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Ado Ekiti court sentences 2 men to death by hanging for armed robbery

Ado Ekiti court sentences 2 men to death by hanging for armed robbery

A High Court in Ado Ekiti on Wednesday sentenced two men to death by hanging for armed robbery. The police charged Lanre Kayode, 34 and Olanrewaju Aremu, 35, with conspiracy, armed robbery and burglary. Delivering judgment, Justice Lucas Ogundana held that the law has prescribed mandatory punishment for the offence committed by the Kayode and […]

Police arrest pregnant woman, two others for armed robbery

Police arrest pregnant woman, two others for armed robbery

By Ozioruva Aliu THE police in Edo state have arrested three suspects including a pregnant woman and two men for alleged armed robbery with the woman alleged to usually pretend that she was in labour along the road while her accomplices would pounce on any would-be helper and rob them. The three persons were identified […]

Two lynched for armed robbery in Calabar

Two lynched for armed robbery in Calabar

By Ike Uchechukwu There was pandemonium Monday night when two out of a three-man gang were lynched along Marian road after robbing Sunnytex Supermarket, opposite Lion’s park in Calabar, Cross River. Vanguard gathered that the incident occurred at about 9:00 pm at Sunnytex near Lion’s park when three unidentified gunmen stormed the shop to rob […]