LAGOS JULY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Inspector-General of Police Usman Baba on Monday announced that two bank officials and four members of a “notorious bank robbery gang” has been arrested in Ibadan, Oyo State. Baba said the suspects were nabbed after concluding plans to attack a new generation bank within the Ibadan metropolis in Oyo. Usman Baba…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A video of uniformed soldiers seen hiding for their lives during the Thursday’s attack carried out by gunmen on several banks in Uromi, Edo state have surfaced on social media. It was earlier reported that three banks were attacked by armed robbers in Uromi community, Esan North-East Local Government Area of Edo State….
LAGOS JUNE 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nine persons, made up of eight Policemen and one civilian, were feared killed on Thursday in Isanlu, Kogi State when a gang of armed robbers launched an attack on a first generation bank in the town. The News Agency of Nigeria gathered that among those killed were the Divisional Police Officer in…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-A police officer attached to a bank in Oye-Ekiti has been shot dead in a robbery attack on Thursday. A girl, believed to be about five years old, was also killed by the gunmen while on her way back from school, Premium Times reports. The gunmen made away with money from the…
LAGOS APRIL 9TH (NEWRANGERS)-Seven persons have been killed in a bank robbery which took place on Monday at Isewa Quarters, Ido-Ani, headquarters of Ose Local Government Area of Ondo state. The robbers showed up in an SUV and operated for hours before carting away an undisclosed amount of money. An eyewitness revealed that two customers…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Attempts by some persons suspected to be armed robbers to attack some commercial banks in Lagere Area of Ile-Ife, Osun State, was, on Monday, foiled by some eagle-eyed residents of the area. Seven commercial banks have branches in Lagere area and the suspected robbers arrived the area about 10am. According to eye…
LAGOS AUGUST 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Edo State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Johnson Kokumo how combined force of Policemen, who were on guard duty foiled armed robbery bank attack on a bank in Igarra, in Akoko Edo Local Government Area of Edo State. He disclosed that three of the armed robbers were killed during a gun duel. While…
