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7 Most Dangerous Criminals Nigerians Can Never Forget

May 5, 2020 7:23 am

Forever in our mind, there are Criminals that have committed crimes and terrorised cities to the extent that people ran away from their homes because of their actions, even our generation will still remember them.

In this article, we will talk about the top 7 criminals of all time

1. Lawrence Nomanyagbon Anini a.k.a The Law

For those who grew in the 80s, the name Lawrence Nomanyagbon Anini can never be forgotten as one of Nigeria’s most notorious armed robber who reigned supreme in the old Bendel State, now Edo and Delta.

Anini also known as The Law, reigned

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Amotekun: Only criminals, With Hidden Agenda Are Jittery

January 10, 2020 11:12 am

A security expert, Dr Kazeem Idowu, has berated antagonists of the security arrangement in the South West, tagged: ‘South West Security Network ( Operation Amotekun), insisting that only criminally-minded people would criticize such initiative.

Idowu opined that the present security challenges in Nigeria should ordinarily elicit proactive measures and creative steps from any serious government towards curtailing the menace before becoming endemic.

The security expert , in a press statement he sent to NAN on Friday, argued that the only way insecurity could be effectively tackled in Nigeria is through organized community policing system such as ” Operation Amotekun”.

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Criminals From Neighbouring States Have Invaded Cross River

December 31, 2019 12:50 pm

The Commissioner for Information and Orientation Cross River State, Comrade Asu Okang, has disclosed that criminals from neighbouring states have invaded the state (Cross River).

Okang noted that Cross River State is bounded by rivers and so some criminals take advantage of that to kidnap innocent and unsuspecting citizens and use the waterways as their exit route.

The Commissioner, who was receiving cadet officers from the Maritime Academy, Oron in Akwa Ibom State in his office said “We also hope that you would come and help us protect our shorelines from vandals and invaders, criminal elements that always take advantage

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Sanwo-Olu Mulls Amnesty For Cultists, Criminals

November 26, 2019 4:44 pm

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has hinted that his administration plans to give amnesty to cultists and other criminal elements in the state.

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The Governor made the disclosure shortly after the state security meeting which held at the Government House, Alausa, Ikeja.

While decrying the gridlock as a result of ongoing road construction and rehabilitation across the state, the Governor directed that Vehicle Inspection Officers in the state to restrict their inspection operations to between mid day and 3 PM daily.

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Crocodile Smile 4: Quit Or Be Crushed, Army To Criminals

November 20, 2019 3:28 am

The Nigerian Army has commenced Exercise Crocodile Smile 4 in Lagos and Ogun states and has also handed down and immediate quit order to criminals operating in these states to vacate the areas or be crushed.

The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, who gave the warning said Exercise Crocodile Smile 4 operatives will not hesitate to deal ruthlessly with criminals, including armed robbers and pipeline vandals within the Lagos and Ogun axis.

General Buratai spoke at the commencement of the Exercise, saying that it will be intelligence driven with the aim of smoking out criminals from their …

Buhari To Police: Arrest ‘Yahoo’ Criminals, Not Innocents

October 29, 2019 2:23 pm

President Muhammadu Buhari has cautioned officers and men of the Nigeria Police Force against harassing young people in their bid to arrest `yahoo criminals.’ Buhari handed down this warning in his keynote address at the opening ceremony of the Conference and Retreat for Senior Police Officers on Monday in Lagos.

The theme of the retreat is “Repositioning the Force for the Challenges of Effective Policing in the 21st Century.’’ Represented by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Buhari said that the service the police force rendered was one Nigerians could not do without as it was the closest to the grassroots.

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Border Closure Targetted At Criminals, Not Countries

October 17, 2019 8:38 am

Nigeria’s foreign affairs minister Geoffrey Onyeama on Thursday said the temporary closure of the country’s borders was not targetted at any countries but to curb criminal activities.

“No country is targeted,” Onyeama told journalists after a meeting with Ghana’s foreign minister Shirley Botchwey in Abuja.

“We are within ECOWAS, we respect the ECOWAS rules, free movement of persons, and goods and that should continue.”

In August, Nigeria shut its land borders to neighbouring African countries.

President Muhammadu Buhari explained that the border closure was aimed at taming the ‘massive’ smuggling activities, especially of rice, taking place on that corridor.

Emphasizing …