Crime

Ekiti Amotekun Nabs 7 Including Women for Criminal Offences

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Ekiti State Amotekun Security Corps has arrested seven persons including two women for various criminal offences such as burglary and armed robbery. Speaking with newsmen in Ado Ekiti, the Commandant of Amotekun in Ekiti State, Mr Joe Komolafe explained that the suspects were arrested in Ara, Continue Reading

Crime

21-Year-Old Nabbed For Armed Robbery In Ogun

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Police in Ogun State have arrested a 21-year-old armed robbery suspect, Nnamdi Omeka during a robbery operation in Ile Pupa, Iloye area of Sango Ota. The Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Abimbola Oyeyemi confirmed the arrest of the suspect in statement in Abeokuta. Mr. Oyeyemi explained that the suspect was apprehended after the […]Continue Reading

Culture

Crime: Police Parade Fifty Six Suspects in Ibadan

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The long arm of the law has caught up with fifty six suspects who have been terrorizing the residents of Ibadan and its environs. The suspects were arrested for various offences ranging from trans-border armed robbery, kidnapping, human parts sales, car theft, burglary and arson. Some of the paraded suspects, who confessed to the crime levelled […]Continue Reading

Crime

Police Nab Armed Robbery Suspect in Ogun

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Nigeria Police, Ogun State Command, has arrested an armed robbery suspect, Ibrahim Fatai for terrorizing Obada-Oko and allegedly dispossessing people of their belongings. The Police Public Relations Officer, Mr Abimbola Oyeyemi said in Abeokuta that the suspects had violently dispossessed one Tijani Sodiq of one hundred and twenty thousand naira and two bags of rice […]Continue Reading

Crime

Court Sentences Two To Death By Hanging In Ekiti

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An Ekiti State High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti has sentenced two men, Oke Iyiola and Olanribiwonnu Kazeem to death by hanging. Delivering his judgment, Justice Lekan Ogunmoye said, death was the penalty for the offences committed and established against the accused persons. According to the charge against the accused, on July 20, 2016, Iyiola, 39 […]Continue Reading

Judiciary

Court Sentences Man to Death in Osun

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An Osun State High Court sitting in Ede presided by Justice Kudirat Akano has sentenced a 44 years old man, Rafiu Saheed, to death for armed Robbery. The Convict was arraigned in the Court on 30th November, 2017 on two counts charge of attempted murder and armed robbery contrary to sections 6(b) and 1(2) (a) of […]Continue Reading

Crime

Five Armed Robbery Suspects Arrested in Ogun

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Police in Ogun State have arrested five armed robbery suspects while robbing a motorcyclist of his belonging in Sango area of the state. The suspects:Yusuf Ogundimu, Moses Anthony, Moruf Olafimihan, Toheeb Shola and Adeyemi Afeez  were arrested following an information received by the police at Sango division that the syndicate who specialized in snatching motorcycle Continue Reading

Security

NSCDC Parades Armed Robbery Suspects in Ibadan

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Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, NSCDC, Oyo State command has paraded eight suspects who specialized in motorcycles snatching in Ibadan metropolis. Parading the suspects at NSCDC headquarters, Agodi Ibadan, Commandant Iskilu Akinsanya said they were arrested at Apata area of Ibadan through a tip- off from the public. Alhaji Akinsanya said the command would […]Continue Reading

Crime

Court Acquits Man of Armed Robbery after Five Years in Jail

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An Osogbo High Court has discharged and acquitted Gideon Aycent of the offences of Conspiracy and Armed Robbery after about five years in detention. Mr Aycent’s freedom followed the intervention of an Osogbo based lawyer, Mr Odunayo Henry who took over the brief free of charge. For the first three years of his trial, Mr Aycent […]Continue Reading

Crime

Court Sentences Two to Death by Hanging

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An Osun State High Court sitting in Ila-Orangun has sentenced two men to death by hanging for Armed Robbery. This was the decision of the presiding Judge, Justice Jide Falola, who agreed with the prosecution that the convicts were guilty as charged. Justice Falola, who maintained that the cases of Armed Robbery and conspiracy had […]Continue Reading