Armed robbery in nigeria a qualitative study of young male. An analysis of the method of approach ma and modus. Armed robbery need for effective security measures. Million, leader of lagos banks robberies gang arrested. How same is established and when the plea will be discountenanced by the court. In nkpologuadani axis of uzo uwani local government area of enugu state, four suspected armed robers has been arrested by the state police command. The operatives of the inspectorgeneral of police igp intelligence response team irt had apprehended the suspect, one kunle ogunleye, 35, alias arrow at oro town in kwara state on monday. Those guys have absolutely no regard for the law, and will prey on the homes of lawabiding citizens in part because they are aware that even those who posses licensed guns at home are unlikely to use them in selfdefense because of the existing nigerian gun usage law which specifically.
Condemned robber, stanley enekwe, being comforted by his father before his execution in 1972. Police eliminate armed robbers during robbery operation in abuja in fulfilment of its constitutional mandate of protecting lives and property, the fct police command has smashed a notorious armed robbery gang that specialise in invading their victims homes and robbing them of cash and other valuables at gunpoint. An evaluation of the effect of armed robbery on nigerian. Armed robbery and armed robbers in contemporary nigeria. Police eliminate armed robbers during robbery operation in. Read all the latest news, breaking stories, top headlines, opinion, pictures and videos about armed robbery from nigeria and the world on today. In nigeria, to some people armed robbery is no big deal. Shina rambo is a former bandit who terrorised southwest nigeria in the 1990s.
The florida uniform crime reports program defines robbery as the unlawful taking or attempting to take. Operatives of the inspector general of police special intelligence response team, irt, weekend, in benin, edo state, reportedly arrested a leader of. The objective of this research is to explore the role. Data for the research has been collected from publications of the federal office of statics, the central bank of nigeria, the nigeria police force annual reports and miscellaneous sources. Incidents of armed robbery increased from 2,044 in 1994 to 3,497 in 2003. Data on reported cases of armed robbery and populations across the states of nigeria in the year 2006 were analyzed using pearsons correlation and multiple. It has been noted that the cost of crime and its control is equivalent to 5% gdp in the developed world, the figure rises to about 14% in developing nation icpc 1999. It is this problem in the social system that in duces this study. According to ghana police service, the suspect, 29yearold kess billions is alleged to be the leader of a ruthless robbery gang terrorizing accra, ghana. Police source explains why saraki was invited the police say dr. Introduction the resurgence act of piracy and armed robbery in gulf of guinea since 2008 started in nigeria coastal, its gradually reached the other littoral states such as benin, le togo and cote.
A nigerian was arrested for robbing four manhattan banks, all during his lunch hour, new york police said. Robbery news latest breaking stories and top headlines. Famous nigerian armed robbers of all time by aloyemeka6. While this robbery is going on, states refuse to pay salaries and pensions of citizens, some of whom put in thirtyfive years of public service. One of the robbers, shehu illiyasu said that he feel no remorse in committing the crime, adding he would do it again if given another chance. Robbers return firearms to nigerian police crime news in. Another suspected member of the armed robbery gang that attacked commercial banks in offa, kwara state, last month, has been arrested, the police reveals. There is a known correlation between crime and festive seasons in which crime increases a month prior to holidays.
An investigation of security and crime management in. Armed robbery in nigeria research explorer the university of. Aug 03, 2011 fourteen people were killed in nigeria on wednesday when a bus ran over robbery victims forced to lie face down on a busy road the victims were occupants of a luxury bus that had been travelling. Armed robbery is a type of robbery aided by weapons to threaten, force and deprive a person or persons of the right to private, public or corporate belongings. The story of shina rambo the most notorious armed robber in nigerian history. Armed robbery in nigeria a trend analysis bulwark intelligence. A thesis submitted to the university of manchester for the degree of. The article argues that armed robbery in nigeria is the product of some socioeconomic and political imbalances in the existing social system of the society. Armed robbery continues to be a huge problem in nigeria, affecting many people. While i do not for a moment underestimate the scourge of armed robbery which plagues too much of nigeria.
Nigerian national declared wanted for series of robbery attacks in ghana photos a nigerian national from delta state has been declared wanted for series of robbery attacks in ghana. Children of policemen killed in zenith bank robbery get. The story of shina rambo the most notorious armed robber in. It was doomsday for three armed robbery suspectsuche okeagbu, emmanuel ezeani and chinonso nwuangwu as they were yesterday arrested by the special antirobbery squad, lagos, in connection with the september 9, 2012 robberies in the state, which left three policemen and a civilian dead. There is a discrepancy between the offence of robbery and the offence of armed robbery. The nigeria police force 2008 in there annual report noted that the police is handicapped because of combination of factors that plagued them, among which are. Bulwark intelligence data analysis shows that lagos state recorded the highest number of robbery incidents, between august 2016 and march 2017. Armed robbers killed couple in benin city edo state. In the offence of robbery, the accused uses violence or threatens to use violence. This research draws 86 samples of armed robbers in three selected prisons and states of contemporary nigeria to provide first and foremost. Robbery news latest breaking stories and top headlines today. The unknown attackers suspected to be armed robbers stabbed the woman and her. Population density and armed robbery in nigeria umes.
Sharia penal code applicable in 12 northern states. As i was born and raised in lagos, i quickly sought out. A nigerian national from delta state has been declared wanted for series of robbery attacks in ghana according to ghana police service, the suspect, 29yearold kess billions is alleged to be the leader of a ruthless robbery gang terrorizing accra, ghana the authorities said in a statement that he led his gang to rob a forex bureau at teshie tsuibleoo change on the 31st of january, 2018. Police arrest three notorious armed robbers in lagos. List of the top 10 armed robbers in the history of nigeria. The following offences attract capital punishment under the provisions of the. A criminological analysis by smart egwu otu submitted in accordance with the requirements for the degree of doctor of literature and philosophy in the subject criminology at the university of south africa promotor. Read all the latest news, breaking stories, top headlines, opinion, pictures and videos about robbery from nigeria and the world on today. Famous nigerian armed robbers of all time crime nigeria. The commands spokesman, sp ebere amaraizu, said in a statement on thursday that the arrest was achieved by the commands operatives operating on uvuru by nkpologuadani axis of uzo uwaninsukka road. Section 149 d of the evidence act on evidence which could and was not produced in court. Dec 08, 2010 nigeria s top 10 armed robbery states wednesday, december 8, 2010 i recently discovered that the nigeria police force released a list of states with the highest rates of armed robbery in the country. March 15, 2020 nigeria stock exchange market closed summary.
After serving jailtime for his crimes, he was converted by. The story of shina rambo the most notorious armed robber. Home articles the story of shina rambo the most notorious armed robber in nigerian history. The 28yearsold oghogho esihigie was shot in an alleged armed robbery attack at. Criminal law armed robbery section 12 a of the robbery and firearms special provisions act. An analysis of the method of approach ma and modus operandi. After serving jailtime for his crimes, he was converted by an evangelist and became a christian evangelical pastor. The attack which happened about 5am on idemudia street off sokponba killed a man and his wife, a fish seller. Abdullahi shuaibu, 53, was picked up by police on monday and charged with robbery and.
It is the desire of this research to establish an empirical framework within which the role of economic variables on the incidence of armed robbery will be better understood. The lagos state police command under the watchful eyes of cp edgal imohimi, received some firearms illegally kept by some armed robbers in the. Bukola saraki was accompanied on his sympathy visit to the palace of the olofa of offa, oba muftau gbadamosi esuwoye, by four gang members involved in the offa bank robbery. Opinion banking operations in ibadan, oyo state capital was brought to a halt last wednesday as commercial banks closed shops following fear of armed robbery attack. The main objective is to make a critical analysis of armed robbers and. This article argues that armed robbers in contemporary nigeria have characteristic methods of approach ma and modus operandi mo, which are systemic and near methodological. This young man was shot in benin city on 25th may, two days before the brutal murder of ibrahim momodu by dpo of ogida police station in an alleged armed robbery attack. Cctv captures live bank robbery in nigeria vanguard news. Three suspected robbers were on friday beaten up and stripped naked in cross river after it was alleged that they attempted to rob a woman of n1. Jun 07, 2018 in nkpologuadani axis of uzo uwani local government area of enugu state, four suspected armed robers has been arrested by the state police command. Naijacutee, scores of hungry men already have guns which they use to commit armed robbery daily in nigeria. Various states of nigeria have enacted their own state criminal code laws, which is basically an adoption of the criminal code act. The greatest nigerian armed robber in history and number one nigeria armed robber. Armed robbery in nigeria a qualitative study of young.
Lack of security affects the welfare of poor and rich people. Nigeriaworld of antibullet charms and armed robbery in. Security and crime have been deeply rooted in the political history of this country, particularly in recent time, which has emerged as a key concept in nigerias struggle for good governance, sustainable democracy and development. Armed robbery and national security 96 the criminal code act is the governing law as far as substantive criminal law is concerned for the southern states of nigeria. Types of armed robbery type description contract robbery when a robbery incident is. Discrepancy in the evidence, how the court treats same. Nigerian national declared wanted for series of robbery. Bus kills nigeria robbery victims world news the guardian. It was doomsday for three armed robbery suspectsuche okeagbu, emmanuel ezeani and chinonso nwuangwu as they were yesterday arrested by the special anti robbery squad, lagos, in connection with the september 9, 2012 robberies in the state, which left three policemen and a civilian dead. This study contends that neither unemployment rate uer, per capital income pci nor inflation rate ifr has an impact on the incidence of armed robbery in nigeria. Types of armed robbery type description contract robbery when a robbery incident is a paid operation as in the case of hired assassination. Robbers succeeded in killing three police officers in lagos because president jonathan hijacked lots of policemen and crime fighting equipmentsgov. The guardian nigeria newspaper brings you the latest headlines, opinions, political news, business reports and international news.
The unknown attackers suspected to be armed robbers stabbed the woman and her husband several. The penal code act lfn 1990 impari materia with the penal code operational in the various states in the northern part of the country. Jan 18, 2016 operatives of the inspector general of police special intelligence response team, irt, weekend, in benin, edo state, reportedly arrested a leader of a gang of bank robbers, who usually disguised. The only problem is the fatality involved in armed robbery attacks. I recently discovered that the nigeria police force released a list of states with the highest rates of armed robbery in the country. After all it is a common knowledge that banks lose more money each year to employees theft than to robbery committed by strangers just as retail outlets marts lose more to employees theft than to shop lifters.
The robbery and firearms decree 1984 still applicable. Adelani adepegba, abuja the police in abuja have arrested three suspected armed robbers following a tipoff from a residence in the federal. Armed robbery can be further distinguished based on the nature, character, motivation, and mode of its operation. The police source which was quoted by vanguard disclosed that contrary to widely publicized general opinion, dr. At that time, any robbery in lagos had the imprint of godogodo, with him leading or one of his boys being responsible. Generally, contemporary armed robbery in nigeria has, though, taken the outlook. Its central aim, therefore, is to develop an exploratory model deem helpful in providing a. Perspectives on the armed robbery offense in nigeria.
Armed robbery news latest breaking stories and top. A celebrity armed robber that made dummies out of the nigerian police in the 80. I became a robber becasue of nigerias economic hardship. A cctv footage captures an armed robbery attack that occurred in a bank in one of the nigerian states recently. The study revealed that unemployment is responsible for the largest proportion of armed robbery causes in nigeria. Shows how much people think the problem in their community are property crimes home broken, car theft, etc. Condemned armed robber, stanley enekwe, was executed in april 1972 for stealing an official vehicle of the nigerian army.