Armed Robber

A 27-year-old ex-convict, Adeniyi Ajayi has urged the police to kill him instead of sending him back to prison where he could become further hardened. Ajayi was recently arrested for armed robbery and rape of different women. The…

The Delta State Police Command has arrested Bella Lucky, an alleged notorious female robber, and two other suspected members of her criminal gang at McClivers market area in Warri, Delta State. State Commissioner of Police, CP Mohammed…

The Police Command in Enugu State has arrested an alleged armed robbery suspect while withdrawing money with a victim’s Automated Teller Machine (ATM) card within Enugu metropolis. The state’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP…

A suspected armed robber who attempted to rob a business woman in front of her house at Ojota,Lagos, was arrested by residents of the street after the woman raised alarm. Witnesses told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the incident…

The Police in Plateau have arrested 12 suspects over kidnapping and armed robbery activities in the state. Mr Austin Agbonlahor, the Commissioner of Police in charge of Plateau Command, made this known when he presented the suspects to…

A convicted armed robber, Pedro Ferreira, created a spectacle in Brazil sometime ago when he was seen strolling into a hospital in the city of Recife, Brazil as blood dripped from the point where a machete lodged in his head. According…

The FCT Police Command said on Sunday it had arrested a member of an armed robbery gang that specialised in robbing people of phones, bags and other valuables at gun point. Its spokesman, Mr Anjuguri Manza, told the News Agency of Nigeria…

The Supreme Court on Friday affirmed death sentence passed on Daniel Kekong for armed robbery. Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun delivering the lead judgment held that the apex court was not disposed to setting aside the concurrent decisions…

Delta state police command at Uvwie LGA in Delta state have killed a notorious armed robber known as Tompolo According to reports, Tompolo and his gang were involved in a shootout with the police and local vigilante members when he was…

A deadly armed robber who has caused fear in a town in Enugu has finally been apprehended by residents during an operation. According an eye witness; ”This armed robber was caught red handed in Trans-Ekulu in Enugu. He was about…

The Police in Cross River State says it has arrested an armed robbery suspect and recovered N620,000 from him. The police command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP John Eluu, told journalists on Thursday in Calabar that the suspect was…

A student of the Lagos State University, Kabiru Mohammed has been arrested for his involvement with a robbery gang whom he hired to steal $383,000 or N61 million from his father, a bureau de change operator at Murtala Muhammed International…

There was a mild drama, yesterday, in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital following the arrest of a  pastor (names withheld) with a Pentecoastal Church in the city by police for  alleged armed robbery. Vanguard gathered that the clergyman …

A high Court sit-ting in Ughelli, Delta State has sentenced two persons, described as “notorious rapists,” Ernest Steve, 30 and Jerry Godwin, 29, to life imprisonment for raping a 17-year-old daughter of a Pastor. The incident took place…