Tag: thieves
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Hoodlums invade Ogun monarch palace, cart away staff of office, crown
Men suspected to be thieves have reportedly raided the palace of the Olu of Ogunmakin town in Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State, late Oba James Sodiya and carting away his staff of office and crown.
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Angry mob set 2 suspected phone thieves ablaze
Two persons, suspected to have stolen a cell phone and other valuables from a woman, were on Wednesday night set ablaze by an angry mob at Upper Iweka motor park in Onitsha, Anambra. An eyewitness and commercial bus driver, Papa Uchenna, said the suspects, who were three in number and operating with a tricycle, attacked…
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My #NigeriaDecides2019 Diary: And They Came Like Thieves At Night, By Paul Ibe
By Paul Ibe Dateline: Friday, February 15, 9pm, Abuja, Area 3 Shopping Plaza. I dash off to the petrol station to fill up my tank for the assignment of the much awaited presidential election of February 16. On my way home, I get a call from my dear wife reminding me about buying stuff she…
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PHONE SWAP: We steal phones from prostitutes in Ogun, sell to prostitutes in Lagos- suspects
The Operatives of Rapid Response Squad of Lagos State Police Command have arrested two suspects who specialized in stealing mobile phones from their dates and prostitutes after lodging them in motels and sell to other prostitutes. The suspects, Semiu Obanla, 35, and David Edet, 32, both married, were arrested at an hotel in Abule-Egba, Lagos,…
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We are not thieves in APC – Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says the Federal Goverment has confidence in the ruling All Progressives Congress because members are not thieves. Speaking Saturday at the APC ward congresses in Eti Osa Local Government of Lagos State where he observed the congress, Osinbajo said the present administration was different from the past ones because it would…
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2019: Only thieves end up being Nigeria’s President – Balarabe Musa
A former governor of Kaduna State in the Second Republic, Balarabe Musa has said leaders who emerge as Nigeria’s president are either thieves or supported by thieves. According to him, there is hardly how anyone can legitimately raise the kind of money required for presidential campaign in the country without soiling his hands in messy…
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Suspected thieves open cargo hold of Air Peace aircraft at Lagos airport
Suspected thieves on Thursday night opened the cargo hold of an Air Peace aircraft scheduled for departure at the runway of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. The Corporate Communications Manager of Air Peace, Chris Iwarah, said this in a statement on Friday in Lagos. Mr. Iwarah said the cargo hold of Flight 7138 scheduled…
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Banks create enabling environments for thieves to loot – Magu
The acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr. Ibrahim Magu, has accused banks of creating a friendly atmosphere for looters to operate. He added that some banks were currently behind the moves to separate the Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit and the EFCC. Magu further alleged that when the NFIU is established as…
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Thieves arrested on board Arik flight to Abuja [VIDEO]
Some thieves have been caught on board an Arik Air plane. According to social commentator, Japhet Omojuwa, the incident occurred on a flight from Lagos to Abuja on Friday morning. Apparently, the airline had installed a spy to watch out, because the thieves had been on the run. His tweets read: “One of the thieves…