Hashiru isiaka, 30, of kuruduma, umar adamu, 20, of area. In nigeria, to some people armed robbery is no big deal. An evaluation of the effect of armed robbery on nigerian. Millions of naira from the banks and twenty one ak47 rifles belonging to the nigeria police force in the armoury of the police divisional headquarters, offa, were admitted to have been carted away by the five gang leaders and the other seventeen principal suspects during the robbery operations. Suspected armed robbers snatch n16m from nnpc mega station. Police arrest 9 armed robbery suspects in lagos vanguard. Generally, contemporary armed robbery in nigeria has, though, taken the outlook. The 28yearsold oghogho esihigie was shot in an alleged armed robbery attack at.
Bbc news nigeria orders probe into brutal bus robbery. In recent years nigeria has witnessed an increase in crime rate like never before in its 51 years of existence as a country, more worrying is the nature of these crimes which most are foreign to its past history. Read all the latest news, breaking stories, top headlines, opinion, pictures and videos about robbery suspects from nigeria and the world on today. It is the desire of this research to establish an empirical framework within which the role of economic variables on the incidence of armed robbery will be better understood. Armed robbery and armed robbers in contemporary nigeria. The following offences attract capital punishment under the provisions of the. How a lady almost made us robbery victims nigerian man. It was doomsday for three armed robbery suspectsuche okeagbu, emmanuel ezeani and chinonso nwuangwu as they were yesterday arrested by the special antirobbery squad, lagos, in connection with the september 9, 2012 robberies in the state, which left three policemen and a civilian dead. The robbery and firearms decree 1984 still applicable. Nigerian police declare principal suspects of offa bank robbery wanted. Population density and armed robbery in nigeria by kunnuji 62 population density and armed robbery in nigeria. Adelani adepegba, abuja the police in abuja have arrested three suspected armed robbers following a tipoff from a residence in the federal.
Naijacutee, scores of hungry men already have guns which they use to commit armed robbery daily in nigeria. Some suspected armed robbers on monday in kano, attacked staff of nnpc mega filling station in hotoro area and made away with n16 million. Abuja, nov 15 reuters nigerian police have killed 785 suspected armed robbers. Armed robbers struck five different banks in the ton shortly after 4. The law on armed robbery, theft, and housebreaking in nigeria. Armed robbery according to the criminal code of ghana sec 150 is defined as a person who steals a thing is guilty of robbery if in and for the purpose of stealing the thing, he uses any force. Armed robbery in nigeria a qualitative study of young. Armed robbery and national security 96 the criminal code act is the governing law as far as substantive criminal law is concerned for the southern states of nigeria. Nigeria police kill 785 robber suspects in 90 days. Nigerian police foil multiple bank robberies in lagos. Three robbery suspects in abuja police net punch newspapers. A nigerian was arrested for robbing four manhattan banks, all during his lunch hour, new york police said. Parading the suspects yesterday in uyo, police commissioner zubairu muazu said the suspects, hyacent loveday bright, menford austine john and john usam chibueze were nabbed in eket, following a tipoff.
Photographs of corpses littering the lagosbenin highway last week have been circulating on the internet and have been published by a local newspaper. November 22, 2016 names of 9 nigerian policemen arrested for armed robbery released, suspects paraded in abuja in a major sting operation to checkmate corruption and professional misconduct within and outside the police, the authorities have arrested nine policemen for aiding and abetting serious crimes. A cctv footage captures an armed robbery attack that occurred in a bank in one of the nigerian states recently. Abdullahi shuaibu, 53, was picked up by police on monday and charged with robbery and attempted robbery for. Uche okeagbu 23, emmanuel ezeani 23 and chinonso nwuaugwu 23. The nine policemen were paraded today at the force headquarters. A nigerian man heading to nsukka, enugu state, narrated how they almost ran into a robbery attack at 9th mile. Children of policemen killed in zenith bank robbery get. The states commissioner of police, ado lawan, disclosed this to journalists on saturday in ilorin, the state capital. The lagos state police command under the watchful eyes of cp edgal imohimi, received some firearms illegally kept by some armed robbers in the.
According to igbo 2000, violence appears to be the norm rather than the exception for armed robbery in nigeria cited in igbo, 2007. As a result, different societies over the years have criminalised this vice. This young man was shot in benin city on 25th may, two days before the brutal murder of ibrahim momodu by dpo of ogida police station in an alleged armed robbery attack. Robbers succeeded in killing three police officers in lagos because president jonathan hijacked lots of policemen and crime fighting equipmentsgov. Various states of nigeria have enacted their own state criminal code laws, which is basically an adoption of the criminal code act. Offa robbery the guardian nigeria news nigeria and. It involves an evaluative study of any type of crime as it affects more than one culture, or one. Abdullahi shuaibu, 53, was picked up by police on monday and charged with robbery and. Those guys have absolutely no regard for the law, and will prey on the homes of lawabiding citizens in part because they are aware that even those who posses licensed guns at home are unlikely to use them in selfdefense because of the existing nigerian gun usage law which specifically. Its central aim, therefore, is to develop an exploratory model deem helpful in providing a. The guardian nigeria newspaper brings you the latest headlines, opinions, political news, business reports and international news.
A nigerian citizen video taped the daylight bank robbery that took place at the lekki brnk of the first city monument bank fcmb at lekki phase one. Discrepancy in the evidence, how the court treats same. Thursday, march 5th 2018 would be a day that will forever stick in the hearts of offa residents in kwara state. Department of sociology university of lagos, nigeria abstract the occurrence and rate of crime in a society are often associated with factors. Shows how much people think the problem in their community are property crimes home broken, car theft, etc. The objective of this research is to explore the role.
The nigerian police now reports that seven suspects linked to. Nigerian police declare principal suspects of offa bank. Robbery news latest breaking stories and top headlines. Names of 9 nigerian policemen arrested for armed robbery. An eye witness told the news agency of nigeria in kano that the incident happened 8 a. The analysis also shows that armed robbery incidents increased in march 2017. After all it is a common knowledge that banks lose more money each year to employees theft than to robbery committed by strangers just as retail outlets marts lose more to employees theft than to shop lifters. Police arrest zenith bank robbers in owerri the tide. Robbers return firearms to nigerian police crime news in. Sharia penal code applicable in 12 northern states.
Nigeria orders probe into brutal bus robbery nigerias senate has ordered an investigation into reports that the police failed to attend the scene of a brutal robbery, which left many dead. Bulwark intelligence data analysis shows that lagos state recorded the highest number of robbery incidents, between august 2016 and march 2017. March 15, 2020 nigeria stock exchange market closed summary. Bello said that the command also arrested five armed robbery suspects at apo roundabout and kabusa areas of the fct. However, one in every 750 robbery victims is killed, and one in every forty is seriously injured. A statement by mr onogwu muhammed, the chief press secretary to the governor in lokoja, said that the suspects were arrested by the joint task force of the state vigilante service. The uniform crime reports data on robbery lack much detail. Read all the latest news, breaking stories, top headlines, opinion, pictures and videos about robbery from nigeria and the world on today. A criminological analysis by smart egwu otu submitted in accordance with the requirements for the degree of doctor of literature and philosophy in the subject criminology at the university of south africa promotor.
The lagos state police command on thursday said it had arrested nine armed robbery suspects around the metropolis, recovering two locally made double barrel pistols, charms and two honda motorcycles. Number 1 nigerian blog for nigerian breaking news, naija gists, leaks, articles, celebrity gossips, sports, tops news, politics, crime, protests, etc. The senate president, bukola saraki, has announced that he has sent a response to a letter by nigeria police on their investigation into the offa bank robbery. Section 149 d of the evidence act on evidence which could and was not produced in court. The only problem is the fatality involved in armed robbery attacks. The offence of robbery the vice of robbery is something that has plagued humanity for as long as can be remembered. Criminal law armed robbery section 12 a of the robbery and firearms special provisions act.
The police said on wednesday that they have more evidence that links five of the offa robbery suspects with senate president bukola saraki. Armed robbery is a type of robbery aided by weapons to threaten, force and deprive a person or persons of the right to private, public or corporate belongings. The state government has also offered to give n5 million to. Four 4 gang leadrs and principal suspects whose pictures are attached are hereby declared wanted by the nigerian police for. Photos of armed men suspected to have invaded banks in offa, kwara state, have been released by the nigeria police, premium times reports.
The penal code act lfn 1990 impari materia with the penal code operational in the various states in the northern part of the country. He said 17 persons comprising nine police operatives and eight other persons were killed during the attacks. Task force arrests 28 suspected cultists, kidnappers. The law on armed robbery, theft and house breaking in nigeria. Kwara police command has arrested seven persons in connection with thursdays robbery attacks in offa. Akwa ibom state police command has arrested three suspects from rivers state, who specialise in robbing bank customers. The article argues that armed robbery in nigeria is the product of some socioeconomic and political imbalances in the existing social system of the society. Nigerian police foil multiple bank robberies in lagos state by america on 30517 in follow up to credible technical intelligence, operatives of the intelligence response team irt deployed to lagos by igp ibrahim k idris to neutralize threat pose on lagos by the notorious new militant leader called america who is also responsible for the. The kogi state government on monday, said 28 suspected criminals had been arrested at different locations across the state in the last seven days. There is a known correlation between crime and festive seasons in which crime increases a month prior to holidays. Robbery suspects news latest breaking stories and top. Bus kills nigeria robbery victims nigeria the guardian.
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