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  • Robbers attack Nollywood actress with cutlass on Lagos-Ibadan expressway

    Robbers attack Nollywood actress with cutlass on Lagos-Ibadan expressway

    Popular Nollywood actress, Kemi Afolabi was attacked by cutlass-wielding robbers at Arepo, Ogun State along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway.

    The actress disclosed this on Instagram as she narrated how she and her driver escaped.

    According to her, they were attacked on Tuesday night while she was returning home from a movie shoot.

    Afolabi, still traumatized by the incident, said she escaped with cuts in her hand and body and the windscreen of her car destroyed.

    Her post read, “I’m in a state of shock! Traumatised!! I have not closed my eyes to sleep since yesterday.

    “My driver and I were attacked by armed robbers at Arepo where I went to film while in traffic on our way back home yesterday

    “They broke my windscreens, left my whole body with wounds and skin in pain because of the impact of the shattered glass which was forcefully broken while I was in the car.

    “My arm was cut with cutlass, and they took my phones, belongings and ran off! Sadly my driver also took a hit to his head.

    The actress went ahead to lament the increasing level of insecurity under President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration.

    “I also experienced the highly poor insecurity state in Nigeria which has become a norm. No matter how much we scream and cry, it will always fall on deaf ears of those who govern us even when death is involved,” her post read.

  • Josh2Funny, ‘brothers’ escape robbers attack on New Year’s day [VIDEO]

    Josh2Funny, ‘brothers’ escape robbers attack on New Year’s day [VIDEO]

    Nigerian-born comedian, and compere, Josh Alfred popularly known as Josh2funny, and his brothers escaped an armed robbery attack on New Year’s day.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the ugly incident happened on Eko bridge, Lagos State as the robbers smashed the vehicle Josh2funny and his brothers were in with bottles.

    Known for his hilarious comedy skits, Josh2funny said: “Armed robbers for Eko bridge, see wetin dem do o. Carry bottle, smashed [our] moving vehicle.

    “If no be say God dey alive, na wetin we for dey talk now? We just escaped robbery. First of January. Dem don fail”.

    TNG reports in the vehicle with Josh2funny, whom he refers to as brothers, are comedian Davidsyn and Bello Khabir Olajide, popularly known as Bello Kreb.

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  • Security Alert! ‘One Chance’ Abuja robbers now demand for ladies pants

    Security Alert! ‘One Chance’ Abuja robbers now demand for ladies pants

    …tell victims if you don’t have money bring your pants

    Abuja popular ‘one chance’ operators now demand for ladies pants once the victim fails to give them enough cash and valuables.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports on how the Abuja-Zuba-Kaduna express roads have become infested by ‘one chance’ robbers who throw victims out of fast moving vehicles after robbing them of their cash and valuables.

    A lady (name withheld) narrated her ordeal to TNG on Tuesday night hours after she was robbed at gunpoint inside a Rav 4 Toyota SUV in broad daylight at the Kubwa-Zuba axis of the express way linking Kaduna express roads.

    Hear her: “I boarded a vehicle from the Kubwa axis to Zuba but unknowingly to me the other passengers including a lady sitting at the front seat were criminals.

    “Halfway into the journey, the guy sitting by my side demanded for my phone and I asked him why but what I saw next was a gun.

    “I quickly surrendered my phone but before then they demanded for the PIN to open it and I gave them a wrong, this made their leader angry he slammed my left eye with the gun butt.

    “At this point I had to give them the right PIN but what stunned me was when they demanded for my pants, I screamed how can I pull my pants in a moving vehicle.

    “He said since you do not have money you have to sacrifice your pants to replace the money you do not have.

    “The leader said you can squeeze yourself in between us and pull off everything, at this point I started begging, then he asked me whether my parents were alive I said no that I was an orphan.

    “He now said that’s your saving grace, go down now we won’t harm you, cross over to the other side and pretend as if you are peeing.

    “I crossed over while they watch me before they zoomed off! Na God save me oh this December.

    TNG recalls that there have been many reported cases of ‘one chance’ robbers almost on a daily basis on the same road axis as the criminals even operate with POS machines to debit ATM cards of victims.

  • Robbers attack bank in Ekiti, shoot police, FRSC officers dead

    Robbers attack bank in Ekiti, shoot police, FRSC officers dead

    There was tension in Aramoko-Ekiti, Ekiti West Local Government area of Ekiti State, as a policeman and a Special Marshall of the Federal Road Safety Corps, were shot dead on Monday evening when armed robbers imvaded a an old generation bank located in the community.

    This was the second time the bank would be robbed, having experienced a similar attack in the year 2010.

    An eyewitness revealed to journalists in Ado Ekiti that the armed robbers, who entered the town via Igede-Ado Ekiti road got to the bank after working hours and blew off the main door with an explosive mechanism suspected to be dynamite to gain entry into the banking hall.

    The source added that before the gun-wielding robbers entered the bank, they opened fire on the police officer on guard while the Special Marshall, who was in his private vehicle ran into the barricade mounted by the armed robbers to prevent external forces from the axis and was shot in the process.

    According to the eyewitness, the effect of the dynamite threw the town into pandemonium as houses and shops in the area were affected.

    After the operation, which lasted for close to 30 minutes, the armed robbers escaped through the newly constructed Erijiyan Ikogosi road.

    The Spokesman of the Ekiti State Police Command, Mr Sunday Abutu, confirmed that two persons were killed in the robbery attack.

    “It was an attempted robbery, but they were repelled. Even our men and officers of Rapid Response Squad gave them a hot chase and recovered two vehicles they used for the operation.

    “The policeman they killed was outside the bank while the FRSC special marshall was also shot at a distance to the bank.

    “The police have swung into action and we will make sure that we get to the root of this matter”.

  • JUST IN: Robbers attack commercial bank close to Gov Oyetola’s hometown in Osun

    JUST IN: Robbers attack commercial bank close to Gov Oyetola’s hometown in Osun

    Armed robbers on Tuesday attacked a commercial bank in Iragbiji, Boripe Local Government Area of Osun State.

    According to reports, daredevil robbers stormed the bank located around the Oniyere area via the Palace of the hometown of Governor Adegboyega Oyetola around 3:12 pm.

    It was learnt that the robbers were shooting into the air to scare the residents.

    Police Public Relations Officer in the state, SP Yemisi Opalola, confirmed the incident.

    Opalola said the police are on their way to the scene as at the time of filing this report.

    It is TNG reports that the robbery incident is coming weeks after robbers stormed some commercial banks in the state.

     

  • Lagos police arrest four robbery suspects, reject N500,000 bribe

    Lagos police arrest four robbery suspects, reject N500,000 bribe

    The Lagos State command of the Nigeria Police says its men have arrested four suspected armed robbers and cultists, and rejected a N500,000 bribe offered by the suspects to secure their freedom.

    Spokesman of the command, CSP Adekunle Ajisebutu, confirmed the arrest on Thursday in a statement.

    Ajisebutu said that an Anti-crime patrol team from Area ‘J’ Command, Elemoro, carried out the arrest during a routine stop and search operation on September 4, at about 12.30 a.m.

    He said one of the suspects simply identified as Timothy, 23, a resident of No. 9, Baale Street, Majek, Ajah, was arrested at the General Paint Garden area, Lekki in Lagos.

    Ajisebutu said one locally-made double barrel gun and two live cartridges, including an expended cartridge concealed in a bag, were recovered from the suspect.

    The spokesman said another suspect, who claimed to be a cultist with the Aye Confraternity, simply identified as Toheed, 22, was arrested with a live cartridge at the General Paint ghetto area, Ajah at about 12.45 a.m. on September 4.

    Ajisebutu two more suspects were arrested for allegedly offering N500,000 bribe to the police to secure the release of the two suspects earlier arrested.

    “While one 34-year-old Sunday, resident of 66, Henry Smith Close, Abidjan GRA, Ajah, offered N400,000 cash to secure the release of the first suspect (Timothy), one Akeem, 43 years old, offered the sum of N100, 000 cash to secure the second suspect (Toheed).

    “Determined to ensure justice through thorough investigation, the uncompromising police officers in charge of the case rejected the bribe,” he said.

    The Commissioner of Police in Lagos, Hakeem Odumosu, has commended the professionalism and uncompromising act of the police officers, admonishing other officers to emulate the incorruptible ones.

    He has directed that the case be transferred to the command’s Tactical Team for further investigations and prosecution,” he said.

  • [GRAPHIC PHOTO] Robbers open fire on bullion van in Ondo; cart away cash, kill policeman, driver

    [GRAPHIC PHOTO] Robbers open fire on bullion van in Ondo; cart away cash, kill policeman, driver

    Dare-devil armed robbers have attacked another bullion van on the outskirts of Ondo State along the Lagos-Ore expressway.

    The robbers were said to have opened fire on the bullion van at about 1 pm on Wednesday (today), while on its way to Araromi-Obu in Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo from Edo State.

    The Police Public Relations Officer in Ondo, Funmilayo Odunlami, confirmed the incident.

    Corpses of the slain policeman and driver of the bullion van

    She stated that the robbers killed two persons – a policeman attached to the van and the driver of the vehicle.

    Odunlami added that two other policemen on the team sustained gunshot injuries and were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.

    She disclosed that the remains of the policeman and the driver killed have been deposited at a mortuary in the state.

    The command’s spokesperson also confirmed that the robbers succeeded in carting away an unspecified amount of cash from the bullion van.

    She said a detachment of policemen has been drafted to the area and the operatives were on the trail of the robbers.

    TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that Wednesday’s robbery comes a week after a bullion van was attacked at the Emure-Ile Junction along the Akure-Owo Highway.

    A policeman was also shot during the incident which occurred on Wednesday last week, although the bullion van was not conveying any cash when it was attacked by robbers.

  • Edo police bust 10 suspected robbers, cultists

    Edo police bust 10 suspected robbers, cultists

    Operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping and Cyber-Crime Unit of the Edo State Police Command have arrested 10-member gang of armed robbers and cultists.

    The Command’s image maker, SP Kontongs Bello, in a statement, disclosed that the suspects were arrested on August 4, 2021.

    He said the Anti-Kidnapping and Cyber-Crime Unit, while on investigation activities at Uneme Eruna area of Edo state on August 4, in continuation of the case of the kidnap of an 11-year-old boy, one Onose Friday, kidnapped on July 19, responded swiftly to the distress call at about 0300hrs from one Aliu Zuberu, who alleged that three men, armed with dagger, robbed him of his money, while on his way to the community.

    “The operatives succeeded in arresting the three gang suspects. The suspects, who are members of Eiye secret cult, were arrested while holding meeting with some of the cult members.”

    “Names of the three armed robbery suspects are given as: Jimo Ofeoshi (‘M’ 34), Imodu Anthony (‘M’ 23) and Tunde Prosper (‘M’ 22).

    Bello also gave names of the seven cult members as Yusuf Bernard (‘M’ 33), Samuel Eshio Pope (‘M’ 25), Livinus Joseph (‘M’ 28) Nurudeen Amizetu (‘M’ 25), Samuel Patrick (‘M’ 40), Abu Ibrahim (‘M’ 29) and Innocent Ojo.

    “The ten suspects are presently in police custody and have also confessed to being a member of Eiye secret cult and robbery syndicate, who are terrorising the community,” Bello said.

    He said items recovered from them are dagger, knife and two secret cult blue berets.

    Bello said the community commended Edo State Commissioner of Police, CP Philip Aliyu Ogbadu, for restoring sanity and promise to pay him a thank you visit

    Meanwhile, CP Ogbadu has commended the Commander of Anti-Kidnapping and Cyber-Crime Unit SP Richard Balogun, and his operatives, for the feat recorded.

    Ogbadu who noted that members of the public had the responsibility to protect the less-privileged in the society, in order to avoid the menace of youths engaging in crimes, called on the general public to continue to cooperate with the police, especially in the area of information sharing.

  • JUST IN: Daredevil robbers attack two commercial banks in Osun, cart away cash, kill two

    JUST IN: Daredevil robbers attack two commercial banks in Osun, cart away cash, kill two

    Two persons were fear dead as suspected armed robbers on Thursday attacked two generation banks in Iree, Boripe Local Government Area of Osun.

    According to reports, the robbers arrived at the two banks, in the same location at 3:50 p.m and operated for about 30 minutes.

    A witness, who spoke under condition of anonymity, said that two persons were killed during the robbery, while unspecified amount was carted away.

    According to the witness, a police officer attached to one of the banks, was killed.

    It was also learnt that the robbers shot sporadically into the air and engaged the police in gun duel before they fled the scene and escaped through Iree-Ada Road.

    Confirming the incident, the Spokesperson, Osun Police Command, SP Yemisi Opalola, said she could not yet ascertain the numbers of casualties.
    Opalola said that police officers deployed to the area were already after the fleeing suspected armed robbers.
    She said the suspected armed robbers abandoned their operation vehicles at the scene, adding that full details would be provided on the incident later.
  • Nasarawa Govt denies losing N100m to robbers

    Nasarawa Govt denies losing N100m to robbers

    The Nasarawa State Government has debunked the reports that N100 million meant for payment of casual workers of its ministry of finance was carted away by armed robbers.
    A statement by Commissioner For Information , Culture and Tourism , Mr Dogo Shammah, on Friday in Lafia, however, confirmed that N 11. 7 million was carted away by robbers at the state’s Ministry of Finance, Budget and Planning.
    Shammah said the stolen money was meant to host a team from the Revenue, Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission, which was due to visit the state .
    He said part of the money was also meant for furnishing and refurbishing of some offices and vehicles.
    Shammah said the N100 million which was erroneously reported to be carted away by robbers was meant for payment of salaries for casual workers in the state.
    Narrating how the N11.7 million was stolen by the robbers, Shammah said the gunmen trailed the official who went to the bank to make the withdrawal.
    ” The gunmen trailed officials of the state Ministry of Finance, Budget and Planning after making withdrawal at a second generation bank along Lafia-Jos road.
    ” They shot sporadically on getting to the ministry’s premises and took the money away,” he said.
    Shammah, however, said that the incidence had been reported to security agencies and investigation had commenced.