Tag: armed robbery

Jul

2021

Tension, As police Allegedly Kills Middle-aged Man *Occupants of The Vehicle Were Suspects— Acting PPRO

CRIME, METROarmed robbery, death, Suspect, Tension, the Nigeria Police

Vehicle that rammed into a fence, during police chase, in Asaba, the capital of Delta State. Pandemonium erupted today, among residents of Asaba, the capital of Delta State, as Police officers allegedly shot dead a middle-aged man, suspected to be a member of an armed robbery gang that operated in the area. The awful incident, as gathered, took place at densely populated Direct Labour Agency (DLA) area of Asaba. Reportedly, the police officers had mistaken five occupants of a certain vehicle for criminals, as they regrettably pursued after same with a view to apprehending them. According to eyewitnesses, the vehicle…

May

2021

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Happening! Watch As Villagers Set Notorious Criminal Ablaze In Abor Mbaise (photos)

METROarmed robbery, criminalitiy, death sentence, Jungle justice, Notorious armed robber

Armed robber burnt to death by mob in Oboama Abor Mbaise LGA of Imo State. The remains of a notorious criminal from Oboama in Abor Mbaise LGA of Imo State is currently burning to ashes as aggrieved mob and members of the community, without mercy set him took laws into there hands, thus setting him ablaze. This seemingly is in fulfilment of the popular maxim that goes, 'Everyday is for the thief but a day is for the Landlord', hence luck has just run out of the young man in his early thirties whose actual identity could not be ascertained…

May

2021

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Policeman Killed, Others Injured In Armed Robbery Attack In Umuahia

METROarmed robbery, Chinese, death, Gun shots, Gunmen, Nigeria Police Force

The lifeless body of an unidentified mopol officer gunned down by Armed robbers, at Mission Hill, in Umuahia. There was chaos in the city of Umuahia, the capital of f Abia State, as an officer of the Nigeria Police was shot dead by a gang of Armed robbers, in a robbery attack. The horrible incident which took place in the early hours of the today, Friday, along Akanu Ibiam Road, Umuahia, inflicted injuries on Reportedly, the robbers trailed their victim, a chinese man who had gone to the bank to withdraw some money from the Enugu- Porthacourt Expressway, to bank…

Aug

2020

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Shocking! How I escaped Death by Whiskers at Old Timber Junction –Abia Journalist

CRIMEarmed robbery, attempted murder, brutality

A Correspondent of Independent Newspaper, in Abia State, Emeka Okafor has narrated how he was brutally attacked by some unidentified hoodlums in Umuahia, the capital of Abia state, last Friday.Narrating his ordeal, Mr. Emeka Okafor lamented that his escape from what could have been termed an untimely death was merely through 'a hair's breathe', as he thanked God for his deliverance.Read his pathetic story:"On the 14th of August, 2020, I was attacked and wounded by some youths whose identity I could not capture while I was going back home, this is coming after an attempt was made against me within…

Aug

2020

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Ebonyi NSCDC Officers Captured in CCTV During Negotiations With Armed Robbers *Umahi draws battle line

CRIMEarmed robbery, civil defense officers, David Umahi, security, victimisation

The Ebonyi state government led by Engr. David Umahia has unapologetically held men of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) responsible for the series of armed robbery incidents witnessed at the popular St Margate Umahi International market. Governor Umahi, disgruntled at the hike in the activities of hoodlums in the state, with focus on the victimization of Traders at St Margate Umahi International Market, Abakaliki, the state's capital, amidst pain, reprimanded the security agency over their illicit attitude in the state's capital overtime, hence their negotiations with robbers to facilitate victimisation of residents. The number one citizen of the…

Aug

2020

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Fake Soldier, 328 Armed Robbers Arrested By Akwa- Ibom Police

CRIMEarmed robbery, child trafficking, murder, rape

Not fewer than 328 suspected criminals have been arrested by the Akwa Ibom Police Command for alleged armed robbery, murder, cultism, rape and child trafficking in the state. According to the state Commissioner of Police, CP Imohimi Edgal, the suspected criminals were arrested between the months of July and August this year, and would be charged to court at the end of investigations. CP Edgal revealed this while parading some of the suspects at state police headquarters in Ikot Akpan Abia, in Uyo, the state's capital, yesterday. Hear him: “The breakthrough was made possible on the grounds of sustained onslaught…