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  • Robbers invade Ondo bank, kill one, injure scores

    Robbers invade Ondo bank, kill one, injure scores

    There was pandemonium in Ode Irele, headquarters of Irele Local Government Area of Ondo State on Thursday as armed robbers attacked a branch of Union Bank Plc in the town.

    According to an eyewitness, the bandits numbering nine stormed the bank at about 4.10pm and carted away an undisclosed amount of money from the bank while one person was feared killed .

    The eyewitness said the robbers gained entrance into the bank after using explosive device suspected to be dynamite to blast the bullet-proof.

    According to the eyewitness, one person was killed by stray bullets and his lifeless body had been taken to the hospital.

    The eye witness said “After finishing the operation inside the bank, the robbers started shooting sporadically to scare people away and to ease their escape. As they were shooting, stray bullets hit some people, while many were injured.”

    The state Police Public Relations Officer of the command, Mr Tee-Leo Ikoro who confirmed the incident to newsmen said he is yet to get details.

    ”I am hearing it but the Divisional Police Officer in the town is yet to give me the details,” he said.

  • Lagos police bust four suspected robbers (Photo)

    Lagos police bust four suspected robbers (Photo)

    The police in Lagos have arrested four suspected armed robbers terrorizing Alakuko area of the State and its environs.

    Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Muyiwa Adejobi, in a statement said the police operatives attached to Alakuko Station, with the help of members of some communities, arrested the four suspected armed robbers on 24th November, 2020 at about 12am.

    “The suspects have been terrorising and dipossessing residents of AMJE Bus Stop, Ajegunle, Masalasi and Dalemo communities in Alakuko Area of Lagos State of their belongings.

    ”One locally-made pistol with four life cartridges was recovered from them,” Adejobi said.

    The suspected armed robbers included Suleiman Babajide, 26; Mustapha Michael, 25 and Daniel Gideon, 26.

    Adejobi said the Commissioner of Police has ordered that the suspects be transferred to State CID, Panti, for thorough investigation, while he charged other police stations and operatives in the command to make Lagos incondusive for criminals and miscreants to operate or hibernate particularly during the ember months.

  • Robbers invade six churches in Osogbo, cart away mixers, amplifiers, others

    Robbers invade six churches in Osogbo, cart away mixers, amplifiers, others

    No fewer than six churches in Osogbo, Osun State were recently invaded by armed robbers who carted away a multimillion Naira public address system.

    The men of the underworld were said to have stole Mixers and Slave Engine Amplifiers at the affected churches which include Methodist Church, Isale-Aro; Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), Bishop’s Court, Jaleyemi; Catholic Church, Popo; Christ Apostolic Church (CAC), Isale-Aro; and Anglican Church, Balogun-Agoro.

    A member of one of the affected churches who spoke under condition of anonymity, said it was unfortunate that the robbers chose to target the House of God to carry out their nefarious activities.

    Narrating the development, the source said: “We woke up on the fateful day to discover that about six churches have been robbed by the criminal elements who invaded the said churches.

    “At Methodist Church, Isale-Aro, the robbers broke three security doors to access the church building after which they carted away one big Mixer worth about N600,000 and three Slave Engine Amplifiers worth N80,000 each.

    “The robbers also stole similar sets of public address equipment at Anglican Church, Balogun-Agoro; Catholic Church, Popo; Christ Apostolic Church, Isale-Aro; Anglican Church, Bishop’s Court and another Christ Apostolic Church around Old Secretariat axis.”

    Another church member said the matter had already been reported at Police Station, Oja-Oba, while the police officers immediately swung into action.

    “We have lost equipment worth millions of naira. After we reported the matter at Oja-Oba Police Station, police officers came to our church to make some findings. As a matter of fact, Anglican Church is the worst hit as the robbers stole several items there.

    “The police officers came and asked some questions about who we suspected could be responsible, but added that for them to go further with investigation, especially to trace the fingerprint of where the robbers touched will cost the church money.

    “So, the church had to abandon pressing ahead with the investigation since it will cost us money. We have resolved to leave the matter to God and pray that the robbers will have no peace in their lives until they return the stolen items.

    “These are public address items that we use during our services and it is unfortunate that the robbers targeted worship centres and God’s sanctuary to perpetrate their evil trade,” he said.

    When contacted, Public Relations Officer of Osun State Police Command, Mrs Yemisi Opalola clarified that the money requested for fingerprint investigation was not an extortion, but that it has to be paid where the investigation would be carried out.

    “It is not the investigating police team that is responsible for the fingerprint test. They will have to take it to the State CID (Criminal Investigation Department) and they don’t do it free there. It is not the police that will pay for what they will use for the fingerprint test and that was why they told them to fund the investigation.

    “The investigating team can as well tell the victims to go and conduct the fingerprint test in Alagbon, Lagos, and so it is not as if they are being extorted,” she said.

  • DAYLIGHT ROBBERY: Robbers blow up popular bank in Ekiti, cart away millions [VIDEO]

    DAYLIGHT ROBBERY: Robbers blow up popular bank in Ekiti, cart away millions [VIDEO]

    Dare-devil armed robbers numbering over six invaded Wema Bank in Iyin-Ekiti area of Ekiti State and carted away millions of naira in broad day light operation.

    The robbers were said to have stormed the bank around 3:30pm on Friday and successfully carried out their operations for hours without the police challenging them.

    It was gathered that the robbers blew up the security doors of the bank with dynamite before carting away millions of naira.

    Eyewitnesses said the robbers on getting to the bank shot sporadically several times into the air before gaining entrance into the bank to rob.

    There was pandemonium in the area as shop owners abandoned their wares and ran for their lives, while vehicles quickly made U-turn to escape from the area.

    Residents are angry that policemen from Police Station in the area just 500 metres away did not respond until the robbers had gone.

    Sunday Abutu, Police Public relations Officer, Ekiti Police Command said the police responded immediately they got information about the robbery and that they were still chasing the robbers.

    According to him, the police got a distress call from Iyin Ekiti about the robbery and immediately dispatched its men and officers to the place.

    He said the robbers were being chased and that the police were determined to arrest the culprits.

  • How daredevil robbers invaded my station, shoot nine officers, eight civilians dead – Ex-Offa DPO

    How daredevil robbers invaded my station, shoot nine officers, eight civilians dead – Ex-Offa DPO

    Former District Police Officer (DPO) of Offa police station, Offa Local Government Area of Kwara State Adamu Danjuma Monday narrated in graphic details how daredevil armed robbers in April 5th, 2018 allegedly killed nine police officers and eleven civilians in cold blood in the ancient town.

    Danjuma, who was the station’s DPO then revealed how he escaped the robbers’ bullets by the skin of his teeth, said he ran from pillar to post while the operation lasted.

    During the operation no fewer than five banks and Offa police post were attacked by the suspected robbers.

    All the accused; Ayoade Akinnibosun, Ibikunle Ogunleye, Adeola Abraham, Salahudeen Azeez and Niyi Ogundiran were present in court Monday.

    The police boss said armed robbers allegedly destroyed the police armoury and carted away 21 AK47 rifles.

    Giving evidence in a Kwara state High Court, Ilorin at the resumed hearing of the case, Danjuma who is the fifth prosecution witness (PW5), added that the suspected armed robbers also used
    explosive to attack banks and the police post.

    He gave the names of the police officers and men that were gunned down by the suspected robbers as Julius Pelemo (ASP), Yusuf Danjuma (Inspector), Grace Makinde (Inspector) and Oke Kayode (Inspector).

    Others are Sergeants Mustapha Kolawole, Bilikisu Babawale, Abimbola Adedokun, Yootum Nakoma and Monday Isa.

    He said: “On the said date at about 4:45pm I heard a gunshot from the direction of Captain Cook Eatery Junction in the town; two minutes interval I heard sporadic shootings from that direction heading towards my police station. Immediately, I came out of my office to the charge room (counter). The shootings were approaching the station.

    “In response I also fired gunshots into the air from my pistol. As a result there was temporary stoppage of shootings from outside.

    Suddenly, the shootings started coming in from different directions towards the station. A lady who was manning the pedestrian gate was shot in one of her arms making her to abandon the place and ran for her dear life. The shootings continued.

    “Thereafter, the robbers released explosive into the security tower of the station. Another explosive was released and it hit the main road and bored deep hole on the role. This melee disorganized the whole station. Then the ammunition in my pistol had got exhausted. This made me to run for cover at the back of the station’s mosque.

    “At the back of the mosque I sighted three of the armed robbers chasing ASP Julius Pelemo to the back of the station’s fence. Then I heard the shout of the late Julius after a gunshot. Then I heard one of the robbers calling those ones that ran after the late ASP to come over to the charge room (counter). One of them entered the Surveillance Office and shot dead a police woman. From there two of them ran to the charge room (counter).

    “I now changed my position to the toilet near the back of the fence. At that place I was able to communicate with the state Commissioner of police, deputy commissioner, operations and the command’s spokesperson seeking for reinforcement. While this was happening at the state, simultaneously I was hearing gunshots at the banks direction in the town. I was also hearing explosions and accompanying flames around banks area.

    “At interval of between five and 10 minutes I would hear shootings from the charge room, making it impossible for me to come out of the toilet. After a while I heard shouts from the town that ‘olee they don go.’ From the toilet I headed straight to the charge room and then to the armoury to see the level of damage. When I entered the armoury I discovered that they had broken the armoury key. Then I went to my office and took my office padlock to lock the armoury.”

    The police chief said that three civilians killed in his station by the robbers were one suspect and two witnesses.

    He continued “while I was planning to take corpses of the deceased to the mortuary, the Administrative Officer of Mopol came into the station with two police officers shot death on their duty post at the banks. In addition, other people brought in corpses of civilians killed by the robbers.”

    He said he was instrumental for the conveyance of the 17 corpses to the General Hospital in Ilorin for autopsy and got their death certificates.

    “When I did a preliminary investigation and took inventory of the arms remaining in the armoury. Then we mopped up of the expended ammunition and deposited same at the state headquarters in Ilorin,” he said.

    Among the recovered exhibits, he said, are two expended 5.6mm black ammunition; four 5.6mm live ammunition; 39 expended 7.6mm ammunition; one expended 9mm ammunition; one live 5.6mm ammunition, four pellets and cartridge safety box labeled Ikoyi, Lagos, Ministry of Police
    Affairs.

    Hearing of the case continues Tuesday.

  • BREAKING: Robbers invade late MKO Abiola’s house in Lagos, cart away hard currencies

    BREAKING: Robbers invade late MKO Abiola’s house in Lagos, cart away hard currencies

    Suspected robbers on Wednesday morning invaded the Ikeja residence of late MKO Abiola and carted away valuables including hard currencies.

    It was gathered that the robbers entered and escaped through the fence of the building.

    Details shortly…

  • Tragedy: DPO, seven policemen, one civilian killed in Kogi bank robbery

    Tragedy: DPO, seven policemen, one civilian killed in Kogi bank robbery

    Nine persons, including eight policemen and one civilian, were feared killed on Thursday in Isanlu, Kogi State when a gang of armed robbers launched an attack on a branch of a first-generation bank in the town.

    The incident, which took place in Isanlu under Yagba East Local Government Area of the state has since sent panic across the region.

    It was gathered that the armed robbers invaded the bank in the evening, shooting sporadically with stray bullets hitting several persons.

    The robbers then proceeded to a police station in the town and killed the eight policemen.

    An eyewitness revealed that the robbers forced their way into the banking hall using dynamite to destroy the security doors of the facility.

    He added that an undisclosed amount of money was carted away by the bandits during the attack.

    “They attacked the community police station and killed so many officers, even passersby were not spared,” the eyewitness said.

    The incident has disrupted commercial and other activities in the town.

    William Aya, the spokesman of the Police Command in Kogi, confirmed the robbery incident and the invasion of the police station, but added that the casualty figure was “still hazy”.

    “The Commissioner of Police, Ede Ayuba, has dispatched the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of the operation, to Isanlu to ascertain the true situation,” he said.

    Mr Aya promised to brief the press “as soon as details are available.”

  • Robbers attack Edo cleric’s office, steal money

    Robbers attack Edo cleric’s office, steal money

    The parish priest, of the St. Andrew’s Catholic Church, Aruogba, in the Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State, Rev. Father Andrew Ihonda-Ovienloba, has said robbers attacked his office and stole a huge amount of money belonging to the church.

    Ihonda-Ovienloba, who made the revelation during the Sunday mass at the church, said he woke up to discover the robbery.

    He added that the robbers did a “very neat job,” indicating that they might probably be people who were familiar with the environment.

    The priest was quoted as saying by the News Agency of Nigeria, “Forty days after the birth of Jesus was celebrated all over the world, robbers broke into my office and stole the money belonging to the church.

    “The money they stole was the money the poor people, who have one problem or another, used to sow seeds and offer petitions to God.

    “Automatically, the robbers have succeeded in carrying the problems and challenges of those who offered the money to God for prayers.

    “You cannot rob a house of God or a man of God and go scot free. When you rob a house of God, you carry all the suffering and pain of the congregation.”

    During the prayer of the faithful, the priest, however, prayed for the robbers to repent.

     

  • Robbers shoot corps member dead in Osun

    Suspected robbers have shot dead a National Youth Service Corps member in Osun State.

    The deceased, Adebayo Mukaila was sad to own a container made-shop at Omo-west street close to the NYSC Secretariat in the state capital, where he sold recharge.cards, cable subscription and also engaged in money transfer.

    It was gathered that Mukaila, popularly called Alfa on the street was attacked after closing his shop around 11 pm on Tuesday by the hoodlums.

    It was learnt that after forcefully taking the deceased’s bag, containing cash, POS machine, recharge cards and a bunch of keys, the two-man robbers shot him on the head before dashing away on a motorcycle.

    Idowu Korede, an eye witness said the incident occurred late in the night and that the sound of the gunshot was too audible but that no one could come out of the house, adding that the deceased daughter (name withheld) was with him when he was shot and was crying for help after the robbers left the scene.

    “We all heard a loud bang and we decided to stay off believing some cultists have started their usual rivalry clash but a few minutes later a little girl was crying for help and residents rushed to the scene. Mukaila’s body was discovered on the floor with gun injury on his head and his body was rushed to the hospital but he was pronounced dead.

    “The incident was unfortunate, we observe the night prayer together at the mosque before he returned to the shop and whenever he stayed late, he sleeps over at his parent’s house located few metres from his shop”, he added.

    An official of the Public Relations Unit of the state NYSC confirmed the incident.

  • Police arrest 114 robbers, shoot seven dead in Lagos

    The Lagos State Police Command says it has arrested 114 robbery suspects and shot dead seven others in the last two months.

    Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu at a news conference on Wednesday in Lagos said crime rate in the State had drastically reduced, saying that from November 2019 to date, the Command arrested 114 armed robbery suspects.

    He also disclosed that the command successfully foiled 72 robbery attempts, while seven robbery suspects died during exchange of fire with the Police.

    The commissioner added that 46 suspects were arrested for cultism, three suspects arrested for kidnapping and 82 suspects arrested for murder.

    “The state recorded 9 cases of suicide. 25 assorted firearms with lots of ammunition of different calibre were recovered. The Command also recovered 11 stolen vehicles.

    “A total of 2,300 motorcycles were impounded during enforcement of Lagos State Traffic Laws: A total of two thousand, three hundred (2,300) motorcycles were impounded, from recalcitrant commercial motorcyclists across the State, between 18th November and 31st December, 2019. All the motorcycles impounded were handed over to Taskforce in Oshodi, for further action. Meanwhile, the exercise is being intensified.

    “A total of 447 suspects were arrested during raids of criminal hideouts: Acting on credible intelligence, the Command raided some criminal hideouts, uncompleted and abandoned buildings in different parts of the State. A total of four hundred and forty-seven (447) suspects were arrested over the last one month and taken to Taskforce, Oshodi for further action.

    “Out of this number, fifty-three (53) were warned and released while three hundred and ninety-four (394) were charged to court. Out of those charged to court, two hundred and ninety-six (296) were convicted, while ninety-eight are still awaiting trial. 383 suspects were arrested in a clampdown on social miscreants: The Special Strike Force on Social Miscreants which I established, took the battle to the doorsteps of social miscreants at Ikorodu, Agege, Itire, Isheri-Oshun and Oshodi.

    Hakeem Odumosu, Lagos Police Commissioner

    “One hundred and ninety-two suspects were arrested. Out of this number, thirty-eight were warned and released while eighty-seven were charged to court. Sixty-seven are currently being profiled. Two locally made pistols with thirty unexpended cartridges, weeds suspected to be Indian hemp and some cutlasses/axes were recovered from the hoodlums,” he disclosed.

    However, Odumosu said the police had reviewed their strategies and had initiated far reaching approach to totally eradicate the menace o cultism and gangsterism in the state, even as he launched a Special Strike Force on social miscreants to effectively combat those miscreants who had chosen the wrong path of life.

    “We are taking the fight to their door steps, we are all out for them. We will fish them out, isolate them and bring them to justice. We are battle ready to uproot every cultist den and hideouts until they are totally defeated,” he vowed.

    “Let me therefore, use this medium to sound a warning to members of those gangs and cult groups to either renounce their membership or be prepared to face the full weight of the law. This is a promise. And to parents and guardians of those youths, my message is simple, monitor the activities and movements of your children and wards and make sure that their mission on the public space are legitimate otherwise, they should steer clear.

    “I therefore, call on everyone both old and young, rich and poor to join us in this noble fight. We must cleanse our communities off those few criminal elements who have threatened our social and economic well-being. Together we can subdue them,” he added.

    The Police Commissioner said his mission in Lagos was to provide a safe and secured State that would guarantee the socio-economic well-being of the people and enhance their quality of life, which he said, would be achieved through evolving a more courageous, dedicated, humane and professional police officers in the State.

    On the command’s policing plans for 2020, Odumosu said these included full implementation of Community based policing policies and strategies that would close the gaps between the police and the people, foster cordial relationship and build strong and effective partnerships; visibility policing and prompt response to distress calls; intelligence led policing approach, professional and unbiased investigation of criminal cases and diligent prosecution; respect for and protection of human rights and zero tolerance for corruption, multi agencies collaboration and capacity building for officers and men of the Command and enhanced welfare package.