Armed Robber Shot Dead By Police At Zenith Bank In Owerri

According to Sunny who shared the story,armed robbers today robbed Zenith bank opposite Dan Anyiam stadium,Owerri in broad daylight.Men of Nigerian Police Force shot one of them dead.

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One-Chance Robber Arrested In Lagos With Phones And Cash (Photos)

Ajibola Alao, 29, a member of a one-chance gang arrested by operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Lagos State Police Command, has disclosed that his failure to heed his late mother’s advice not to steal other peoples’ sweat caused his arrest.

Alao was chased and arrested on Thursday afternoon during one of his routine operations in Oshodi after dispossessing their lone passenger of his two phones and the sum of N60,000:00.

The suspect, in company of the driver and conductor of their operational bus, a Volkswagen Transporter, with registration number, APP 820 XE, had picked up their passenger, Asotie Benedict, at Ladipo with agreed plan to drop him at Oshodi Under Bridge.

But instead, Alao and his accomplices, armed with an alternative plan did not stop at Oshodi Under Bridge for him to alight.

Citing the presence of LASTMA at that Bus Stop, they pretended they ascending the bridge towards Oshodi Oke, it was at this point they dispossessed Asotie of his two mobile phones (Blackberry Passport and Samsung) and his wallet containing N60,000:00 before forcing him to alight while the vehicle was in motion.

According to Asotie, 24, “After throwing me out in motion, they threw N100:00 fare beside me on the road, perhaps, for me to find my way back home. But, I didn’t give up, I chased the danfo bus…. Fortunately, I sighted RRS vehicle, Response 091 and I quickly alerted them and they chased the vehicle to a halt. They arrested Alao, who took all I had on me but the driver and the conductor abandoned their vehicle and escaped.”

He added, “All they took from me were found on him and some additional phones, which he disclosed to the police they took from previous victims of their one-chance operations.”

Alao, in his confessional statement, admitted been be part of a three man one-chance gang and that the two additional phones in his possession belonged to two previous victims of their operation in Oshodi.

He stated “I have been in the business of one-chance since 2015. At a point, I stopped and began pickpocketing, joining buses to Sango, Agege, Oshodi, Apapa and disembarking whenever I had fleeced commuters of their phones and money…. At a time, I was arrested in Mushin Olosa Police station. My mum, who was very ill and on admission in an hospital at that time was brought to see me in a chattered car in detention…. She pleaded with the officers and secured my bail. She warned me repeatedly never to take other peoples’ sweat.”

“She told me that if I have been using other peoples’ sweat to foot her hospital bills, I should stop it forthwith. She insisted that if I want to live long, I should stop stealing from people. She added that the consequences would be too severe for me if I go back again. Few weeks after the incident, she died,” he disclosed.

He continued: I did it then because I needed N140, 000 to pay my house rent. At this time, I got more than that from a week’s operation but I didn’t stop then. Now, I went back into it to help raise funds for my siblings so that they won't follow the same path…. I am the first child and the breadwinner of the family. Since the death of my mother, I have been taking care of my brothers. That was my promise to my mum before her death…. Most of my colleagues in the business were arrested by RRS last year. Few ones who were not arrested relocated to other states.”

Confirming the development, the State's Police Public Relations Officer, Superintendent of Police, SP. Dolapo Badmos, said that the Command will not rest on its oars in nipping in the bud criminal activities in the state.

The suspect has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Yaba, for further investigation.

2 Female Robbers Caught In Port-Harcourt With Master Keys (Photos)

As shared by Jossy(originally shared by Tonye Membere)

'Today 30th January, 2017.

Two female professional criminals who claimed to be Favour & Uchechi from Abia & IMO state. were caught along Rumuoke, off AdaGeorge Road, Port Harcourt with the help of the Capacity Chairman, National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), Rivers state chapter , Amb Sukubo Saraigbe Sukubo and some NYCN members in a broad daylight with bundles of several sophisticated master keys, which they've used to penetrate doors of neighborhood who has gone out for work and daily livelihood.

And were handed over to the Nigerian Police Force, AdaGeorge Division'

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Car Snatcher Killed At Obosi-nkpor , Onitsha Axis [Graphic Photo]

One Dare devil armed robber, specializing in car snatching within the Obosi/Nkpor/Onitsha axis was gunned down in front of TtoT Filling Station, Nkpor by a gallant member of a private security outfit attached to Harris Filling station and Crunches fast food, Nkpor old road. 

The two man gang with a motor bike were been chased from Boromeo junction by a team of operation nkpochapu, but luck ran out of one of them who was shot dead by the private security guard.

Two Members Of Notorious Armed Robbery Gang Arrested In Lagos (Photo)

The Lagos State Police on January 20, 2017 arrested two members of a notorious armed robbery gang along railway line by Moshalasi Alhaja area of Lagos State.

At about 04:15HRS of the said date the command received a distress call from a resident alleging that armed men were terrorizing inhabitants along railway line by Moshalasi in Agege.

The patrol team were mobilized to the scene, immediately the miscreants sighted the policemen they opened fire on the policemen, the police responded and two of the suspected armed robbers were apprehended.

The suspects had robbed different victims at gun point, but with the swift response of the police operatives some stolen items were recovered and taken into custody as exhibits.

A cut to size locally-made double barrel, six (6) rounds of ammunition, eleven (11) handsets of different brands, laptops, two (2) television sets and wraps of weeds suspected to be Indian hemp were recovered from the suspects.

Effort is on to effect the arrest of other gang members at large as the suspects apprehended have confessed that their modus operandi is to rob unsuspecting members of the public and dispossess them of their property and sold for cash.

The commands' PPRO SP Dolapo Badmos said the suspects will be transferred to SARS for further investigation as she advised members of the public to be vigilant and be rest assured that the Lagos state police command will do its very best to keep criminals and criminal activities at bay in the state. 

Sars Nabs Two Notorious Robbery Suspects In Lagos (Details)

Operatives of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad, FSARS, Adeniji Adele Road, Laos Island, have arrested two suspected notorious robbers terrorizing and robbing residents of Ire Akari street, Ejigbo and Isolo areas of Lagos, snatching and vandalizing vehicles in the area for long.

Police identified the suspects as Chinedu Ajogwu, 24 and Uchenna Chukwudi Mbah, 33.

The alleged ring leader simply known as ‘Small’ is said to be at large.

Police alleged that nemesis caught up with the suspects who claimed to reside at Ejigbo area of Lagos on 31 October, 2016 when they raided residential apartment, mechanic workshop and car sales outlets in the area to steal and vandalize vehicles.

Police alleged that while the operation was going on, victims sent a distress call to the DCP in charge of FSARS, Mr. Ibrahim Kaoje, about the incident.

The DCP dispatched a team led by CSP Megida Dauda to the scene to arrest the suspects and bring them to the station. And on sighting the SARS team, the suspects open fire on them and gun battle ensued during which the two suspects were arrested while alleged leader called Small escaped.

Items recovered from them, according to the police, include their two operational vehicles and vandalized vehicle parts such as two Infinity SUV head light, Golf headlight, 4 Corolla car door glass control, two brain boxes, one HP laptop, 1 generating set, 1 Mercedes car jack and 2 Honda car glass control.

During investigation, according to the police, the two suspect allegedly confessed to the crime and said that they have been robbing residents and vandalizing vehicles in the area for the past two years.

One of the suspects, Chinedu Ajogwu allegedly said “Small is our leader and the owner of the guns we used for the operation. We specialize in robbing residents, vandalizing vehicles at mechanic workshops, car sales outlets in the area and we normally sell the stolen items at the popular spare parts market in Lagos. We promise to stop stealing if we are set free”

The suspects were arraigned before an Igbosere magistrate court, Lagos on a two count charge of robbery.

The offenses according to the prosecutor, DSP Charles Odii, are punishable under sections 297 and 285 (1) of the criminal laws of Lagos State, 2011.

The accused pleaded not guilty to the alleged crime in the open court and magistrate Mr. O. Owumi admitted them to bail in the sum of N500,000 with two sureties each in like sum.

Owumi adjourned the case till 13 February, 2017 for trial while the accused persons were sent to Ikoyi prison pending when they will perfect their bail condition.