…Edo State Police Command has arrested four suspected members of a notorious One-Chance robbery syndicate operating along the Benin-Agbor Highway. The command on October 12, received a distress call that one Joy Osaghae 'f' of Agbor, Delta State, was pushed down from a moving vehicle along the Agbor-Benin Expressway. Im…

…the purpose of the fast is to unite them and avert untoward events like accidents and robbery attacks. “The weekly fast is often strictly enforced. We will converge at a particular venue to pray while we fast. During this time no Okada riders is to be seen playing the road with passengers, else serious sanctions are ap…

…six individuals seen in the video who are wanted in connection with the attempted armed robbery. No arrests have been made. Tokumbo expressed frustration with how the suspects are described. "See you keep on saying juveniles and young people. I told you, I don't think of them that way because they don't act that way. A…

…she met at a Miami strip club. Deziree Hood, 21, was already out on bond for a previous robbery earlier this year when she was recently arrested again in what Miami cops labeled "robbery by seduction," WPLG reported. Hood is accused of stealing two gold chains worth about $110,000 from a man she met at the gentlemen's…

A Texas man convicted of killing a convenience store clerk during a robbery was executed on Wednesday evening, October 7, after the Supreme Court declined to halt the execution. Jamaal Howard, 46, was pronounced dead at 8:03 p.m. He was sentenced to death for the 2000 killing of 42-year-old Vickie Swartout in Silsbee,…

…sentenced two men, Buhari Sule and Muktari Ali Hilami, to d3ath by hanging for armed robbery and the m8rder of a 35-year-old man, Murtala Rabi'u. The court, presided over by Justice Muhammad-Auwal Haruna, found the two defendants guilty of criminal conspiracy, armed robbery and culpable homicide. The defendants were ch…

…over by Justice Yusuf Ubale, also sentenced Adamu to life imprisonment for armed robbery. The judgment was delivered on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, in a case brought by the Kano State Government against Adamu under Sections 221(b) and 298(c) of the Penal Code, Cap. 105, Laws of Kano State 1991, as amended. The case follo…

…death sentences to four men convicted on multiple counts including kidnapping, armed robbery, and cultism.The case stemmed from a broad-daylight abduction at a vegetable market along Airport Road in Benin City on June 14, 2026.The judgment marked the maiden ruling of the Edo State Special Criminal Court, which was esta…

Businesswoman, Bo Hair has shared CCTV footage which she claims shows how her former nanny allegedly helped a r0bb£r gain access to her apartment during a r0bb£ry last year. In the video, Bo pointed out footage showing the nanny waking up around 3am after receiving a message before allegedly going to the window to moni…

…- The Oyo State Police Command has arrested three men in connection with the killing and robbery of a family at Oloba Village, Lagelu Local Government Area of Ibadan.In a statement by its spokesperson, Olayinka Ayanlade, seen by Legit.ng on Tuesday evening, October 6, the command said the arrests followed credible inte…

…County District Court issued a warrant for Johnson-Wright on Sep. 25 for first-degree robbery and kidnapping - adult. Additional warrants for him for m8rder - domestic violence and tampering with physical evidence were issued last Wednesday. That same day, the U.S. Marshals Service learned Johnson-Wright was living in…

…an Inspector of Police, following allegations concerning the whereabouts of an armed robbery suspect reportedly arrested and brought to the station. A statement from the command's spokesperson, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, states that the Commissioner gave the directives on October 5 after personally interviewing the complainan…

…along Airport Road, Benin City. The 11-count case included kidnapping, conspiracy, armed robbery, cultism and unlawful possession of firearms. The case is particularly significant because it represents the maiden kidnapping judgment of Edo State’s Special Criminal Court, established to deal specifically with kidnapping…

…the injured victims quick recovery,” the statement said. It added that tactical and anti-robbery teams had been mobilised to beef up security around the area, while intelligence gathering had been intensified to identify and arrest the perpetrators. The Police Command advised residents to go about their lawful business…

…October 4, has made the rounds on social media. A video capturing a brazen, daylight robbery by suspected armed criminals targeting Point of Sale (POS) operators at the popular Aroma Junction in Awka, Anambra State, has gone viral on social media. The incident, which occurred on Sunday, October 4, 2026. The assailants…

…suspects were arrested in connection with various offences, including kidnapping, armed robbery, homicide, banditry, cultism, terrorism, cattle rustling and other criminal activities. He said the achievements went beyond statistics, noting that the operations had resulted in the rescue of victims, disruption of crimina…

…A locally manufactured firearm was recovered. In Oyo State, three men suspected of armed robbery were arrested after police raided a hideout in the Sabo area of Ibadan. An iPhone 7 Plus, said to have belonged to a robbery victim who died in the incident, was recovered. The suspects were later identified during a police…

…the suspects were arrested in connection with the killing of a woman in Ibadan and armed robbery. Public Relations Officer of the command, Olayinka Ayanlade made the revelations in a statement made available to newsmen on Saturday in Ibadan, the State capital. Ayanlade explained that the suspects belong to an armed rob…

…a pair of slippers were actually charged and prosecuted for alleged conspiracy to commit robbery and armed robbery. The clarification was contained in a rejoinder issued by the Director of Public Prosecutions, Lagos State Ministry of Justice, Adebayo Haroun, on Friday concerning charge number ID/22014C/23. Haroun said…

…that preliminary investigations revealed that the suspects allegedly belong to an armed robbery syndicate suspected of terrorising residents of Akure and its surrounding communities. He said, “In the course of the operation, operatives conducted a raid on the gang’s hideout in the Olufoam area of Akure, where a locally…

…officer told an FCT High Court that suspects allegedly confessed to their roles in the robbery that led to Somtochukwu Maduagwu’s deathThe witness said investigations indicated that Maduagwu was pushed from her third-floor apartment during the attackThe court heard that eight of the 11 defendants were allegedly involve…

…also face difficulties accessing normal financial services and may be vulnerable to robbery because they have to keep their money in cash. “But don’t forget, you’ve gone into Libya illegally because Libya already criminalised irregular migration. You can’t open a bank account. So you keep cash. Anyone can rob you,” he…

…was allegedly missing. The commissioner said the circumstances did not support an armed robbery charge. “We will never charge those people for armed robbery because what happened on that day was not armed robbery; it was assault, and that is what we have charged them for,” he said. Ogungbade also explained that prosecu…

…that the police had attributed the discovery of the body to kidnapping or "one chance" robbery, said that the police investigation subsequently established that the deceased was the same person whose disappearance had earlier been reported by his family, prompting the police to look more closely into the investigation…

…Agha Police operatives in Lagos State have arrested a suspected member of the armed robbery gang that attacked clubgoers at Ghost and Spirits Lounge, Ekoro Road, Abule Egba, over the weekend. Vanguard gathered that the suspect, captured in a viral video wearing a green shirt and cap, was arrested after the lounge manag…