Authorities in Kano State, northern Nigeria, have arrested nine alleged members of an armed robbery syndicate believed to be behind a string of violent attacks across the region. The arrests, announced on Monday by Police Commissioner Ibrahim Bakori, followed a late-night raid on Unguwar Wambai, Dorayi Babba Quarters, where robbers reportedly assaulted residents and stole…
The Police Command in Ebonyi on Sunday, arrested one Chibuzor Nworie, over alleged robbery at Onuebonyi Junction in Abakaliki Local Government Area of the state. SP Joshua Ukandu, Spokesman of the command in a statement said the arrest took place in the early hours of Sunday. Ukandu explained that the suspect was apprehended after the…
Operatives of the Zone 2 Police Command, Onikan, Lagos have arrested and detained four members of a syndicate who specialised in kidnapping and robbing residents of Ogun. The Zonal Police Public Relations Officer (ZPPRO), CSP Umma Ayuba confirmed this in a statement on Monday in Lagos. Ayuba said that the Assistant Inspector General of Police…
The Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Unit (Taskforce) has arrested 71 suspects who specialise in robbing Lagos Island residents of their valuables. The Commissioner for the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources, Mr Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed this in a post shared on his official X handle @tokunbo_wahab on Tuesday. He said that the…
The Police Force Kano State Command has detained 157 suspects alledgly involved in armed robbery, thuggery, theft, and illicit drug dealings between March 17, till date.The Commissioner of Police in the state, Ibrahim Adamu Bakori, disclosed these developments during a press conference on Wednesday in Kano. Among those arrested is a 20-year-old man, who confessed…
A High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti on Monday sentenced two persons to life imprisonments and death by hanging for conspiracy, armed robbery and kidnapping. The defendants, Rotimi Onileowo (42) and Ayodele Adetola (42) were arraigned before Justice Bamidele Omotosho on June 30, 2017 on three count charge bordering on conspiracy, armed robbery and kidnapping. The…
The Police Command in Enugu State has detained six armed robbery suspects and recovered firearms and other exhibits in Nsukka. This is contained in a statement by the Command’s Spokesman, SP Daniel Ndukwe on Wednesday in Enugu. Ndukwe said that the police operatives attached to the Nsukka Area Command in synergy with Neighbourhood Watch Group,…
