Armed robbers invaded the residence of Ayo Ajewole, a comedian professionally known as Woli Agba, on Wednesday night. Confirming the attack on Thursday via his Instagram page, Woli Agba thanked God for keeping him and his family safe. Urging his followers to thank God for his life, he noted that no life was lost from … Read more
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has confirmed the arrest of scores of suspected political thugs in the Nsukka axis of Enugu State. DAILY POST reported that a combined team of security operatives, acting on a rip-off, arrested the thugs in the early hours of Saturday. Enugu has witnessed pockets of violence in … Read more
The Coalition of United Political Parties, CUPP, has asked the police to prosecute suspects arrested in different parts of Enugu State ahead of Saturday’s governorship election. CUPP’s call followed the revelation by the Labour Party guber candidate, Chijioke Edeoga that some armed thugs brought in to disrupt the polls were nabbed by a combined team … Read more
The police in Ogun State, on Monday, arrested three members of a robbery syndicate allegedly terrorizing Ewekoro and its environs. The suspects were identified as Ahmed Isiaka, Sunday Ajibola and Jimoh Wahab. The Ogun State police spokesman, Abimbola Oyeyemi, said the arrest of the suspects followed a distress call received at Ewekoro division that a … Read more
The Niger State Police Command has paraded no fewer than 44 suspects allegedly involved in various crimes including conspiracy, armed robbery, thuggery, and possession of dangerous weapons. The suspects were nabbed during a house-to-house raid in the Minna metropolis which was conducted from March 10 to 12 in various areas that include Limawa, Angwan-Daji, Paida, … Read more
Scores of residents of the Olomo community in Apete, Ibadan, Oyo State capital, are currently in panic over the invasion by some armed robbers. Apete is one of the communities in the Ido Local Government Area in Oyo State. DAILY POST gathered on Saturday that some armed robbers invaded the Eleshin area in the Olomo … Read more
Police operatives in a combined effort with the Ekrerhavwe Community Vigilante in Agbarho, Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State have arrested a suspected armed robber/cultist, Kingsley Vejeta who has been terrorising Ekrerhavwe community and its environs in Delta State. Other gang members escaped from the crime scene. The police also recovered seven locally … Read more
Heavily armed men, in their numbers, stormed Maigari village in Rimin Gado Local Government of Kano State on Sunday and shot dead the village head, Alhaji Dahiru Abba. The gunmen, according to an eyewitness, rode on motorcycles. A family source confirmed to DAILY POST that the gunmen did not take anything from the victim’s house. … Read more
The operatives of the Imo State Police Command arrested suspected political thugs on a mission to disrupt the just concluded February 25, presidential election in Ohaji/Egbema council area of the state. Police Public Relations Officers (PPRO) of the command, Henry Okoye in a statement made available to newsmen in Owerri said the armed thugs were … Read more
The Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) on Friday said it has deployed two hundred armed operatives to fight vote buying in Kano, Jigawa and Katsina States during Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly elections. The Kano Zonal Commander of EFCC, Farouk Dogondaji, made this known during an interview with NAN in Kano. Dogondaji said that … Read more
The So-Safe Corps in Ogun State, on Wednesday, apprehended a notorious robbery suspect after fleeing from the Republic of Benin into Nigeria. The So-Safe Corps Commander, Soji Ganzallo, in a statement through his spokesman, Moruf Yusuf, said that the So-Safe Corps and the authorities from Republic of Benin have good security relationship, which aided the … Read more
Yesterday afternoon, the chief of staff to Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State, Martin Orim narrowly escaped assassin’s bullets on the notorious Biase-Calabar highway. Early Monday morning, gunmen suspected to be armed robbers, blocked the same highway and killed at least two travellers. Eyewitnesses who travelled the road this morning said they blocked the … Read more
Akwa United survived an armed robbery attack along Ogoni road, Rivers State on their way from Ibadan after engaging Kwara United in a Nigeria Premier Football League matchday five encounter. The Promise Keepers lost the game 2-1, their second defeat of the campaign. The team bus, according to information made available to DAILY POST, ran … Read more
An Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan, on Tuesday, ordered the remand of a 33-year-old man, Ajani Jamiu, at Agodi Correctional facility, for alleged unlawful possession of a firearm and armed robbery. The police arraigned Ajani on a two-count charge of armed robbery and unlawful possession of a firearm. The Chief Magistrate, Mr Emmanuel Idowu, who … Read more
A member of a four-man robbery gang operating in Okpoko, a suburban town in Onitsha, Anambra State, has allegedly killed one of their members. It was gathered that the gang, which operated in a tricycle, were trying to rob a victim when one of the gang members mistakenly fired a shot, lodging a bullet in … Read more
Operatives of the Anti-kidnapping unit of the Bayelsa State Police Command said it has arrested a notorious armed robbery suspect impersonating a military officer. A statement issued to DAILY POST, on Thursday, through the State’s Police Public Relations Officer, SP Asinim Butswat, said “The suspect Kaizer Freeman was arrested following a complaint by a victim … Read more