By HARUNA AHMED, Kano– At least 2 policemen, AbdullahiIbrahim and Yahaya Saidu, have sustained injuries during a fierce fight with a gang of armed robbers in Kano. The command’s spokesman, SP Abdullahi Kiyawa, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen in Kano on Wednesday. SP Kiyawa said: “The...
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Kano State Police Command has detained 157 suspects alledgly involved in armed robbery, thuggery, theft, and illicit drug dealings between March 17, till date. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Ibrahim Adamu Bakori, disclosed these developments during a press conference on Wednesday in Kano. Among those arrested is...
A High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti on Monday sentenced two persons to life imprisonments and death by hanging for conspiracy, armed robbery and kidnapping. The defendants, Rotimi Onileowo (42) and Ayodele Adetola (42) were arraigned before Justice Bamidele Omotosho on June 30, 2017 on three count charge bordering on...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – Troops of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) have neutralised a suspected bandit and armed robber in Wase and Bokkos Local Government Areas (LGA) of Plateau. The Media Officer of OPSH, Maj. Samson Zhakom, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Jos. Zhakom said that...
A policeman, Insp Nelson Otasowie, on Wednesday told an FCT High Court in Zuba that the four defendants, dressed in uniforms belonging to the Department of State Services’ (DSS) to rob their victims in Abuja. The police charged Michael Obi, Success Momoh, Bitrus Danladi as well as one Solomon...
The Police Command in Enugu State has detained six armed robbery suspects and recovered firearms and other exhibits in Nsukka. This is contained in a statement by the Command’s Spokesman, SP Daniel Ndukwe on Wednesday in Enugu. Ndukwe said that the police operatives attached to the Nsukka Area Command...
Bauchi State Police Command has foiled an alleged robbery attempt and arrested three suspects in Bauchi metropolis. Spokesperson of the command, CSP Ahmed Wakil, disclosed this to newsmen on Friday in Bauchi. He said operatives of the State Intelligence Department (SID), have apprehended the suspects that allegedly specialised in...
Justice Mu’azu Abubakar of the Bauchi state High Court 5, has sentenced five persons to life imprisonment for armed robbery and criminal conspiracy. The prosecution counsel, U.I Lame told the court that the defendants, Aliyu Yusuf, Adamu Muhammed, Bilal Aliyu, Ismail Haruna and Mansur Mu’azu, on May, 29, 2018,...
The Anti-Cultism Squad of the Nigeria Police, Cross River Command, has apprehended two suspected drug dealers at Old Market Road, Ugep town in Yakurr Local Government Area. Speaking to journalists on Friday in Calabar, CP Gyogon Grimah, Cross River’s Commissioner of Police, said the arrest was successfully carried out,...
By BARBARA KALU, Abuja – Enugu State Police Command has busted an interstate criminal syndicate that specialised in armed robbery and financial fraud. The command’s Spokesman, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, who disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Enugu, said the police also recovered firearms and gadgets used by...
Delta State Police Command has confirmed the death of two robbery suspects in the state. The command’s Spokesman, SP Bright Edafe, who disclosed this to newsmen on Tuesday in Warri said that the deceased were neutralised from the bullets shot by their gang members. According to him, the incident...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Worried by the upsurge of cult activities, armed robbery and other criminal activities in North Bank part of Makurdi, the Benue State Police Command which intensified its efforts has arrested no fewer than 26 suspects involved in such criminal acts. A statement by...
The Police Command in Imo says it has dismantled an armed robbery syndicate terrorising residents of Owerri North Local Government Area of the state. Its Spokesman, Mr Henry Okoye, in a statement on Tuesday, attributed the feat to enhanced security measures to tackle violent crimes, especially at night. “On...
Ekiti State High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti has sentenced three persons to death by hanging for armed robbery and conspiracy. The convicts are Alexander Solomon (29), Desmond Peter (29), Eric Tile (30). The fourth defendant Promise Shie (27) was discharged and acquitted for lack of evidence. The three were...
Police in Lagos State have arrested two dismissed soldiers and four others for alleged armed robbery and car theft. The Command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest on Tuesday while parading the suspects and exhibits recovered from them. Hundeyin said that the two dismissed soldiers belonged to...
Ekiti State Police Command has arrested 21 suspects in connection with the recent killings and other crimes in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that four persons including a commercial motorcycle ticket agent were recently killed by gunmen at different locations in Ado-Ekiti metropolis. The command’s...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – Students of the Federal Polytechnic, Bauchi, on Tuesday, staged a protest over rape and attacks by armed robbers on some of their lodges at the Gwallameji student area where some of their valuables were carted away. The students who came out in their...
PBy EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigeria Police Force has successfully dismantled a cartel dealing in jewellery worth billions of Naira obtained from armed robbery operations in Abuja and its environs. The Force spokesman, Muyiwa Adejobi, disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja. Adejobi said on...
Police Command in Katsina State has arrested four suspects who specialise in swapping their victim’s Point of Sales (POS) machines and withdrawing their money. The spokesman of the command, ASP Abubakar Aliyu, who disclosed this while parading some suspects in Katsina on Thursday, said seven POS machines were...
An Ekiti High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti has sentenced three convicts to death by hanging for armed robbery. The defendants, Bidemi Babalola, 28, Oluwaseun Akinwale 26, Sola Oyebanji a.k.a Solademmy, 31, Azeez Jimoh a.k.a. Asela, 31, and Babatunde Ogunlade, 28, were arraigned before Justice Lekan Ogunmoye. The five...