Nigerian actress, Yvonne Jegede, has narrated how she escaped a robbery attempt on the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos on Thursday night. The actress narrating her ordeal in a tweet on Friday morning noted that was almost robbed at about…
From hawking to armed robbery; bros man must survive
Just call me Paulo, it’s not my real name because I don’t want you to publish it. My parents live in the village. I won’t tell you my village. All I will tell you is that I am not illiterate,…
Robbery, rape suspects nabbed in Lagos hotel
Four suspected members of a gang that specialises in robbing people in traffic on the Mile 2-Badagry Expressway, Lagos State, have been arrested and have confessed to robbing and raping their female victims under the bridge at Maza-Maza. Detectives said…
Court remands 9 unemployed over alleged robberies at gunpoint (Guardian)
An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Monday remanded nine unemployed men over alleged dispossession of cars and other valuables at gunpoint. The defendants are: Musa Akeem, 24; Abbey Macdonald, 25; Collins Ikechukwu, 23; Uche John, 31; Bolanle Olamide, 21; Benjamin…
Ahh, I was a common welder o, then my friends dragged me inside wahala
We were three in the group, but only two of us have been arrested. My sister, I will tell you the truth, at first I did not want to join them in this armed robbery because they are very bad…
Thisislagos Nigeria Security Report
This is a snapshot of the security situation across Nigeria from April 29 – May 4, 2019 in collaboration with our security partners, PR24 Risk Management Consulting. The focus is on communal clashes, crisis in the north, abductions, violent crimes,…
Lagos Task Force nabs suspected notorious criminal (Independent)
The operatives of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit (Taskforce) over the weekend nabbed a suspected notorious criminal over alleged robbery and pick-pocketing in Lagos. The Chairman of the agency Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP), Olayinka…
Thisislagos Nigeria Security Report
We present a snapshot of the security situation across Nigeria from March 4 – March 9, 2019 in collaboration with our security partners, PR24 Risk Management Consulting. The focus is on violent crimes, maritime risks, civil unrest, post-election uncertainty, robbery,…
Thisislagos Nigeria Security Report
We present a snapshot of the security situation across Nigeria from February 25 – March 2, 2019 in collaboration with our security partners, PR24 Risk Management Consulting. This week the focus is particularly on the elections slated for Saturday, March…
Thisislagos Nigeria Security Report
This week we present a snapshot of the security situation across Nigeria from February 4 – 9, 2019 in collaboration with our security partners, PR24 Risk Management Consulting. This week the focus is particularly on the general election slated for…
