Tag: Bank Robbery
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Police, military foil bank robbery attempt in FCT
The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in a combined operation with the Nigerian Military has foiled a bank robbery attempt in Abaji Area Council of the FCT. The Police Public Relations Officer in the FCT, SP Josephine Adeh said this in a statement on Friday in Abuja.
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Bank robbery: Benue govt assures of adequate security
Col Alex Igbaya (retd), the Special Adviser on Security to Benue State Governor, has assured residents of the state that adequate security measures will be put in place to prevent a reoccurrence of the deadly bank robbery in Otukpo that claimed several lives and left many others in critical conditions in the hospital.
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JUST IN: Police foil ‘Christmas heist’ in Calabar
The Police Command in Cross River said it foiled a robbery attack in one of the old-generation banks in the State capital city on Friday.
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Police uncover shallow graves where armed robbers buried three colleagues killed during attempted bank robbery
The Ebonyi State Police Command on Tuesday said it discovered three shallow graves where armed robbers buried their colleagues killed in a shootout with security agencies. According to reports, the robbers engaged in gun battle with security operatives in Onueke, Ezza South Local Government Area of the state two weeks ago. It was gathered that…
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Police foil bank robbery, arrest 2 suspects in Delta
The Police in Delta have arrested 32- year-old Joshua Oghenenovo and 29-year-old Kingsley Gbeneku for alleged attempt to rob a new generation bank in Ughelli, Delta. The Acting Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) Delta Command, DSP Bright Dafe, disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Asaba. He noted that the arrest was a major…
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Police manhunt for bank robbers who escaped via sewer system
Police in the northern Italian city of Milan were on Tuesday on the hunt for a group of criminals who robbed a bank and escaped via the sewer system. The thieves, armed with guns, targeted a branch of French Bank Credit Agricole in Piazza Ascoli, a semi-central area, at around the opening time of 8.30…
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Police declare Ekiti bank robbery mastermind wanted
The Police Command in Ekiti state, has declared one Omotoyinbo Samuel wanted in connection with the Friday robbery attack on a commercial bank in Iyin-Ekiti, Irepodun/Ifelodun local government area of the state. The command in a statement on Tuesday by Mr Sunday Abutu, its Public Relations Officer, said Samuel was suspected to have led the…
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3 armed robbers set ablaze in failed bank robbery in Oyo
Three armed robbers were on Wednesday set ablaze by angry mob in a failed bank robbery which occurred at First Bank, Okeho in Kajola Local Government Area of Oyo State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the robbers, who were armed with AK 47 riffles and dynamite, attempted to rob the bank in…
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[UPDATE] Bloody bank robbery in Ondo: How robbers killed policemen, customers in First Bank, Polaris
Policemen and bank customers were among people killed yesterday after daredevil robbers attacked First Bank and Polaris Bank in Ile-Oluji community, headquarters of Ile-Oluji/Oke-Igbo Local Government Area of Ondo State. Although the number of dead people were yet unknown, eyewitnesses claimed that two policemen and two bank customers were among those mowed down by the…
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BREAKING: Armed robbers kill two police, others in Ondo bank robbery
Some armed robbers on Thursday invaded an old generation bank in Ile-Oluji town in Ondo State. Many people, including two policemen, were reportedly feared killed in the attack. The armed robbery was said to have taken place around 5 o’clock in the evening. Authorities at the Ondo State Police Command have confirmed the incident. However,the…