after armed robbers attacked the home of the Deputy National Chairman (South) of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) in Benin-City yesterday. The night guard at Solomon Edebiri’s house and two others were reportedly wounded with a machete and left in a pool of blood when five bandits... Read More

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Terrible: 20 armed robbers strike in Ogun, kill 6 people

by Akan Ido A gang of armed robbers yesterday attacked Ifo community in Ifo local government area of Ogun State killing six people including five operatives of the Ogun State Vigilante Service. The robbers who were said to have operated in an unmarked lorry shot five men of the Vigilante Service guarding a filling station in the area.... Read More

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How Nollywood actress, Kehinde Bankole lost her car to armed robbers

Beautiful Yoruba actress, Kehinde Bankole has every reason to be in a pensive mood right now. Dare devil armed robbers snatched her Honda accord car on Sunday, May 12, 2013. At the time of the robbery, Kehinde’s brother was driving. The incident happened around 9pm in Ogba,Lagos, the robbers stopped the vehicle, pointed a gun... Read More

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“I belong to a cult group, White Angels Corps of Arrest Force” – Man caught with double-barrel gun (PICTURED)

by Isi Esene A mad thought to be mentally unstable has been arrested with a locally made double-barrel gun and three toy guns at the Tolu area of Ajegunle in Lagos. The man, simply identified as Monday was arrested in an abandoned school police believe serves as a hideout for armed robbers. There are speculation... Read More

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How armed robbers attacked Denrele Edun’s home on Sunday morning (TWEETS)

by Isi Esene Denrele Edun, the Channel O VJ who recently lost his close friend, Goldie Harvey, had his family house burgled by armed robbers in the early hours of Sunday. According to monitored posts on the social media network, Twitter, he was at home with his sister, father, grandmother and cousins who were shaken... Read More

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Terrible! 30-year-old man accused of raping 4-year-old to death

by Isi Esene A 30-year-old man, Onyebuchi Ejinkonye, has been arrested by the police in Imo State for allegedly raping a 4-year-old to death. The incident reportedly happened at Omuma Oru East Local Government Area of the state. Ejinkoye, who was paraded at the police force headquarters in Owerri, reportedly raped the girl (names withheld) to... Read More

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February 23, 2013

This one will die, he must die – Widow narrates how robbers shot her husband and waited till he breathed his last

Nigeria won the African Cup of Nations on Sunday, February 10. That night, many people celebrated Nigeria’s victory. Like other families in the country that night, the family of Mr. Olayemi Akinyomi had watched the AFCON final match between Nigeria and Bukina Faso and celebrated the win with neighbours. Little did they know that tragedy... Read More

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January 28, 2013

On offensive: Police arrest 5 suspected armed robbers (including 2 women) in Lagos, recover arms

by Akan Ido Reports indicate that the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) has, in the past four days, arrested five suspected armed robbers recovering vehicles, arms and ammunition from them. Two of the five suspects are women said to be girlfriends of the other suspects. The two women, however, claim ignorance of the other suspect’s criminal... Read More

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November 25, 2012

Armed robbers attack Leadership Newspapers’ director, shoot wife in the head

by Isi Esene Armed robbers on Saturday morning attacked the residence of Aniebo Nwamu, Leadership Newspapers’ Standards director, in Abuja, shooting his wife in the head. Nwamu also sustained machete cuts on his head in the attack. The robbers reportedly made away with Nwamu’s official car, a Honda Accord, valuables worth millions of naira and... Read More

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November 16, 2012

How robbers raided and carted away money at Wapa Bureau de Change – Police

by Isi Esene The Kano State police command yesterday narrated in detail how armed robbers invaded the Wapa Bureau de change at Fagge on Tuesday carting away large sums of money from the traders. The Kano Command’s Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Magaji Musa Majiya, said the robbers disguised as customers before launching their attack... Read More

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November 12, 2012

TICKER: Policemen respond to distress call during robbery attack, mistakenly shoot the home owners

An employee of Access Bank Plc, Mr. Femi Badejo, and his security guard, Joshua Moses, were shot by policemen in Lagos on Saturday after they responded to a distress call about a robbery at the banker’s home in Ikota area of the state. PUNCH Metro learnt that the robbers had attacked Badejo and his neighbours... Read More

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November 12, 2012

TICKER: Two policemen killed by armed robbers in Lagos

Two policemen lost their lives, while three others were wounded following gun battles with suspected armed robbers in Lagos on Sunday, Lagos State Police Command spokesperson, DSP Ngozi Braide, said on Monday. Braide told the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos that the gun battles took place in the Ejigbo and Orile-Iganmu areas of the... Read More

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November 10, 2012

Opinion: Benin-Ore road, highway or deathtrap?

by Jennifer E. Onochie When accidents happen on this road you hear people scream, bad roads o! Bad leaders! Hey devil! But has anyone ever thought of the fact that some accidents on our roads are caused by mere mortals, without spiritual powers. When people use the vernacular saying ‘who no go no know’ it... Read More

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