•Jailed Tobi Akinrinola A Nigerian teenager, Oluwatobiloba Akinrinola, has been jailed in the UK for his role in a violent robbery where party guests were threatened, assaulted and humiliated during a planned attack. Akinrinola, 19, of Slippers Place, London was sentenced to seven years in prison alongside Richile Vangu, 20, who received an 11...
•Mrs Olayinka Akinrinola and her son, Oluwatobiloba A United Kingdom-based woman, Mrs Olayinka Akinrinola, shares her pain with over how her son, Oluwatobiloba, was wrongly accused of robbery, prosecuted without proper investigation and convicted, reports Saturday PUNCH. Before we discuss your son’s case, tell us about yourself and the work of...
•Mrs Celestina Amadi Mrs Celestina Amadi, a widow from Abazu Akabo in Ikeduru Local Government Area of Imo State, narrates to how her son, David, was allegedly falsely accused of robbery and sentenced to death 28 years ago, as well as the family’s unsuccessful efforts to secure his release, reports Saturday PUNCH. Excerpts: Can you […]...
•The dismissed officers The Police Command in Rivers has dismissed five inspectors attached to the Department of Operations over alleged involvement in armed robbery, kidnapping, extortion and conspiracy. The Force Public Relations Officer, Deputy Commissioner of Police Anthony Placid, disclosed this in a statement released in Port Harcourt to...
•Late Somtochukwu Christelle Maduagwu ARISE TV has announced the death of one of its news anchor, Somtochukwu Christelle Maduagwu, who was said to have been killed today during an armed robbery attack at her residence in Katampe, Abuja. According to ARISE News in a statement signed by Hadiza Usman-Ajayi on behalf of management: “Sommie was [&h...
•Okada riders Pandemonium erupted yesterday at the Ajipowo area of Akure South Local Government Area of Ondo State after some angry residents lynched a popular commercial motorcyclist, Tunde Ilesanmi, to death. Ilesanmi, popularly called Dudu because of his dark complexion, was alleged to have taken part in a robbery attack in the community th...
Two suspected traffic robbers were arrested yesterday in the Ketu and Mile 12 areas of Kosofe by operatives of the Lagos State Police Command. The suspects, identified as Samuel Adekunle and Yemi Aparaojo, were apprehended by operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS), reports Nigerian Tribune. RRS confirmed the arrests in a statement shared...
The Kogi State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of Police Inspector Aminu Mohammed for his involvement in a robbery at the residence of his duty station, ‘C’ Division in Lokoja, the state capital. The arrest was made on Sunday, reports Nigerian Tribune. According to the Public Relations Officer, SP William Aya, the inspector was [&helli...
A Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilọrin, the Kwara State capital, today fixed August 2, 2024 for judgement in the bloody April 5, 2018 Offa robbery attack. The development is coming after a protracted trial that had lasted over five years, reports Daily Trust. Presiding judge, Haleeman Salman, today adopted the final written addresses [&hel...
•The suspects The Anambra State Police Command said it has identified the officers allegedly fingered in a viral video of telephone theft in a community in Otuocha Local Government Area of the state. In a video that circulated on social media yesterday, a resident of the area narrated how police officers from the Otuocha Police […]
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