Category: Crime
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Car robbery foiled using advanced telematics solutions
A CAR robbery incident has been foiled with the assistance of an advanced telematics solution by Citrans Telematics Solutions (Citracks), a division of C&I Leasing Plc. The robbery, involving a Toyota Hilux vehicle belonging to C&I Leasing, had taken place in the early hours of Friday September 25th, 2020 around Kurudu, a suburb of Abuja,…
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Police declare Ekiti robbery mastermind wanted
The Ekiti State Police Command has declared one Mr. Omtoyinbo Samuel wanted for allegedly masterminding last week’s bank robbery in Iyin-Ekiti, Irepodun/Ifelodun Local Government Area of the state, spokesman Sunday Abutu said in a statement on Tuesday. A 10-man robbery gang last Friday stormed a bank in the community, blew open the security doors with…
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Robbers shout ‘forgive us father’ as they raid priest’s home
Suspected armed robbers, on Monday, invaded the residence of a Catholic priest in Makurdi, Benue State, Rev. Fr. Solomon Ukeyima, and robbed him, a PUNCH report says. . The priest, who is in charge of the St. Augustine’s Parish, Demekpe, in the Makurdi Catholic Diocese, said one of the robbers kept begging for forgiveness as…
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How security guard allegedly hired area boys to rob, kill employer in Ogun
Men of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested a 47-year-old security man, Adamu Ibrahim, for allegedly hiring area boys to rob his employer. However, the area boys, Ajibola Yusuf and Bakare Ifakayode, leaked the information to the police. The state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, disclosed this in a statement issued in…
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Ex-banker bags 98 years imprisonment over fraud
A former employee of First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Oreoluwa Adesakin has been handed a cumulative 98 years in prison on Monday. Adesakin was found guilty of stealing N49,320,652.32 and another $368,203 belonging to the bank. She was said to have converted the sums to her personal use. The convict was prosecuted by the Ibadan…
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Man rapes friend’s 7-year old deaf and dumb daughter
A 46-year-old man, Ifeanyi Atogu has been arrested for allegedly raping a deaf and dumb 7-year old girl in Ofenta Nsugbe in Anambra East Local Government Area of Anambra State. The suspect reportedly lured the victim said to be the friend’s daughter to his room where he had unlawful carnal knowledge with her. The suspect…
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Mentally challenged man allegedly kills motorcyclist in Ebonyi
A commercial motorcyclist, Mr. Elias Ofoke has been allegedly killed by a suspected mentally challenged man in Abakaliki, capital of Ebonyi state The incident, which happened on Saturday morning around Udensi Street Bridge, left members of the motorcycle transport union, Ebonyi state chapter in disarray and residents in shock. The victim hails from Agbaja Unuhu…
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4 persons nabbed for beating policeman to death
The Ogun State Police Command on Monday said it arrested some hoodlums who allegedly beat a yet-to-be-identified police constable to death in Dalemo, Sango, in the Ado-Odo-Ota Local Government Area of the state. The hoodlums were reportedly hired by a truck driver who had an argument with the deceased and his colleague The Police Public…
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I killed my aunt because she bewitched me, suspect tells police
A 23-year-old man, Dansu Asogba, has been arrested by the Police detectives in Ogun State for killing his 60-year-old aunty, Iyabo Dansu, on suspicion that she was a witch. Dansu claimed the aunty through witchcraft, responsible for the death of his first child and miscarriage suffered by his wife later. The suspect was arrested on…
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DPO reveals how robbers killed 17 policemen, civilians in Offa robbery
Former Divisional Police Officer of Offa Local Government Area of Kwara State, CSP Adamu Danjuma, on Monday, said 17 people including nine policemen and eight civilians were killed in cold blood in the April 5, 2018 Offa bank armed robbery operation. Danjuma while testifying at the resumed hearing of the trial of five accused persons…