Tag: Robbery
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Police officer in detention over alleged robbery, car theft
The police in Kogi has confirmed the arrest and detention of a Police Officer, Insp Aminu Mohammed, for alleged robbery and car theft. The Spokesman, SP Williams Ovye-Aya, confirmed this to NAN on Tuesday.
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Video of alleged harassment, robbery at traffic not in Nigeria – Police IG
The Inspector-General of Police (IG), Mr Olukayode Egbetokun says the video being circulated on social media of alleged harassment and robbery at traffic did not occur in Nigeria. The IG, in a statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, on Thursday in Abuja,
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Police arrest robbery suspect who allegedly killed a cop in Ogun
A 35-year old suspected armed robber, who allegedly killed a policeman at Ifo in Ogun, has been arrested in Lagos, the Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Mr Adegoke Fayoade, has confirmed. Fayoade told newsmen on Wednesday while parading the suspect and 59 others in Lagos, that the suspec
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Police nab fake soldier allegedly involved in robbery, extortion in Kaduna
Police in Kaduna State have arrested a fake soldier allegedly involved in robbery and extortion. Police spokesman in the state, ASP Mansir Hassan, confirmed the arrest in a statement he issued on Monday in Kaduna.
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How Air Force general foiled ‘one chance’ robbery, rescues victims in Abuja
A serving officer of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), Air Commodore John Ijudigal, has foiled a ‘one-chance’ robbery and kidnap attempt in Wuse, Abuja. The officer ensured the arrest of the three suspected robbers and the rescue of the two female victims.
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Keke Napep operator robbed, killed by two cousins in Ogun state
Two cousins identified as 34-year-old Damilola Famoriyo and 31-year-old Akinbayo Emmanuel Abiodun have been arrested by the Ogun state police for allegedly robbing one Amos Oyemechi Chuckwuka of his tricycle in the state. The two suspects were alleged to have killed Chukwuka , thereby dumping his corpse at a river bank in Ijebu-Ode.
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Offa Robbery: Witness narrates how suspects were tortured to implicate Saraki
A witness, Shamaudeen Bada has told Kwara State High Court how men of the Intelligence Response Team (IRT) of the IGP led by DCP Abba Kyari tortured them to implicate former Senate President, Bukola Saraki in April 5, 2018, Offa robbery incident. Bada who is a former Vice Chairman of Irepodun local government area
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Police confirm robbery of 3 banks in Kogi
The Kogi Police Command on Wednesday confirmed that dare-devil armed robbers attacked three different banks in the state on Tuesday. Mr. Edward Egbuka, the State Commissioner of Police, made the confirmation in a statement in Lokoja by the Command’s image maker SP William Ovye-Aya.
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Police kill robbery gang leader, rescue kidnap victim in Delta
The deceased, who was a notorious armed robber, was felled on Friday by the operatives of ‘B’ Division, Warri patrol team, while on “aberdeen patrol” Edafe said that the patrol team had received information that members of the robbery gang, who had been in the command’s wanted list, were operating within the lower Erejuwa, by…
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Police arrest 2 robbery suspects in action in Ogun State
Police arrest 2 robbery suspects in action in Ogun State