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April 8, 2013

He outsells us with wickedness – Police arrest trader on assasination mission to kill colleague (PICTURED)

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a trader in Alaba International Market, Anthony Nwogu, for attempting to kill his colleague, Afam Anazodo, in Isheri area of the state. According…

April 5, 2013

Police deny parading a 2-month old baby in robbery case in Ogun… despite photo evidence (LOOK)

by Rachel Ogbu Baby Oyinkansola carried by her mum Photo: Vanguard Ogun State police has come out to clarify the issue about parading a two month old baby in a…

April 1, 2013

Police arrest and parade 2-month-old baby in robbery case in Ogun(PICTURED)

by Rachel Ogbu Baby Oyinkansola carried by her mum Photo: Vanguard A two-month-old girl was arrested and paraded in Ogun State after police could not find her father connected to a…

March 16, 2013

Just terrible: Policemen tied my son’s hands to his back, tortured, and shot him dead – Grieving mother

From when he cried into the world about 28 years ago, till he took his final breath just two weeks ago, Seyi Fasere lived a hard life full of struggles…

March 14, 2013

Armed robbers attack Murtala Muhammed International Airport

by Isi Esene A gang of armed robbers attacked the Murtala Muhammed Airport on Wednesday night in an attempt to rob a bureau de change operator. The robbers were said to…

March 10, 2013

How the police gunned down 2 robbery suspects in Makurdi

Men of the Benue State Police Command, at the weekend gunned down two robbery suspects who specialized in robbing unsuspecting commercial bank customers in and around Makurdi town. Vanguard gathered…

February 22, 2013

How Nollywood actor Joseph Benjamin’s car was recovered from armed robbers

by Akan Ido Actor, Joseph Benjamin's car which was reported stolen on Sunday has been recovered. The car, a Toyota Camry 2007 model, was stolen at gunpoint at Magodo area…

February 3, 2013

I am a born-again youth leader by day and an armed robber by night – Suspect (PICTURED)

Nemesis has caught up with a youth leader of the Living Faith Church in Okene, Kogi State, who professed to be a born-again Christian but was the leader of a…

February 1, 2013

Wholesale: 100 armed robbers attack community in Kaduna, kill 3 policemen, raid homes, 2 banks (PHOTO)

by Chi Ibe One of the banks bombed during the attack. | credits: saharareporters.com On Thursday January 31, about 100 armed robbers attacked residents of Birnin-Gwari town, in Kaduna State, killing…

January 19, 2013

Shame: Police parade 80-year-old robbery suspect

Kogi State Police Command yesterday arrested and paraded an 80-year-old man, Momoh Rapheal along with 14 others for different robbery cases. Other suspects paraded by the command yesterday are Saka…

January 18, 2013

RIP: Irawo Adamolekun laid to rest amidst tears; sister denies assassination rumours

by Isi Esene Irawo Adamolekun, the young doctor who was killed at the Anthony Village end of Ikorodu Road by a yet to be identified gunman was yesterday laid to…

January 13, 2013

‘Affliction shall not rise a second time…’ – Ojia Adamolekun’s tribute to her late brother

by Isi Esene The killing of Irawo Adamolekun, the medical doctor who was shot in the head on Friday at Anthony Village in Lagos by a suspected armed robber continues…

January 12, 2013

Terrible: Suspected armed robber shoots young doctor dead in Lagos

The victim, Irawo Adamolekun by Akan Ido Twitter and other social media platforms were yesterday inundated with reports of a young doctor, identified as Irawo Adamolekun, who was shot in…

December 22, 2012

Policeman killed as armed robbers operate in Onitsha

by Akan Ido A riot policeman was shot dead yesterday in Onitsha, the commercial capital of Anambra State when robbers attempted to escape from the scene of a crime. The…

December 14, 2012

How we rob people in Lagos – Arrested armed robber confesses (PICTURED)

by Isi Esene Sheyi Ganiu, 24, a suspected member of a six-man robbery gang has confessed to the police how they go about their operations in a most brutal way.…

November 26, 2012

Ogun State police foil ATM robbery

Nigeria’s Ogun state police command said that it foiled a robbery attempt on a commercial bank’s Automated Teller Machine (ATM) in Sagamu on Sunday. The Police public Relations Officer, Mr.…

November 17, 2012

TICKER: #HonourAmongThieves: Robber returns man’s wallet after realising they were once prison buddies

A 51-year-old Wichita man has his wallet back after a would-be robber recognized him as a former fellow inmate. Wichita police say the man was walking home from work late…

November 15, 2012

We now live in fear of our lives – Family of security guard allegedly mistakenly shot by police

by Chi Ibe Musa in hospital The family of security guard, Joshua Musa, who was allegedly shot by police men in the Lekki Area of Lagos, along with his employer,…

November 10, 2012

‘One-chance’ robbery gang caught red-handed in Calabar

by Isi Esene A robbery gang was was recently apprehended by the police in Calabar, Cross River State. Reports say the robbers specialize in dispossessing unsuspecting victims of their belongings…

November 3, 2012

Door to door: How robbers laid siege on Somolu residents, dared police

by Isi Esene The Somolu area of Lagos last Friday, October 26, was put under siege as a group of robbers numbering about 20, attacked the area robbing residents of…

November 2, 2012

10 years after: 5 policemen get 25 years each for robbery

by Isi Esene An Ikeja High Court yesterday sentenced five police officers to 25 years each imprisonment for robbing some businessmen of their lorry loaded with clothing materials. Having established…

October 25, 2012

TICKER: That snake! You won’t believe how this guy stole credit cards

Between 2008 and 2010, Anthony Johnson spent his weekends slithering underneath movie theater seats and stealing credit cards from purses and pocketbooks, according to GreenwichTime.com Johnson and his accomplices, who…

October 6, 2012

“I did it for revenge,” says man who drugged, raped, and robbed women

By Stanley Azuakola Samson Igwe Why does one commit himself to a lifetime of robbing, raping and preying on the weak and unsuspecting? That question was put to one such…

September 27, 2012

Akintunde Oyebode: The untold stories (YNaija Frontpage)

The biggest incentive to crime in Nigeria remains the inability of our security agencies to find and punish criminals; until the situation changes, we will remain in this climate of…

September 26, 2012

‘This is how we do it’ – the confession of the deadly Sunday Lagos robbers

by Stanley Azuakola It was good news yesterday in Lagos as the Lagos State Police Command uncovered two buses used as armory by the armed robbers behind several robberies in…

September 10, 2012

Deadly Sunday: How Lagos robbers terrorised the mega-city, killing 7

by Stanley Azuakola Lagos still has reasons to be thankful that the spate of bombings and terrorist activities which has plagued some other states in the country hasn't yet occured…

September 8, 2012

Nowhere’s sacred: Man robs another man inside church (WATCH)

by Stanley Azuakola Nothing's sacred any more. How else does one explain this video which was captured by a surveillance camera at the St. Stephen and the Incarnation Episcopal Church…

September 5, 2012

Masquerade arrested in Ado-Ekiti for armed robbery

by Isi Esene Osalusi Sunday, 24-year-old man, was yesterday arrested while on a robbery operation in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State. Osalusi, who was disguised as a family masquerade, Sinrinminyin, was apprehended…

August 17, 2012

Mummy’s Girl: The breasts that suckled thee

by Onyinye Muomah I have never been a parent neither have I ever lost a kid, so I can only imagine. And I imagine a trauma that can lead only…

August 7, 2012

#Don’tLaugh: Robbers steal Defence Headquarters’ number plate

by Isi Esene The Defence Headquarters (DHQ)in Abuja yesterday alerted the public on its number plate, stolen from one of its official vehicles where it was parked on Sunday. It…

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