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  • Police arrest 2 robbery suspects in action in Ogun State

    Police arrest 2 robbery suspects in action in Ogun State

    Police in Ogun State have arrested two robbery suspects, Edehikenna Stanley and Segun Tope while robbing at a company situated at Ota Industrial Estate.

    Police Spokesman, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, said in a statement issued at Ota, Ogun State on Sunday that the two suspects were arrested on Oct.30.

    He said they were arrested after the police received a distress call at Onipanu Divisional Headquarters at about 3 a.m. that robbers had invaded the company and holding the security men there hostage.

    “Upon the distress call, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), CSP Bamidele Job mobilised his men and moved to the scene.

    “On sighting the policemen, the hoodlums who had stolen two industrial batteries took to flight, but they were hotly chased and two of them were apprehended,’’ he stated.

    DSP Oyeyemi stated that two industrial batteries, a toy gun which they used to instil fear in the security men and two knives, were recovered from the duo.

    The suspects have been transferred to the state Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for further investigation.

  • Family buries policeman killed during Osun bank robbery

    Family buries policeman killed during Osun bank robbery

    The policeman who was killed during the bank robbery in Iree town, Osun State has been buried on Friday.

    The deceased, Jeleel Aladeokin, better known as Kay, was one of the constabularies recruited into the police from the area.

    The armed robbers, on Thursday, attacked branches of United Bank of Africa (UBA) and Access bank and a police station in the town.

    The armed robbers destroyed the doors of the bank with explosives to gain entry into the bank, but they ran away when policemen got to the scene.

    The Police Public Relations Officer for Osun State Police Command, Yemisi Opalola, confirmed the bank robbery.

    He said, “Armed robbers numbering about twenty came in commando-like style with about four vehicles and simultaneously attacked Iree Divisional Police Headquarters with explosives and several gun firing in an attempt to disorganize, incapacitate and destabilise the police who were in a fierce gun battle with them while robbing Access Bank and United Bank for Africa (UBA) simultaneously.”

    The police spokesperson said the attempt by the armed robbers to gain access to the armoury of the Police was repelled.

  • Police arrest 154 suspects for armed robbery, other crimes in Kano

    Police arrest 154 suspects for armed robbery, other crimes in Kano

    The police command in Kano State says it arrested 154 suspects for armed robbery and other crimes in the last three months.

    DSP Abdullahi Haruna, spokesperson for the command, said this in a statement on Sunday in Kano.

    Haruna said the suspects were arrested at different times and locations in various raids conducted under the Operation Puff Adder.

    He said those arrested included 14 armed robbery suspects, 143 thugs, kidnappers, fraudsters, car thieves, bandits’ supplier, and a cattle rustler.

    The spokesperson said that the command recovered five riffles including one AK-49, two AK-47, two pistols and other dangerous weapons as well as nine cars, two tricycles, illicit drugs, 99 pieces of 100 fake dollar notes and GSM phones.

    Haruna said that the police on March 20, arrested one Musa Abubakar, 23, who conspired with others at large to attack one Hassan Shariff at Gunduwawa village on Kano-Hadejia Road.

    The suspects, he said, shot the victim on the shoulder, robbed him of his car and other items.

    “On Jan. 13, suspected armed robbers attacked personnel of Wanxiang Mosquito Company located at Zenawa village in Gezawa Local Government Area (LGA) of the state.

    “The suspects carted away with N13.5 million, four smart phones valued at 600 dollars, a laptop computer and other items.

    “The following suspects -Musa Ibrahim Ringim, 48, Abdulwahab Ubale, 20, and Sama’ila Bello were arrested in connection with the crime.

    “Following the arrest of one Abubakar Musa, 27, along Birnin Gwari and Falgore Forest axis , another notorious kidnapper/armed robber was also arrested in possession of an AK-49 rifle with 59 live ammunition.

    “Musa was arrested while trying to establish a kidnapping base in Falgore Forest,” he said.

    According to him, the command has arrested a logistics supplier, who specialised in supplying motorcycles and drugs to bandits in Zamfara.

    “Investigation revealed that, so far, the suspect has delivered more than 60 motorcycles to the bandits in Zamfara.

    “He has been charged to court,” he said.

    Haruna said all the suspects would be charged to court as soon as investigations were concluded.

  • Security guard masterminds robbery attack on employer, gets his colleague killed [Photo]

    Security guard masterminds robbery attack on employer, gets his colleague killed [Photo]

    The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a security guard working at the S.A. Filling Station in Ondo town, Abiodun Osuntimehin, for his alleged involvement in the robbery of the station.

    Abiodun was said to have masterminded the robbery attack on the station. A colleague of the suspect was said to have been killed by the robbers, while the sum of N2m was stolen by the bandits.

    Parading the suspect, the state Commissioner of Police, Mr Bolaji Salami, said the suspect had confessed to the crime and would soon be charged.

    He said, “A security guard was killed and about N2m stolen from the safe, but the good news is that the man behind that dastardly act was immediately nabbed by our detectives, who did notleave any stone unturned to see to his arrest.

    “Abiodun Osuntimehin, a guard with same company, was the mastermind behind the act; he has confessed to the crime and will soon be prosecuted.”

    The suspect said he regretted his involvement in the crime.

    “I now regret the killing of my colleague; I did not share out of the money as the gang ran away with the loot. It was my boss that got me arrested. I knew there would be money at the station that day,” Abiodun stated.

  • Sad! Six youths to die by hanging for robbery

    Sad! Six youths to die by hanging for robbery

    A high court in Yola, the Adamawa State capital, has sentenced six youths to death for armed robbery.

    The convicts, one of whom a final-year student of Modibbo Adama University, Yola, were found guilty of mounting illegal roadblocks and stealing from passengers at gunpoint.

    Justice Abdulazeez Waziri of the state High Court 4 said they deserved no less a punishment for their act.

    In the course of the prosecution, which took nearly six years, the prosecutors called eight witnesses and tendered six documents as exhibits.

    The prosecution told the court that the defendants had on August 29 and 31, 2015 mounted an illegal road block on a bridge along the grossly dilapidated Savannah Sugar Company section of the Lafia-Numan highway.

    They, allegedly while armed with single-barrelled guns, locally made pistols, cutlasses and knives and wearing military jackets, mounted the roadblock with drums and stones and robbed travellers of phones, money and other valuables.

     

  • Police sergeant arrested with gang members during robbery operation in Port Harcourt

    Police sergeant arrested with gang members during robbery operation in Port Harcourt

    A serving police sergeant, Ibrahim Odege and one Sampson Odege have been arrested while carrying out robbery operation at Elekahia Housing Estate, Port Harcourt, Rivers State.

    Sergeant Odege is attached to the Operations Department of the Rivers Police Command while his accomplice, Inomoghe, 32 years old, hails from Nembe, in Bayelsa State, but resides at Rumuokwrushi in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area.

    While confirming the incident, spokesperson of Rivers Police Command, SP Nnamdi Omoni said the suspects were arrested at about 10 p.m. on Saturday.

    He said they were arrested by policeman who responded to a distress call at the Elekahia Housing Estate that two armed robbers who were robbing people and dispossessing them of their valuables.

    “The timely arrival of the Police led to the arrest of the two armed robbers who were later identified as Sergeant Ibrahim Odege attached to the Operations Department of the Rivers Police Command and one Sampson Inomoghe ‘m’ 32yrs from Nembe in Bayelsa State, but resides at Rumuokwrushi in Obio/Akpor LGA.”

    “The duo was arrested at the scene of crime with the following Exhibits: Three different Handsets belonging to their victims and one locally made Bareta Pistol. One of the Victims, Mrs Doris Elechi identified them as those that robbed her of her Tecno Handset, which is one of the exhibits recovered.

    “At the Station, the suspects confessed to have carried out the robbery attacks among other revelations.

    According to reports, the two suspects were actually arrested by security guards and residents of Elekahia Housing Estate with Sergeant Odege found with the Nigeria Police Force Identity card.

    It was gathered that the suspects who were on a motorcycle had robbed two ladies of their phones and other valuables at about 10:30pm.

    After this, they attempted to rob a man who raised an alarm which attracted attention of security men who immediately closed the gates to the estate while, some of the residents gave the robbers a hot chase.

    The residents caught the suspects and discovered that one of them was putting on Police combat T- shirt and a Police ID card was found on him.

    The suspects were later handed over to Elekahia Divisional Police headquarters.

    The President of Elekahia Progressive Youth, Prince One Aholu, also confirmed to our correspondent on telephone that he got the report that the suspects were arrested during a robbery operation in the area by security guards who subsequently called in police officers from Elekahia Divisional Police Station in Port Harcourt to take them away.

    The Youth President disclosed that one of the suspects was in possession of a Nigerian Police Identity card and that the two armed robbery suspects were armed.

    But Aholu commended the Police for their swift response, while urging youths in the community to remain calm as the matter is being investigated by the Police.

    He urged the Police to pay more attention to Elekahia ring road and railway axis of Port Harcourt as the areas have become a den of criminals.

    He alleged that many of the criminals use the railway and Ring road axis as operational base, while urging the security agencies to do everything possible to rid the spots of criminality.

  • Court remands 7 men for robbery, kidnapping of church members

    Court remands 7 men for robbery, kidnapping of church members

    An Itori Magistrates’ Court in Ogun on Thursday, remanded seven men in a correctional service centre for allegedly robbing church members of their properties and kidnapping one during church service.

    The defendants, Mohamodu Sanni, 24, Abdul Salad, 28, Abdulraman Musa, 38, Abubakar Ibrahim, 39, Umar Aliu, 30, Suleiman Yusuf, 30, and Ismaila Yusuf, 20, are facing three counts of conspiracy, armed robbery, and kidnapping.

    The prosecutor, Sgt. Adekunle Opayemi, told the court that the defendants committed the offence on Nov. 26, at about 10:45pm at Christ Apostolic Church Gudugba village via Wasimi in Ogun.

    Opayemi said that the defendants conspired with others at large, while armed with weapons to rob church members while holding a vigil.

    He added that the defendants kidnapped one of the church members, Mrs Atolagbe Mojisola, 48, and prevented anyone from having access to her.

    He said the gang robbed one Evangelist Obisesan Seye, Mrs Oyere Temitope, Pastor Sanyaolu Zacheus, and Mrs Atolagbe Mojisola, of their phones, values yet unknown, as well as the sum of N36,000.

    The prosecutor said the offence contravened Sections 6(b) and 2(b) of the Robbery and Firearms Act Cap Rll Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004 and Section 23 (2), 24(2) and 451 of the Criminal Code Vol. 1, Laws of Ogun State, 2006.

    The defendants, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges.

    The Magistrate, Mr B. A Somorin, remanded the defendants in a correctional service c1entre, pending legal advice from the Director of Public Prosecutions.

    Somorin adjourned the case until Feb. 2, 2021.

  • Police arrest five armed robbery suspects in Abuja

    Police arrest five armed robbery suspects in Abuja

    The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command says it arrested five armed robbery suspects in Abuja.

    Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Yusuf Mariam, said in a statement on Sunday that they were arrested around Wuse in the early hours following a distress call.

    She said the suspects were arrested by police operatives from Wuse Division, in the course of robbing their victims of their possessions.

    Mariam said they confessed to being responsible for criminal activities along Wuse axis.

    “The suspects are: **Sanusi Ibrahim 20years, Salim Umar 19years, Kabiru Umar 19years, Shamsudeen Rabiu 20years and* *Ibrahim Shehu 19years all male.* *Exhibits recovered are: Eight (8) wristwatches made of gold and silver, five(5) I-pads, five(5)* *laptops, twenty-five(25) ID and ATM cards, thirty-three (33) sets of gold and silver jewelries, thirty(30) UAE Dirham, three* *thousand(3,000) CFA, one hundred (100) South African Rand, twenty-five thousand* *Naira(N25,000), three(3) cutlasses and one(1) sword.* All the suspects will be arraigned in court upon conclusion of the investigation.

    “While appealing to residents to promptly report all suspicious movements within their vicinity, the Command wishes to reassure residents of its unflinching resolve to tackle crime and ensure safety in the FCT during the Christmas/New year celebration,” the statement read.

  • Robbery saga: Police release MKO Abiola’s sons

    Robbery saga: Police release MKO Abiola’s sons

    Two children of the late MKO Abiola, Kassim and Aliyu Abiola, have been finally released from police custody.

    Recall TheNEwsGuru, TNG had earlier reported that the two brothers were arrested following a robbery incident at the residence of the late businessman and presumed winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential election.

    Kassim and Aliyu had accused Adebisi, one of the widows of Abiola, of being behind their arrest and a N100 million suit was instituted against the police over violation of their fundamental human right

    But Adebisi claimed the two brothers were arrested over their unruly conduct with the police.

    She had also said the family was making efforts to get them released until lawyers from Mike Ozekhome’s chambers, lawyer to Kassim and Aliyu, and thwarted the process through thr fundamental human rights suit.

    Ozekhome confirmed the release of the duo to newsmen on Tuesday.

    He said Lola Abiola-Edewor, first daughter of late businessman, and another relative, signed an undertaking with the police over the bail of the brothers.

    Ozekhome added that four suspects have been charged before a magistrate’s court over the robbery.

    “Yes, they have been released. There was no condition attached to their release because they did not participate in the robbery,” he said.

    “Those who are the real suspects have been charged before a magistrate’s court. The only reason they were detained was that the police said they were rude to them. Is that why you detain them for almost two weeks?”

  • Two murdered, Police killed in Kogi robbery attack

    Two murdered, Police killed in Kogi robbery attack

    Armed robbers shot and killed two persons and wounded a policeman at a roadblock on the Okene-Lokoja-Abuja Expressway.

     

    The sad incident, which happened on Saturday, caused chaos on the road, with motorists abandoning their vehicles, while some commuters who sought safety in nearby houses were denied.

     

     

    It was gathered that the two persons killed were siblings.

     

    Also, during the weekend, gunmen invaded a funeral at Banigo Isile-Ogono community in Bonny council area of Rivers State, and abducted an unspecified number of guests after shooting and injuring some others.

     

    One lawmaker was injured in the attack, The Nation gathered.

     

    Sources said the bandits stormed the ceremony a few minutes after one Kenneth Banigo was interred.

     

    Bonny council chair David Irimagha and a lawmaker, among other high-profile guests narrowly escaped the attack.

     

    Police spokesman Nnamdi Omoni confirmed that gunmen did disrupt the funeral but fled on sighting law enforcement agents.