Nigerian Army kills notorious terrorist in Bauchi (GRAPHIC PHOTOS)

by Akan Ido Mallam Husseini, a notorious terrorist suspected to be a member of the Boko Haram Islamic sect has been killed in a shoot-out with military men along the Jos-Bauchi highway. Reports say Husseini led a terrorist cell in Plateau and was also said to have led an attack on the Police Anti-Robbery Squad... Read More

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May 22, 2014

This is the woman accused of being a flying witch by Ajegunle residents (PHOTO)

by Akan Ido It was a bit of a chaos in Ajegunle, a suburb of Lagos yesterday morning as a woman who appears to be in her 80s was rescued by policemen after she was accused of being a witch. Eyewitnesses say the apparently disoriented woman literally dropped from the sky into a pick-up truck... Read More

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January 11, 2014

Why we shot and killed Sesan Ogunro (Snr) – Suspected armed robber confesses

by ‘Jola Sotubo Justice may finally be done in the case of slain advertising guru, Sesan Ogunro (Snr) as some arrests have been made in connection with his murder just as he was laid to rest yesterday. A gang of robbers who have an account of an operation which sounds very much like the one... Read More

December 29, 2013

How we foiled ATM robbery in Ogun – Police

by Oke Efagene The Ogun State Police Command is said to have foiled an attempted robbery of an Automated Teller Machine (ATM), in Abeokuta yesterday. This comes barely days after the former head of the Anglican Communion Church of Nigeria, Primate Peter Jasper Akinola and his daughter, were rescued from the hands of kidnappers. It... Read More

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December 25, 2013

Police arrest grandson, driver over kidnap of 90-year-old woman in Anambra

by Oke Efagene The driver and grandson of a 90-year-old woman, simply identified as Mrs Madueke, who was kidnapped by gunmen suspected to be ransom kidnappers, have been arrested. The duo were arrested by men of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), in connection with the kidnap and are presently undergoing interrogations. There was however, jubilation... Read More

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November 29, 2013

Stella Oduah’s armoured cars will buy 51 police patrol vans – Fashola

by Akintomiwa Agbaje The Governor of Lagos State, Babatunde Fashola, in a meeting of the 7th Annual Town Hall Meeting on Security held at the Civic Centre on Victoria Island, yesterday said about N51 billion is needed annually to buy and fuel 9,000 police patrol vehicles. The meeting themed: “Sustaining local responses to rising national security... Read More

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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October 26, 2013

“Police caught us because we ignored the oracle’s instruction” – Armed robbery kingpin (PICTURED)

Kingpin of a notorious robbery gang operating in Ore axis of Ondo State, Sunday Odina has confessed that his late grand father who was a great herbalist encouraged him to robbery. Odina who has been on the wanted list of the state police command was arrested in his hideout by men of the state Anti... Read More

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October 14, 2013

6-man kidnapping gang gunned down by police in Anambra

by ‘Jola Sotubo The operations of a gang of kidnappers in Anambra State have been smashed by men of the Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) The six-man gang had its reign of terror ended by the police officers in the Azia environs of the Ihiala Local Government Area of the state. Operatives of SARS... Read More

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October 10, 2013

“They confessed to kidnapping 3 children” – Police arrest three suspected kidnappers in Lagos

by ‘Jola Sotubo A kidnapper’s den in Lagos State has been raided by operatives of the state police command leading to the arrest of a gang of kidnappers comprising three men. The criminal gang was said to have terrorized the state as well as neighbouring Ogun State with their specialty being the kidnapping of young... Read More

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August 9, 2013

TERRIBLE: Why we enjoy raping our victims’ daughters – Robbery suspects confess (PICTURED)

Everyone around was startled when they recounted their escapades before their reign in the underworld was forced to a halt by the police. Twenty-four-year-old Moses Adelawo, son of a landlord in Ajao Estate, Lagos; Felix Sunday, alias K-Money, and Abbey Yinusa, who claimed that the former lured him into raping girls, are members of a... Read More

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July 15, 2013

How armed robbers who killed a hotelier in Ajah were gunned down by the police (PHOTO)

by Rachel Ogbu Special Anti Robbery Squad have taken down five men believed to be the criminals who stormed the 04 Hotel in Ajah, Lagos last Sunday killing hotel owner, Olanrewaju Subair and six others. Yesterday, SARS engaged in a gun battle with the suspected robbers who were said to be moving in a convoy of... Read More

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June 23, 2013

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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May 11, 2013

How police killed 7 suspected kidnappers, rescue victims in Anambra

by Akan Ido The Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) operating in Anambra State have killed seven suspected kidnappers and arrested two others. This was disclosed by the Public Relations Officer of the Anambra State Police Command, Emeka Chukwuemeka who said the incident happened on Friday evening at Aguleri, Anambra East Local Council Area of the state. The Vanguard... Read More

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May 1, 2013

How pastor provided gun for our operations – Kidnappers (PICTURED)

Solomon Eze, a 30-year-old pastor, who is currently cooling off at the dreaded cell of the special anti-robbery squad, SARS, Ikeja, Lagos over an alleged case of armed robbery and kidnapping is finding it difficult to maintain his innocence. The Abia State-born suspect, who was arrested with an Ak 47 rifle, told Crime Alert that... Read More

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April 22, 2013

Just awful: 6,000 “innocent children” are in Nigerian prisons [DETAILS]

Nigeria’s notorious jails and detention centres hold an estimated 6,000 children and minors, many of whom were born there and now serve terms with their parents despite a government’s order to effect their release, the United States country human rights report on Nigeria says. Although Nigerian law forbids the imprisonment of children, by the end... Read More

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April 16, 2013

‘Bromide’ publication: 2 Leadership journalists charged with 10 counts of forgery

Tony Amokoedo and Chibuizor Ukaibe, the Leadership Newspaper journalists who were re-arrested and detained by the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) yesterday, have been slammed with a ten count charge of forgery. The journalists were dragged before Justice Adeniyi Ademola of the Federal High Court in Abuja. Both of them were arrested last week for publishing... Read More

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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 from an eyewitness that the suspects had last Friday at 1:45pm trailed two brothers (names withheld) to a commercial bank at the Makurdi Modern Market... Read More

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January 31, 2013

(Un)righteous indignation: Pastor pulls gun on church accountant over money (of course) in Benue

by Isi Esene A new generation pastor was yesterday arrested by the police for illegal possession of firearms and assault on the church accountant. Sources say the pastor was arrested by men of the Benue State Special Anti-Robbery Squad in Katsina-Ala where he allegedly attempted to kill Philip Toryila, the church accountant, in a heated... Read More

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January 30, 2013

“How I left tailoring to focus on 419 ‘business'” – Suspect (PICTURED)

by Akan Ido Olayinka Ajiwon, a 42-year-old trained tailor has landed in police net for duping unsuspecting victims and obtaining money from them through false pretence. Ajiwon, a resident of 14 Oluwakemi Street, Ilasa, a Lagos suburb, said he was duped of the $7,000 he hoped to start a new life with when he returned from... 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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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. Ganiu, whose robbery gang was quashed recently in Ikeja, Lagos by the police said they smoke Indian Hemp and drinks shots of local gin, popularly... Read More

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December 4, 2012

That’s for stealing from Fashola’s PA: 5 suspects arrested by police

by Akan Ido Five suspects, including a tailor, Ahmed Abdulkareen have reportedly been arrested by the Special Anti-Robbery Squad Ikeja, Lagos, for allegedly stealing from the personal assistant to Lagos State Governor on information and Strategy, Lateef Raji. The suspects were said to have robbed at his residence on November 13. The case was reported... Read More

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December 2, 2012

Simon Kolawole: Beyond sacking civil servants

…we cannot be building a new Presidential Banquet Hall at over N2 billion and be complaining about “no money”. A few years back when I was in the UK, my wife wanted to do a course. She needed a waiver on council tax, as a student. We went to the council office. An officer attended... Read More

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November 29, 2012

“We might be next” – National Assembly members express fear over ’embarrassing level’ of violence

by Isi Esene Some members of the House of Assembly have expressed their worry at the spate of violent crimes in the country and the seeming incapacity of the government’s security forces to curb it. In a session yesterday presided over by speaker, Aminu Tambuwal, members warned that the violence might end up berthing at their... Read More

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