Police nab three Lagos residents for stealing MTN mast in Ogun
By Olu AJAYI NIGERIA: POLICEMEN in Ogun State Police Command have apprehended three suspected vandals who allegedly stole the mast belonging to telecommunication giant, MTN, in Ode Remo in Remo North Local Government Area of the state. The Command Public Relations Officer, Mr. Abimbola Oyeyemi, said that the suspects include Balogun Lukman, Sunday Kayode, and […]
Ogun: Police intervention saves thieves from being set ablaze
By Olusola AJIBIKE (Abeokuta) NIGERIA: THE timely intervention of policemen on Tuesday saved two notorious bandits from being set ablaze in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. The men, who had stolen N40,000 from a passenger they boarded taxicab together at Kuto, were apprehended at Oke-Ilewo/Lalubu area, which was a stone throw to the popular […]
Zone 2: Police nab eight bandits for robbery, killing, truck hijacking
NIGERIA: NO fewer than eight suspected armed bandits have been apprehended at various locations within Lagos State for alleged robbery. The robbers were also nabbed for killing a night guard in Amuwo Odofin and breaking into warehouses and carting away goods worth millions of naira. The men of the Nigeria Police attached to the […]
Ogun police nab two robbery suspects, search for fleeing members
NIGERIA: THE Ogun State Police Command has arrested two suspected armed robbers who robbed a woman at Olumide Ajayi Street, off Block, Ilogbo Road, Ota in Ado-Odo/Otta Local Government area of the state. The duo of 40-year-old Ademola Oladunjoye and 20-year-old Olawale Idowu were apprehended last Sunday around 6.30pm, the state Police Public Relations […]
Truck hits fleeing highway armed bandits
NIGERIA: NEMESIS on Thursday caught up with two armed robbers who were fleeing the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway after robbing motorists and members of the Mountain of Fire and Miracle Ministry. They were knocked down by a truck along the highway in their attempt to escape from policemen from Ibafo Division who chased them along the […]
How I graduated from pickpocketer to armed robber, by suspect
NIGERIA: A 30-YEAR-OLD robbery suspect has confessed on how he began picking pockets and eventually graduated to become hardened armed robber. Ganiyu Sanni, who made the revelation to GatewayMail at the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) office at the Presidential Boulevard, Abeokuta, also said that the disagreement between him and fellow bandits led to his […]
Police nab three suspected robbers in Ogun
NIGERIA: NO fewer than three suspected armed robbers have been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command in their hideout in Gbaga-Eriyo, Ogijo in Sagamu Local Government area. The arrested suspects are Yusuf Olatunji, Jamiu Babatunde, and Tunde Ajasa. The raid was carried out in conjunction with the vigilante service in the state, the Police Public […]
I’ve forgiven armed bandits who removed my eyes, says ex-TASCE student
NIGERIA: THE midnight of July 20, 1995 will forever remain indelible in the memory of Ebonhor Michael Ndidi, who lost his two eyes in an unexpected manner. He was a 200 level student of Tai Solarin College of Education (TASCE), Ijebu-Ode studying Geography/Social Studies. Ebonhor was struggling hard to send himself to school and […]
Bandits attack Nollywood actors at film shooting location
NIGERIA: DARE-DEVIL armed bandits have invaded a film shooting location in Abeokuta and carted away equipment worth hundred thousands of naira. Eyewitnesses told GatewayMail that the robbers invaded the centre about 11.30pm last Friday night. One of the artistes on location, Zainab Bakare, said on Saturday that the robbers arrived the scene in an […]
Bandits raid food vendors in Abeokuta
NIGERIA: A GROUP of bandits have raided some local food vendors’ shops in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. They carted away raw foodstuff and prepared soup at the shops located in front of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Oke-Ilewo. GatewayMail learnt that the incident occurred Tuesday midnight. According to one of the vendors, Mrs. Oluwatosin […]
