armed robbery

Suspected armed robbers have killed two persons at different locations at the weekend in Ibadan. The victims were gunned down after withdrawal of undisclosed amounts through Automated Teller Machines (ATM) of the Commercial banks, (name…

Operatives of Ondo State Police Command have arrested four members of an armed robbery syndicate at two different locations after attacking and robbing victims in different areas of the state. While three members of a notorious gang,…

An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday ordered that three men, who allegedly robbed a shop owner while armed with a machete and a locally made pistol, be remanded in a correctional centre. The police charged Kelechi Okonne, 29, Emmanuel…

An Obafemi Owode Magistrates’ Court in Ogun on Wednesday remanded two men– Feranmi Ajimosun, 33, and Awotile Samuel, 35, in a correctional centre for allegedly robbing a motorcyclist and attempting to kill him. The defendants, whose…

A 23-year-old businessman, Shuaondo Fanen, was remanded in a correctional centre on Wednesday by a Makurdi Magistrates’ Court for alleged criminal conspiracy and armed robbery. The magistrate, Mrs Ajuma Igama, did not take the plea of…

An Osun High Court on Wednesday sentenced two persons to death by hanging for armed robbery and conspiracy. The Presiding Judge, Justice Jide Falola, had ordered that the convicts be hanged due to the magnitude of the offence committed.…

Members of the general public particularly in Bauchi State have been urged to disregard a video trending on social media, linking Bauchi State Police Command to armed robbery as it is unfounded, untrue and a deliberate move to malign the…

The Oyo State police command on Wednesday denied the claims of an invasion of Akobo communities by armed robbers leading to the death of one person. The command said the report of what transpired in the communities as presented in the…

A Makurdi Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday remanded in Correctional Service facility, one Queen Monday, for alleged criminal conspiracy, armed robbery and attempt to commit culpable homicide. The Magistrate, Mrs Ajuma Igama, who ordered…

A Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court, on Friday, ordered that two labourers, Aminu Abubakar, 34, and Salisu Isah, 35, charged with armed robbery, be remanded in a correctional facility, pending legal advice. Magistrate Hajara Dauda, who did…