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  • Mob kills two armed robbery suspects in Bayelsa

    Two armed robbery suspects were on Monday killed by angry residents of Biogbolo community in Yenagoa Local Government Area, Bayelsa State.

    Two other suspects were said to have escaped from the mob while one of them was severely injured in the area.

    The incident caused heavy vehicular traffic along the popular Mbiama Yenagoa road until policemen stormed the scene to stop the action.

    The five-man gang was said to be notorious armed robbers in the habit of terrorising the area and robbing unsuspecting business people around the Otiotio/ Erepa district, majorly populated by Hausa traders.

    It was gathered that luck ran out of the gang when they tried to rob a passerby who had only N1000 naira in his pocket.

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    The victim reportedly raised the alarm to alert traders and residents, who immediately identified the suspects.

    An eyewitness, who spoke in confidence, said the suspects were known to be tormenting people the area.

    He said: “We suffer a lot from them on daily basic. They rob us and go free. The police are not doing anything about it.

    ‘’They move freely with firearms in the state and nobody catches them. Even if they are caught they’ll be release in no time”.

    He added: “At least we will be free for sometimes. This is the first and we will continue.

    ‘’Jungle justice will persist so that they will reduce this every day crime. They rob people and cross to the other side of the community every day. We are on red alert now”.

    The Police Public Relations Officer, Asimin Butswat, confirmed the incident and said locally made pistols were also recovered from the suspects.

  • Police chief parades 13 armed robbery suspects

    The police yesterday paraded 13 persons for alleged robberies in some parts of Lagos.

    Among the suspects was a father of four, Abiodun Oluwa, 34, who allegedly attacked his victims at Atiporomeh in Badagry.

    According to Commissioner of Police (CP) Imohimi Edgal, Oluwa was arrested on August 10, in the roof of his mother’s house, where he took refuge after allegedly robbing a woman.

    Edgal said one locally made pistol with one cartridge was found on him.

    The suspect he had so far stolen four phones.

    He said: “I bought the gun for N20,000. But it is not working. I discovered it was not working. So, I kept it in my house.

    “I robbed a woman but I never knew that she knew me. She went to my mother and reported. Police then came and searched the house, they found the gun and then I was arrested.”

    Edgal said four others – Ezeja Oluchukwu, 29, Tochukwu Samson, 21, Ifeanyi Oshomi, 30, and Tochukwu Matthias, 27 – were arrested for vandalising some parked vehicles at Abesan Estate.

    He said a Toyota Camry EKY361FC, 20 pieces of auto glass winding engine, three pieces of vehicle brain boxes, a car trampoline, two pieces of side mirrors, one black knife and a school bag were recovered from them.

    “Four armed robbers were arrested on August 26, around Olayinka/Cele axis, Itire. They are Toheeb Ogunjimi, 24, Matthew Olumosu, 19, Qudus Akala, 18 and Akintoye Faruq, 18.

    “They were found with one black toy gun, seven phones, a locally made double barrel pistol and one live cartridge.

    “On June 20, at about 6am while Kingsley Ochoma was attending to customers, four armed men forced their way into his warehouse, at Graceland Estate, Isheri-Oshun and held them hostage. In the process, they carted away cartons of phones and accessories worth over N9,000,000.

    “Based on complaint received about the incident, I directed the Officer-In-Charge of Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) to commence investigation. The detectives visited the warehouse and recovered some items left behind by the robbers.

    “These items or specimen were critically examined and the observations made were used to unravel the authors of the crime. The chain of events leading to the arrest of the suspects, started on August 14, when Kareem Badmus and his mother Bola Badmus were arrested using two of the stolen phones.

    “During interrogation, they confessed that the phones were given to them by a relation Yusuf Badmus and they led detectives to apprehend him. Search was immediately conducted in the house of Yusuf Badmus and seven of the robbed phones were recovered. Also recovered were two locally made cut to size double barrel guns with three live cartridges, which he hid inside his operational vehicle, a Nissan Quest (BDG339CA).

    “The said Yusuf Badmus later led detectives to arrest his gang members Chimere Njenobi, 26, Dominic Anawo, 36, and Abimbola Austine, 30. Investigation into the case is ongoing and suspects will definitely be charged to court,” he said.

  • Three armed robbery suspects remanded in prison

    Three armed robbery suspects remanded in prison

    An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court yesterday remanded three men, Lucky James, 32, Ifeanyi Lawrence, 23 and Segun Oyewole, 25, in Kirikiri prison for alleged armed robbery.
    Magistrate O A Akokhia ordered that the suspects be remanded pending the advice from the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP).
    They were arraigned on a two-count charge of conspiracy and armed robbery.
    Prosecuting Inspector Ben Aigbokhan said the suspects with others now at large, while armed with a ‘cut to size’ locally made gun, robbed one Joshua Adewale of one DVD player valued at N5,000, cash N650,000, one Toshiba laptop valued N25,000 and a wallet containing N35,000 from a cold room.
    He said the suspects committed the offence on October 27 at 27, Mukaila Street, Oko Oba, Lagos.
    The defendants pleaded not guilty.
    The matter was adjourned till January 10

  • Robbery suspects kill lecturer, one other in Gombe

    Robbery suspects kill lecturer, one other in Gombe

    The Police Command in Gombe State has confirmed that a gang of armed robbery suspects killed a lecturer and a Cameroonian at Kashere junction on the Gombe-Kumo Road.

    This is contained in a statement issued by DSP Ahmed Usman, the command spokesman, in Gombe on Monday.

    The statement stated that the incident occurred at about 11:45p.m., on Sunday night.

    It named the lecturer as Malam Sulaiman Umar of the Department of Arabic Studies, Federal University, Kashere and the Cameroonian as Malam Zainab Mahmuda without giving further details.

    The statement stated that the suspected robbers were about eight in number, adding that investigation into the incident had commenced.