Tag: Bank Robbery

Benue: Four bank robbery suspects arrested

Aminu Imam

Four armed robbery suspects have been arrested by Joint Security Forces comprising officers of the Nigeria Police Force, and the Nigerian Armed Forces, amongst others, along Otukpo-Taraku road, Benue State on Saturday. A police source, who made the development known to our correspondent late Saturday night while sharing a video of the armed robbery suspects, said, Four armed robbers have been arrested by Joint Security Forces along Otukpo-Taraku road, Benue State on Saturday.  The robbers are part of those armed robbers who attacked banks and a police station at Otukpo,…

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N35m recovered from robbers who raided Edo banks – Police

Aminu Imam

Thirty-five million Naira has been recovered from the armed robbers that raided four banks in Uromi, headquarters of Esan North-East Local government area of Edo State on Thursday. According to reports, shortly after the robbers fled the scene, Ubiaja youths were able to block Ubiaja Road by the rail line, forcing the robbers to abandon their cash-laden vehicles off the rail line and flee in motorcycles. The vehicles and cash have reportedly been recovered and the money that was recovered was taken to Ubiaja Police station, where the total sum…

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How 17 policemen, civilians were killed in Offa bank robbery, by former DPO

Ishaku Yohanna

A former Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Offa Local Government Area of Kwara State, CSP Adamu Danjuma, yesterday narrated how 17 people, including nine policemen and eight civilians were killed in cold blood in the April 5, 2018 Offa bank armed robbery operation. Danjuma while testifying at the resumed hearing of the trial of five accused persons charged for the robbery also said 21 AK47 rifles were stolen from the armoury of the police station during the robbery operation. The police officer was the first eyewitness to testify before Justice…

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