Tag: Robbery
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Three robbery suspects set ablaze in Oyo bank robbery
Three members of a gang who attempted to rob a bank in Okeho, Oyo State were on Wednesday set ablaze by a mob. The gunmen had attacked the bank about 3pm with a detonated dynamite to gain access. But police spokesman Gbenga Fadeyi said policemen repelled the robbers, who fled in their bus…
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Suspected robbers kill bank customer, cart away cash in Bayelsa
Suspected armed robbers on Friday attacked a new generation bank in Yenagoa, Bayelsa capital, killing a customer, Mr Emmanuel Omomo, and taking away cash he withdrew from the bank. Police spokesman in Bayelsa, SP Asinim Butswat who confirmed the killing, said the incident occurred at about 10 a.m. inside the premises of the new generation…
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Robbery suspect begs for death, says prison will only make him hardened criminal
A 27-year-old confessed robber and serial rapist, Adeniyi Ajayi, begged the Nigerian Police to kill him, instead of imprisoning him. Ajayi was arrested at the 7-up area in Ijora, Lagos after an alleged failed robbery attempt in a hotel. He disclosed that during his raids he raped women and maids in the presence of their…
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First Bank speaks on staff’s involvement in foiled robbery at Abuja branch
First Bank of Nigeria Limited has released a Corporate Statement regarding the alleged role of a staff of one its Abuja branches where a five-man gang of armed robbers had invaded and were promptly rounded up and arrested by a combined team of policemen and soldiers. Below is the statement signed and made available by…
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Breaking: One dead, three arrested as Police foil bank robbery in Abuja
Operatives of the Federal Capital Territory Police Command on Saturday foiled a bank robbery in a First Bank branch located in Mpape, a suburb in Abuja. According to eyewitness accounts, the robbers invaded the premises of the bank as early as 10am. However, less than 30 minutes into their operation, a powerful police team led…
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Two suspects arrested over attack on Maersk MD’s family
Two suspects have been arrested in connection with a robbery attack on the residence of the Managing Director of Maersk Nig. Ltd., Gildas Tohouo. The incident occurred on Sunday at the Cul-De-Sac compound on Lugard Avenue in the Ikoyi area of Lagos State. The suspects – Olamide Goke (an in-house electrician) and Ade Akanbi (his…
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Ozil, Kolasinac robbery case adjourned
The hearing into the attempted robbery of Arsenal players Mesut Ozil and Sead Kolasinac has been adjourned until Friday (October 4). The incident occurred on July 25 and the Arsenal duo missed the opening game of the Premier League season due to security concerns. Jordan Northover, 26, will appear at Highbury Corner Magistrates’ Court. He…
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UAE court sentences eight Nigerians to death for robbery
Eight Nigerians have joined the death row in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) after a court in Sharjah sentenced them to death for a string of armed robberies at money exchanges and cash machines across the emirate in December 2016. A ninth man was sentenced to six months imprisonment for being in possession of stolen…
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Robbery: Police arrest 32-year-old ex-soldier, one other suspect in Delta
The Police Command in Delta State has arrested two robbery suspects Daniel Efe, a 32-year-old ex-soldier and Julius Osagba who specialise in car snatching. The Acting Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Delta Command, ASP Chucks Orisewezie, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Warri. Orisewezie said the a 32-year-old ex-soldier robbery suspect was apprehended…