Robbery
1 Sep
Lagos State Police Command, yesterday, paraded 66 suspects for engaging in various crimes, including armed robbery, unlawful possession of arms, impersonation, cultism, murder and other crimes.
1 Sep
Yobe State Police Command has arrested two suspects for kidnapping and robbery in Tarmuwa and Bursari Local Councils.
11 Aug
The launch by the Police Command in Lagos of “Operation Flush,” and subsequent arrest of 88 suspects in various parts of the state is coming at an auspicious time. The drive is aimed at ridding the city of robbers and other miscreants.
14 Apr
Operatives of Dragon 18 and 29, attached to Delta State Police Command, yesterday, arrested a 24- year-old armed robbery suspect, Joseph Vincent, at Jeremi/Iwhrekan Road in Ughelli South Local Council of the state.
23 Jan
A Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting at Iyaganku, Ibadan, on Monday ordered that a 37-year-old taxi driver, Ibrahim Ramoni be remanded for alleged armed robbery and rape. Ramoni was remanded over alleged attempted rape of a serving female National Youth Service Corps member in Oyo State. The Chief Magistrate, Mrs Munirat Giwa-Babalola, who did not take…
20 Jan
Three police personnel lost their lives from 20 attacks, says Hundeyin The Lagos State Police Command yesterday said it foiled 360 robberies in the state. The Command said 405 robbery suspects were arrested while 51 were killed between 2021 and 2022. The Lagos State Police Spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, said the suspects were killed during an…
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The Kano State Police Command on Tuesday announced the arrest of 15 suspects and the recovery of 20 stolen vehicles in different parts of the state. This is contained in a statement issued by the command’s Public Relation Officer, SP Abdullahi Kiyawa in Kano. He said that the arrest and recovery of the stolen vehicles…
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The United Arab Emirates on Wednesday extradited a British hedge fund trader accused of massive fraud and money laundering to Denmark to face charges, the official WAM news agency reported. Sanjay Shah, who was arrested in Dubai in June 2022, is wanted over an alleged 1.7 billion euro scam to help companies fraudulently claim Danish…
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The Lagos State Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Mr Jamiu Alli-Balogun, says plans are underway to create additional technical colleges and vocational centres across the state. According to him, this will help to reduce the number of out-of-school children in the state. Speaking on Tuesday in Ikeja, Alli-Balogun said the administration of Gov. Babajide…
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The top diplomats from China and the United States discussed the Israel-Hamas conflict in a call on Wednesday, Beijing and Washington said, agreeing on the need to de-escalate the war. Secretary of State Antony Blinken "reiterated the imperative of all parties working to prevent the conflict from spreading", according to the US State Department. Beijing…