Tag: Armed robbers

This is a review of major events in the South-south region last week.

Uwem Udokwere was killed at his home in Sunshine Home Estate, Abuja on Saturday.

Abuja should appreciate the import of Aba, Onitsha and Nnewi in the economic calculus or growth of Nigeria’s GDP and ...

Growing populations, established criminal networks and thriving gangs make these cities the perfect market for smugglers.

The police said the suspect is a member of a syndicate which specialises in impersonating top government officials.

NAFDAC said drug hawkers constitute a serious threat to national security, and that anyone caught will be prosecuted.

A UNILAG student, Adekunle Agboola, was shot dead on Saturday in Lagos.

The police spokesperson in the state, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the incident to PREMIUM TIMES on Monday.

On the 2023 general elections, Mr Buratai urged the military to stick to their constitutional role and remain apolitical even ...

The police said they have also arrested a man who allegedly impregnated a minor and got her killed during an ...

The robbers stole chairs, tables, the school bell, a wall clock, and some books.

Police say the arrest was part of the ongoing effort of the command to rid the state of criminal elements.

The police said there was a shootout between the suspected kidnappers and police operatives.

Witnesses told PREMIUM TIMES that the criminals attacked the bullion van when it stopped before a traffic light.

The police also arrested 999 suspects in various operations across Katsina State in 2021.

Police say officers gave the robbers a "hot chase" and recovered two vehicles

A witness said the armed robbers first attacked a police station in the town before they carried out their operations ...

The police say charges have been filed in court against the suspects

Mrs Ilesanmi narrated how about 30 operatives of the SSS allegedly invaded their home in Lagos at about 2a.m. on ...

Abia, like other states in Nigeria’s South-east, has been grappling with security challenges, including kidnapping for ransom.

A staffer said the robbers had made an attempt to break into the filling station's safe but were unsuccessful

The police officers on duty during the kidnap have been arrested.

The bandits' operation started around 4 p.m. and lasted around 20 minutes

“They carted away the money in less than five minutes’ operation; they stole over N4.5 million,” the local manager of ...

A five-year-old and a police officer died in the incident.