Robbery is more lucrative than salary work. Suspect

Sikiru Oyebamiji and Afeez Salami, who were arrested by the Lagos State Police Command, for armed robbery, confessed that robbing people was more profitable than their legal job.

They were  Mushin area of Lagos  and were found with a locally-made pistol.

They were nabbed by the Special Anti-Robbery Squad on Friday, July 31, around 12.30am when they were allegedly heading for an operation.

It was further gathered that the duo had taken a cab from Oshodi, and the vehicle had got to a checkpoint around Mushin where SARS operatives asked the occupants to alight.

The suspects were said to have ordered the driver to evade the policemen, threatening to shoot him if he refused.

But the operatives arrested the suspects and recovered the pistol from them.

After their arrest, the suspects confessed that they were nine in the gang. They also told the police that there were two other locally-made guns belonging to the gang.

The suspects said that they had taken to robbery because their respective jobs were not lucrative enough.

Twenty-four-year-old Oyebamiji who hails from Apomu Ikire, Osun State, said he was a cobbler and bus conductor before he joined the gang.

He said, “I was formerly a bus conductor, and a cobbler, before joining the gang. I sold Indian hemp too. I met the gang leader at a night club, and he advised me to be a part of them. We are actually nine in the gang. In most of the operations, we stole phones, gold, laptops, jewellery, and money. I did not like robbery, but I had no option because my work did not give me enough money.”

Oyebamiji, who lives on Lawanson Road, Itire, added that he had gone for about five operations with the gang, and made at least N20,000 from each.

He said, “I have gone out with the gang on about five occasions. We robbed in Sango, Ogun State; Egbeda, Ojuelegba and Pleasure Ile Epo areas in Lagos. We collected money and property in the process. I used the money from armed robbery to send my son to school. I realised about N20,000 from each operation.”

The second suspect, 21-year-old Salami also said he took to robbery because his work was not lucrative.

He said, “I was living in the Ojuelegba area, and I was a meat seller (butcher). But, meat selling was not bringing me much money. So, I joined the gang. We make use of three guns, but the two other guns are with the boss. I realised about N15,000 from each robbery operation. I am actually an orphan. Nobody was taking care of me.”

Armed Robbers killed 10 in operations at Osun State

At least 10 persons died during bank robbery operations on Thursday evening in Modakeke, Osun State.

Among the 10 people shot dead by the robbers were two bank workers.

The Armed robbers carted away unspecified huge e sum of money when they invaded two banks located in the town.

Sources informed punch newspaper that the eight robbers arrived in the town in a vehicle and moved straight to one of the banks and started using explosive to pull down its wall while some of them shot directly at the security door to break it open.

A resident of the town told our correspondent that the people were killed during the operation which lasted for nearly one hour.

The resident explained that some bank workers were killed while passengers in a bus passing by were hit by the bullets fired by the robbers and some of them died.

The resident said although policemen came to the scene, they could not match the robbers who he said were better armed.

He added that the policemen, however, shot at the tyres of the vehicle brought by the armed men and demobilised them.

He said, “The robbers came in the rain and opened fire on the bank. I closed my shop and ran away from the place. My neighbours also closed hurriedly because of the robbery.

“The whole town was thrown into confusion. The robbers threw explosive into the bank and that gave them access into the facility. They came after the closing hour and succeeded in carting away their loot.”

Another resident, who gave his name as Ola, said that the town was thrown into confusion as the hoodlums rained bullets on the bank.

He, however, said the robbers did not succeed in looting the bank, but killed some people.

Ola said, “You know that robbers cannot steal from Modakeke, it is not possible. Some youths rose up and blocked the road and the robbers ran away. I cannot say if any of them was arrested.”

The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Mrs. Folasade Odoro, said that six persons were killed during the operation.

“Six persons were killed and we are investigating the matter,” she said.

But the Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in the state, Mr. Ayo Olowe, said 10 persons were shot dead during the robbery.

Armed robbers who specialized in disguising as women to rob have been busted

A gang of armed robbers  who specialize in dressing up as women to rob unsuspecting victims have been arrested by the Oyo State police Command. They were paraded recently where they told their stories. Vanguard reports

An unsuspecting womanizer would easily fall into their traps seeing their feminine faces made-up with cosmetics, with weave-on hairdo that dangles on both sides of their broad shoulders.
Their coated lips look inviting. No doubt, countless men must have fallen prey to them. Many passersby who thronged the state headquarters of the Police command at Eleiyele, Ibadan to catch a glimpse of these attractive “women” could not hide their disbelief.
Though, their chests were flat which should convince doubting Thomases that the suspects were not women, some still insisted on seeing their private parts due to their looks.

But, behind these deceptive looks are more than meets the ordinary eye. The hearts of both Omooba Oyewole and Lawal Kabir are fortified with cold steel. They are suspected dare-devil robbers. If they have conscience, it must be made of solid concrete.

One of the suspects, Lawal Kabir whose eyelids blink momentarily like a doll in the old Kingsway Store claims to be a devout Muslim and considers only Fridays and the Ramadan period as sacred days in the whole year when he thinks he should not engage in armed robbery.

These days, especially Fridays, he said, he would go to the mosque to pray to God to forgive all his criminal tendencies only to continue his devilish acts thereafter. In fact, the suspect said he was arrested on Friday after observing the Jumat prayers.

Given their looks, one needed no soothsayer to discern that the suspects had carried out numerous deadly attacks on their victims even though they admitted to have participated in no fewer than four successful robbery operations.

According to them, they had made people cry in places like Osun, Sawmill, Iyana-Agbala and other places when they unleashed terror on them. Knowing their days of reckoning had finally come, the eight-man gang confessed some of the crimes they had committed to Crime Alert.

Ayodele Olaitan, who wore a mask, one of the tools they use in their nefarious activities shook his head in regret and said: “It was my friends that pushed me into this. I joined the gang sometime ago and I have participated in at least three robbery operations.

I am not the owner of the mask you see on me. It belongs to one of us called pastor. He is dead now. I regret all my actions. I didn’t realize we could be caught. But, now the game is up, “ he said as he burst into tears.

Like other criminals, Lawal Kabir said he was pushed into the criminal world as a result of an unsuccessful business venture. “I took to robbery when my plumbing work was not booming.

Three years after my freedom as an apprentice, I tried all I could to make both ends meet, but things did not work for me. I first stayed in Lagos before I later came to Ibadan where I was introduced to a gang of armed robbers. I have participated in four armed robbery attacks.

I went with them to Osun State, Ibadan, Sawmill and Iyana -Agbala. I was arrested on Friday after I finished praying in the mosque. Somebody we call a pastor, also a member of the gang called me without knowing the police had already arrested him.

I don’t rob on Fridays and during Ramadan. I used those periods to pray to God to forgive me my sins. I know what I was doing was wrong but it was difficult for me to break away from it.”

Another member of the gang, Biola Alaba who wore a weave-on hairdo said they were eight in number and that they were arrested at a drinking joint while preparing to carry out a robbery operation at Bodija area of the city. He denied ever killing any of their victims.

“How can I commit two sins at the same time. I cannot rob and kill at the same time. It is unfair to rob someone of his belongings and kill him. We don’t even rape our victims, “ he said.

As for Sunday Omooba from Ogbomoso who says he is a member of the Oodua Peoples Congress, OPC, he narrated how he took charge of the armoury for the gang. “I helped them get bullets through one man. I just call the man any time I need bullets for the gang.

I don’t rob with them. In fact, I did not know that they were using the bullets to rob. I also supplied that pump action gun to them. I bought the gun for N70,000 from a friend. If I knew that they would use the weapons for robbery, I would not give them.”

The Investigating Police Officer in charge of the case alleged that Omooba supplied the pump action gun and killed the owner of the gun so that he could get the gun from him and did not give the money he promised to give him.

Other suspects who are car snatchers including those who bought the stolen vehicles from them were also arrested in Kaduna and Kano. Two of the suspects, Dolapo Olayinka and Yusuf Ibrahim, robber and accomplice respectively; gave their own accounts. Olayinka said he only used his commercial motorcycle to convey the robbers who dispossessed people of their items. He recalled how they crossed a woman’s vehicle and took N20,000 from her at gun point.

The owners of the stolen vehicles were at the police command to identify their vehicles. All of them pleaded anonymity for fear of being attacked by yet-to-be-identified members of the gang.

One of them said his car, a Toyota Camry, was snatched at gunpoint on October 1, last year around 8pm and he reported at the Special Anti robbery squad.

He specifically commended the efforts of one SP Sola Aremu, the O/C SARS, Ogbomoso and his boys for going ahead to recover the car. He said: “I am full of thanks to the police. I never thought I could recover my car again. The SARS in Ogbomoso acted promptly. I have never seen police work like that.”

The State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Mohammed Indabawa said, “sequel to tip-offs about a criminal hideout at a mechanic village, Iyana Church, Ibadan, a raid was organized and SARS operatives arrested the following suspected armed robbers: Olaitan Ayodele, Abiola Alaba, Oyewole Ogunwole, Adedeji Mustapha, Omooba Oyewole and Adedeji Mustapha. On interrogation, they all confessed to their past and present crimes within and outside Oyo State. They also confessed to have attacked and robbed two police officers.

All the people they confessed to have robbed were contacted and they corroborated their confessions.

In order to recover some of their loot as well as arms and ammunition, a search was conducted in the house of the leader of the gang, one Ayodele Olaitan along Airport Road, Ibadan and the following exhibits were recovered; one pump action gun, one English cut-to-size double barrel gun, one single-barrel gun, locally made cylinders and many others.

How dare devil armed robbers robbed a bullion van in Delta and made away with millions.

Some daring armed robbers on Tuesday in Commando snatched cash said to be running into several hundreds of millions of naira from a bullion van at Ubulu Okiti, Delta State.

One policeman was feared killed while many of his colleagues and other residents of the area were injured in the incident which occurred at the Ubulu Okiti portion of the porous Asaba-Benin Expressway.

    Heavy shoot-out occurred during the attack on the bullion van conveying the money from Asaba. The gun battle ensued as the robbers made to escape with the money.

Anyway, the Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Celestina Kalu, who confirmed the robbery, is claiming that nobody was killed.

“Several of our men and civilians were injured and are receiving treatment in hospitals,” she said, adding that the robbers escaped with the money in the bullion van.
She however refused to disclose the exact amount the robbers took.

Nonso Egbuzobi, A Member Of ATM Robbery Gang Arrested In Lagos

Nonso Egbuzobi, 28 -year-old member of a robbery gang, responsible for various robbery of ATM in Lagos metropolis has been arrested.

In one of the attacks, three policemen were killed while attempting to break into an Automated Teller

Machine, ATM, of a second generation bank in Ayobo area of the state in November.

Two members of the gang were also killed during an earlier encounter with operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, at Ilasamaja area of the state.

How Alice Ogana and 2 Others Used ''Scissors" To Rob Folake George of N6.8m

A gang of male and female robbers have been smashed and the suspects arraigned in court. One of the armed robbers is a 20-year-old woman, Alice Ogana, and two others-Sunday Lukpata and Friday Ulakon were ordered to be remanded in Ikoyi Prison by a magistrate of a Ebute Meta Magistrate Court, Lagos

The robbers are facing a four counts charge of armed robbery and assault.

Jacob Atongo, A Student of Benue State University To Die By Hanging For Armed Robbery.

One Jacob Atongo, a 100-level sociology student, Benue State University, a serial armed robber has been sentenced to death by hanging.

Justice Adam Onum of Makurdi High Court, on Tuesday sentenced, passed the sentence in his detailed judgment and said that he was satisfied with the confession of the accused to the charges and therefore, found him guilty and sentenced him to death as prescribed under the law for the offence.

Panic: As Robbers Raped A 17-Year-old Girl To Coma In University Of Calabar

Some dare devil robbers who entered and robbed a hostel located at Mount Zion Road/Inyang Edem Street at about 2am were reported to have also raped all the female students in the said hostel in University of Calabar.

How Kabiru Mohammed Hired Robbers To Rob His Father of N61m+ And Used The Money To Build Mosque And Buy 17 Rams

Kabiru Mohammed, a 31-year-old man, has been arrested for organizing robbers to Rob his father of a huge sum of $383,000 (N61, 280, 000).

The suspect,confessed that hired notorious robbers Abiodun Ogunjobi, aka Godogodo, to steal the money from his father who owns a bureau de change at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.

Mohammed, who is being detained at the Special Anti- Robbery Squad, Ikeja, said.

Saheed Sogaji From Cotonou Gets 21 Years Imprisonment For Snatching A Bike

On Friday, one Saheed Sogaji, 28, from Cotonou was sentenced to 21 years imprisonment by an Ibadan High Court for conspiring and robbing a man of a motorcycle.

Taiwo Jinadu, Baale Son, Sentenced To 17 Years In Prison For Armed Robbery.

Taiwo Jinadu,22-year-old son of Baale of a community in Bariga has been sentenced to 17 years imprisonment by a Somolu Magistrate's Court

The police prosecutor, ASP Adegoke, the accused robbed one Mutairu Idris of a Nokia phone, valued at N13,000 on Olokodana Street on September 13, 2013,in the Bariga area of Lagos State. Jinadu was also accused of stealing N110,000 and attempting to kill Idris during the operation.

Jinadu was further accused of discharging bullets and damaging the house of one Pa Mutairu Oluwole at 22, Ososa Street, vandalising property worth N55,000 during the robbery operation.

The accused was arrested at a joint in a raid by policemen attached to Bariga Division.

How Ondo State Robbers Snatched Bags Of Vouchers Thinking It Was Money

Akure, the Ondo State capital

It was a lost venture for dare devil robbers which trailed a certain man to a Ecobank with the hope of robbing him of huge sum of money. The robbers succeeded in snatching the Ghana-must-go bags, unknown to them the bag did not contain money but bank vouchers.

One of The Arrested Eight- Man Robbery Gang is An Associte of The Dreaded Robbery Kingpin,Godogodo

According to Police authorities, an eight-man robbery gang, Ife Olubaba, Saheed Wasiu, Segun Idowu, Wasiu Rafiu, Odelade Kabiru, Waliu Sonni, Taiwo Obafunsho and Taiye Agege said they killed policemen simply to snatch their rifles.

UK Government Set To Repatriate 267 Nigerian Prisoners

UK Government has said that it intend to send some Nigerian Prisoners UK back to Nigerian Prisons: Former Delta State Governor, James Ibori and about 267 Nigerians serving in various prisons across the UnitedKingdom may be deported to Nigeria to complete their sentences under the UK’s new prisoner transfer agreement, which is currently being discussed.

Armed Robbers Invaded Police Station, Disarmed Them Before Storming a Nearby Bank

Yesterday, a gang of armed robbers numbering about 25 to 30 invaded Makarfi Divisional Police Station, the headquarters of Makarfi Local Government Council of Kaduna State and disarmed all the policemen at the station.

Edo State Government and Security Agents Liaise With Cultist To Tackle Insecurity In Edo State

Strong men otherwise known as cult groups, at weekend end, came together to find a way of tackling the menacing insecurity, especially the  incessant kidnappings and other violent crimes in Edo State. Represented  at the summit were Green Circuit (Maphites), Norsemen (Vikings), Black Axe, Eiye Confraternity, Family Fraternity of Nigeria and Avarian Organisation of Nigeria.

Flavian Okojie, The Nollywood Star Who Was Shot Dead In Benin City Has Been Burried

The body of the Popular Edo born Nollywood actor and board of internal revenue staff,  Flavian Okojie whose life was cut short on the 2nd of October, 2013, was finally laid to rest yesterday the 11th day of October, 2013 at his house Benin/Agbor Road, Benin City. He is native of Uromi, in Esan North East Local Government, Area, Edo State.

Kidnapping: Delta High Court Setenced Two To Death For Kidnapping a Magistrate

As a test case for the law of Anti-kidnapping Bill 2013, which came into force April 17, 2013 in Delta State, imposing a death sentence on any person convicted of kidnapping in the state, High Court of Justice sitting in Asaba, yesterday, sentenced two persons to death by hanging. The two condemned criminal were found guilty of kidnapping and robbing a female magistrate at gunpoint on Boxing Day two years ago.

Governor Oshiomhole Of Edo State Signed The Execution of Four Prisoners on Death Row,

 

The Governor of Edo State Comrade Adams Oshiomhole signed the execution of four condemned criminals on death row since 16 years. The prisoners are: Chima Ejiofor, Daniel Nsofor, Osarenmwinda Aigbonkhan and Richard Igagu in Edo State, were, yesterday, executed, despite their pending appeals at the Court of Appeal.

How Police Arrested A Lawyer Among Gang Of Robbers

 Babatunde, a lawyer, was alleged to be a strong member of a robbery gang which specialised in robbing their victims of their posh cars and their belongings and selling the vehicles as Tokunbo.

The syndicate is divided into two gangs – While the robbery gang goes in search of exotic vehicles and would disposess owners of them, Babatunde allegedly gets a ready market for the vehicles and ensures that the robbery gang members are well taken care of after each operation by lodging them in hotels.

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