robbery

20-year-old robbery suspect arrested in Bauchi

5 months ago863 min

Operatives of the Bauchi State Police Command have disclosed the arrest of one Usama Mohammed, a 20-year-old from Jalo village in Giade, by its Giade Divisional Police Headquarters detectives. A press release by the command’s Police Public Relations Officer, Ahmed Wakil, on Sunday, indicated that the suspect was arrested on charges of criminal conspiracy, trespass, and armed robbery. Wakil explained that “The arrest came after a distress call from a victim on August 2, 2024,...

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Kogi court remands man for robbery

5 months ago1014 min

A Magistrate Court sitting in Lokoja, Kogi State has remanded an 18-year-old suspect, Ibrahim Musa, for criminal conspiracy and armed robbery. Musa was dragged before the magistrate court by the Department of State Service for committing an offence punishable under Section 298 of the Kogi State Administration of Criminal Justice. The prosecution counsel, Yahaya Olanrewaju, has filed an ex parte motion supported by an 18-paragraph affidavit seeking an application for an order of the honourable...

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Metro

26-year-old pleads guilty to cable wire theft charge

5 months ago1023 min

A 26-year-old man, Akande Lekan, was, on Friday, arraigned by the Lagos State Police Command for the alleged theft of cable wire valued at N200,000. He was arraigned at the Chief Magistrate Court, Yaba, before Magistrate O.Y. Adefope who charged the defendant with two counts of theft. The charges alleged that the defendant stole earth cable wire valued at N200,000, property of Vita Construction Limited, on July 14, 2024. PUNCH Metro gathered that a worker...