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Oyo, Imo, Ogun, Others Lead In Armed Robbery In Nigeria. by jona2: 1:52am On Jul 03, 2009
Oyo, Imo, Ogun, others lead in armed robbery
[b]By Yusuf Alli Published Today News Rating: Unrated
Armed robbery cases are more pronounced in seven of the 36 states, it was learnt yesterday.

The states are Oyo, Imo, Ogun, Kano, Cross River, Rivers and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

The crime figures, which are contained in the 2008 Report of the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), are based on cases reported to the police as at the end of 2007.

The breakdown of the armed robbery cases in the seven states, as at 2007 ending, is as follows: Oyo (224); FCT (172); Imo (176); Rivers (145); Cross River (137); Kano (108); and Ogun (107).

But while Lagos State recorded a drastic fall in armed robbery cases from 300 to 70, eight states had less than 28 armed robbery incidents.

The states are: Gombe(27); Benue(27); Plateau(26); Kwara(25); Sokoto(24); Jigawa(16); Kebbi(20); and Yobe(20).

The ratings of others are: Abia(89); Adamawa(96); Akwa Ibom(88); Anambra(96); Bauchi(41); Bayelsa(52); Borno(41); Delta(63); Ebonyi(51); and Edo(79).

Others are Ekiti(85); Kaduna(40); Katsina(31); Kogi(41); Nasarawa(36); Niger(32); Ondo(58); Osun(51); Taraba(80);

Although it could not be ascertained why the 2007 figure for Enugu State was not listed, a source said: "we had 44 cases for the state as at 2006."

The source in the NBS, who spoke in confidence with The Nation, said the figures are "the current official records/data which any institution or person could work with."

"We based our statistics on the five-year data provided by the Nigeria Police Force and the period in question had covered 2003 to 2007 for comparison. But the latest figure will be that of 2007 which we have produced as a report that is already in circulation in government and public.

"We got far-reaching statistics from the police including the numbers of persons arrested; those prosecuted for robbery; suspects awaiting trial; civilians killed by armed robbers; armed robbers killed by the police; the injured robbers; and cases pending investigation.

"The statistics is not meant to ridicule any state but it will assist those with high crime rates to improve on their security network. For the police in particular, it would allow them to take stock and strengthen their operation in flash-points," the source added.

The report said: "The Data on public order are sourced from the Nigeria Police Force. They cover crimes, road accident cases and casualties, armed robbery cases and involvement, vehicles stolen and recovered, court cases, juvenile cases and bank frauds."

The report identified Jigawa and Kogi states as the least poor states. Others are Kebbi, Kwara, Yobe and Bauchi.

It states: "The poverty incidence by state reveals the differences in the well-being of the people across the states.

"For example, Jigawa has the highest poverty incidence (91 per cent), while Oyo State has the lowest (21 per cent). In addition, the first 11 states with the highest poverty incidence are from the North. As for the depth and severity, Kogi ranks highest, while Oyo has the lowest.

"The likely reasons for high poverty levels in Jigawa and Kogi are heavy reliance on agriculture, high level of unemployment and low level of human capital development.

"On the other hand, the low poverty incidence recorded for Oyo is basically from the lower cost of living when compared to other states of the country. Food prices, transportation fares and accommodation rents are relatively low in Oyo State, including Ibadan, the capital."[/b]

http://thenationonlineng.net/web/articles/8965/1/Oyo-Imo-Ogun-others-lead-in-armed-robbery/Page1.html
Re: Oyo, Imo, Ogun, Others Lead In Armed Robbery In Nigeria. by jona2: 1:52am On Jul 03, 2009
*jona:

Oyo, Imo, Ogun, others lead in armed robbery
[b]By Yusuf Alli Published Today News Rating: Unrated
Armed robbery cases are more pronounced in seven of the 36 states, it was learnt yesterday.

The states are Oyo, Imo, Ogun, Kano, Cross River, Rivers and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

The crime figures, which are contained in the 2008 Report of the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), are based on cases reported to the police as at the end of 2007.

The breakdown of the armed robbery cases in the seven states, as at 2007 ending, is as follows: Oyo (224); FCT (172); Imo (176); Rivers (145); Cross River (137); Kano (108); and Ogun (107).

But while Lagos State recorded a drastic fall in armed robbery cases from 300 to 70, eight states had less than 28 armed robbery incidents.

The states are: Gombe(27); Benue(27); Plateau(26); Kwara(25); Sokoto(24); Jigawa(16); Kebbi(20); and Yobe(20).

The ratings of others are: Abia(89); Adamawa(96); Akwa Ibom(88); Anambra(96); Bauchi(41); Bayelsa(52); Borno(41); Delta(63); Ebonyi(51); and Edo(79).

Others are Ekiti(85); Kaduna(40); Katsina(31); Kogi(41); Nasarawa(36); Niger(32); Ondo(58); Osun(51); Taraba(80);

Although it could not be ascertained why the 2007 figure for Enugu State was not listed, a source said: "we had 44 cases for the state as at 2006."

The source in the NBS, who spoke in confidence with The Nation, said the figures are "the current official records/data which any institution or person could work with."

"We based our statistics on the five-year data provided by the Nigeria Police Force and the period in question had covered 2003 to 2007 for comparison. But the latest figure will be that of 2007 which we have produced as a report that is already in circulation in government and public.

"We got far-reaching statistics from the police including the numbers of persons arrested; those prosecuted for robbery; suspects awaiting trial; civilians killed by armed robbers; armed robbers killed by the police; the injured robbers; and cases pending investigation.

"The statistics is not meant to ridicule any state but it will assist those with high crime rates to improve on their security network. For the police in particular, it would allow them to take stock and strengthen their operation in flash-points," the source added.

The report said: "The Data on public order are sourced from the Nigeria Police Force. They cover crimes, road accident cases and casualties, armed robbery cases and involvement, vehicles stolen and recovered, court cases, juvenile cases and bank frauds."

The report identified Jigawa and Kogi states as the least poor states. Others are Kebbi, Kwara, Yobe and Bauchi.

It states: "The poverty incidence by state reveals the differences in the well-being of the people across the states.

"For example, Jigawa has the highest poverty incidence (91 per cent), while Oyo State has the lowest (21 per cent). In addition, the first 11 states with the highest poverty incidence are from the North. As for the depth and severity, Kogi ranks highest, while Oyo has the lowest.

"The likely reasons for high poverty levels in Jigawa and Kogi are heavy reliance on agriculture, high level of unemployment and low level of human capital development.

"On the other hand, the low poverty incidence recorded for Oyo is basically from the lower cost of living when compared to other states of the country. Food prices, transportation fares and accommodation rents are relatively low in Oyo State, including Ibadan, the capital."[/b]

http://thenationonlineng.net/web/articles/8965/1/Oyo-Imo-Ogun-others-lead-in-armed-robbery/Page1.html
Re: Oyo, Imo, Ogun, Others Lead In Armed Robbery In Nigeria. by moneygurl: 3:23am On Jul 03, 2009
I don't know how true these numbers are, for Lagos State to have only 70 armed robbery? I can understand Oyo state, there have been an increase in crime in the state and you read about it in Newspaper.
Re: Oyo, Imo, Ogun, Others Lead In Armed Robbery In Nigeria. by sosisi(f): 3:27am On Jul 03, 2009
moneygurl:

I don't know how true these numbers are, for Lagos State to have only 70 armed robbery? I can understand Oyo state, there have been an increase in crime in the state and you read about it in Newspaper.

I'm sure there were at least seventy armed robberies in various parts of Lagos today alone.
Nigerian crime statistics are not to be believed.
Re: Oyo, Imo, Ogun, Others Lead In Armed Robbery In Nigeria. by LamidiObi: 3:32am On Jul 03, 2009
oyo
imo
ogun. we know who they be. yoruba-ibo-yoruba. see wetin i dey talk.
Re: Oyo, Imo, Ogun, Others Lead In Armed Robbery In Nigeria. by ibixlukman: 3:40am On Jul 03, 2009
ok
Re: Oyo, Imo, Ogun, Others Lead In Armed Robbery In Nigeria. by Ijawman(m): 4:12am On Jul 03, 2009
NDLEA arrests robbers in army, police uniforms …As police nab man with human skull, fake currency syndicate too
NGOZI UWUJARE, Ibadan

Thursday, July 2, 2009

The Osun State command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has arrested four persons, who were suspected to have been using police and army uniforms to rob innocent citizens.



The suspects, who looked strange in the oversize uniforms were later handed over to the Osun State Police Command, for further investigations and prosecution.


They were said to have been intercepted at Osu junction, on the Ilesha/Akure expressway.


Parading the suspects recently before journalists at the Osun State Police command headquarters in Osogbo, the state Commissioner of Police, Mr. John Moronike explained that confessional statements by the suspects indicated that they extended their nefarious activities to Oyo, Kwara and Ondo states, before nemesis caught up with them.


He disclosed that they were apprehended by the NDLEA operatives, who were on stop-and-search duty.


The CP alleged that after successful robbery operations, the suspects usually took their loot to Lagos and other neighboring states for sale. He also alleged that the suspects usually wore police and army uniforms to dispossess people of their property at the Osu-Ife-Ipetumodu junction axis of Ibadan/Ilesha expressway.


Bubble burst when the bus they were traveling in from Akure, Ondo State, was flagged down by a team of NDLEA operatives on duty.

The names of the suspects were given as, Murtala Olugbenga, 25, Elijah Bamjuro, 22, Cosmos Oloba, 25, and Shedeah Emmjebor, 25.


Recovered from them were, locally made pistol, cutlasses, handsets, police and army uniforms.

Moronike also narrated how a man was nabbed with human skull in his possession. He was arrested at Ifewara, in Ife South Local Government Area of the state.

The 27 years old Iranade Olaoye, also described by the police as an armed robber, was said to have hidden the dry human skull in the roof of his house.


Nemesis caught up with him when somebody reported to the police that he was encroaching on his property and threatening to kill him.


It was when policemen went for his arrest that they discovered the human skull. Three guns, live cartridges and charms were also recovered from him.


Moronike explained that the command also nabbed members of a syndicate, which specialized in printing and circulating fake currency notes. Fake N52, 000 currency notes in N1000 and N500, denominations were recovered from them.

According to him, the syndicate had been circulating the fake currency notes in Abuja, Oyo, Delta, Kwara and Lagos states.


He gave the names of the suspects as, Sunday Marcus, Temitope Oyebani, Saheed Ibiyemi and Uche Obi. He told Daily Sun that the suspects would appear in court soon.
Re: Oyo, Imo, Ogun, Others Lead In Armed Robbery In Nigeria. by TheSeeker(m): 5:25am On Jul 03, 2009
I think FCT should record the highest number of armed robbery unless the term "armed" means something else. 172 is just 1% of the robbers there.

Robbers armed with pen, Ghana-must-go bags and stacks of paper that aren't worth what is typed on them -- that list includes 109 senators the hundreds of House of Rep members and many others at Aso Rock --- or aren't they criminals? "Stealing" is the same as "Robbery"

Highway robbers are "armed" with guns while the politicians are "armed" with pen and big duffel bags. They should update that list.

Lagos is experiencing lesser robbery rate because almost all the youths have become Yahoo boys and the ones who couldn't venture into that, sweetened by the passion for jacking people out of the sweaty and hard earned money, have shifted base to Ogun State, hence, setting off increase in robbery rate on the prowl.
Re: Oyo, Imo, Ogun, Others Lead In Armed Robbery In Nigeria. by mekuslogan: 5:39pm On Nov 07, 2009
Again Yoruba leads
Re: Oyo, Imo, Ogun, Others Lead In Armed Robbery In Nigeria. by AloyEmeka6: 5:51pm On Nov 07, 2009
High rate of armed robbery typically follows the economy. If the economy of the place is good, there will be rise in armed robbery. Who wants to go and rob in a jungle?. Lagos has lower rate because the population in the state makes it difficult for armed robbers to escape. That is why they relocated to Ibadan. I bet you there will be more armed robbery and other crimes in NY more than Oklahoma. It is part of urbanization.
Re: Oyo, Imo, Ogun, Others Lead In Armed Robbery In Nigeria. by mekuslogan: 5:55pm On Nov 07, 2009
Further anlysis of armed robbery as per above data

Igbo states
Abia = 89
Anambra = 96
Ebonyi = 51
Imo = 176
Enugu = 40
Total = 296

Yoruba states
Oyo = 224
Ogun = 107
Ekiti = 85
Ondo = 58
Osun = 51
Lagos = 70
Total = 598
Conclusions: Yorubas are FAR more into armed robbery than igbos
Re: Oyo, Imo, Ogun, Others Lead In Armed Robbery In Nigeria. by sjeezy8: 6:15pm On Nov 07, 2009
lol ^^^^ i thought rivers is 80% igbo

now that they topped the list no more abi?
you are a BIG joke
Re: Oyo, Imo, Ogun, Others Lead In Armed Robbery In Nigeria. by mekuslogan: 7:01pm On Nov 07, 2009
Rivers =145 (note that by far not all Rivers is Igbo)
145 + Igbo total = 441
Yoruba total= 596

Igbo still better

Add Kogi (50% Yoruba) and Kwara (70% Yoruba)
Yoruba total now even far more grin
Re: Oyo, Imo, Ogun, Others Lead In Armed Robbery In Nigeria. by sjeezy8: 7:40pm On Nov 07, 2009
sure bro grin
Re: Oyo, Imo, Ogun, Others Lead In Armed Robbery In Nigeria. by chidichris(m): 8:27pm On Nov 07, 2009
what do u expect from a pdp led govt when all they do is import arms into the country just to manipulate elections and never cared about the where about of the arms as soon as they win.
we are enjoying the devidends of the pdp led democracy in nigeria as presented by the obj's do or die politics.
for lagos state, we can all agree that robberies are on the decrease as the govt is doing everything to combat crimes in the state. at least lagos is not a pdp state.
Re: Oyo, Imo, Ogun, Others Lead In Armed Robbery In Nigeria. by jona2: 8:48pm On Nov 07, 2009
hummmmmmmmmm.
Re: Oyo, Imo, Ogun, Others Lead In Armed Robbery In Nigeria. by Beaf: 8:53pm On Nov 07, 2009
These are the statistics for only armed robberies for which "roger" wasn't collected.
Re: Oyo, Imo, Ogun, Others Lead In Armed Robbery In Nigeria. by munky(m): 11:53pm On Nov 07, 2009
When the useless Governor banned Okada in Imo state what does he expect, Removing the only honest work in the state and failed to replace it any meaningful work,
Re: Oyo, Imo, Ogun, Others Lead In Armed Robbery In Nigeria. by mekuslogan: 1:16am On Nov 08, 2009
Lawmakers ask robbers to declare temporary ceasefire

By Dimeji Kayode-Adedeji

October 29, 2009 01:50AMT print email

The Ogun State House of Assembly on Wednesday appealed to armed robbers operating in the state and neighbouring ones to suspend their activities in the light of the junior World Cup going on in the country.

The Assembly reminded the robbers that any of their operations during the period of the tournament will give the country a bad name, as several foreign visitors are in the country now. Ogun is one of the states hosting teams in the competition.

The lawmakers agreed to beg the bandits during deliberations on the floor of the House, at their Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta complex. A member, Edward Ayo Odugbesan had raised an alarm that the Isheri bridge, which links Ogun with Lagos State, has become a den of bandits.

Mr. Odugbesan said there is a need for the men of the underworld to suspend their operations in the interim, because of the on-going mundial. The Ijebu-Ode International Stadium is one of the centres being used for the competition.

“I want to appeal to the men of the underworld to suspend their actions and operations in the interim because of our foreign visitors currently in the state,” he said. “Then they can resume thereafter, because there is nowhere in the world where robbers and robberies could be stopped from their work.” He then called on his colleagues to support his call on the armed bandits to soft-pedal because the situation is becoming worrisome.

“If foreigners witness the robbers’ attacks at this point, it would send a bad signal to other nations,” he said.


Police wake up

Reacting to Mr. Odugbesan’s call, the Speaker, Tunji Egbetokun, called on the police leadership to intensify efforts in ensuring that security is maintained in the state.

“I want to use the opportunity to call on the police to intensify efforts in checkmating criminals. They should please not relent in the efforts,” he said.

In a related development, the Assembly ordered the head of the Local Government Administration of Obafemi-Owode to appear before it next Wednesday for clarification on the budget and expenditure of the council. The local government official was said to have dodged previous invitations over the past three months – a development which the Assembly faulted at its session yesterday.

The lawmakers, therefore, directed the Clerk of the House, Demola Badejo, to write the official on the matter and direct him to report before it.

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Re: Oyo, Imo, Ogun, Others Lead In Armed Robbery In Nigeria. by jona2: 3:45am On Nov 09, 2009
cool
Re: Oyo, Imo, Ogun, Others Lead In Armed Robbery In Nigeria. by mamagee3(f): 5:30pm On Mar 06, 2010
Imo State leading in another armed robbery survey? angry
I'm even surprised I don't see benin people in that list
Or aren't they the ones who go about stealing valuables from innocent passengers?
Re: Oyo, Imo, Ogun, Others Lead In Armed Robbery In Nigeria. by Nobody: 4:20pm On Sep 25, 2010
mama-gee:

Imo State leading in another armed robbery survey? angry
I'm even surprised I don't see benin people in that list
Or aren't they the ones who go about stealing valuables from innocent passengers?
don't be surprise my dear sister,like lagos guys, most benin guys have abandoned robbery for cyber fraud/international fraud, thats the reason for the low armed robbery rate as compared to before. YAHOO YAHOO seem to be the "solution" for armed robbery!!
Re: Oyo, Imo, Ogun, Others Lead In Armed Robbery In Nigeria. by Nobody: 5:06pm On Sep 25, 2010
mekuslogan:

Again Yoruba leads


Who said most of the armed robberies in Oyo and Ogun are not carried out by ibos? It's not like ibo armed robbers need any work permit to operate in Yoruba states, do they?
Re: Oyo, Imo, Ogun, Others Lead In Armed Robbery In Nigeria. by Abagworo(m): 5:45pm On Sep 25, 2010
Funny how Imo which is one of the safest state in nigeria could be on the high side while abia,anambra and almighty lagos are moderate.very funny statistics.
Re: Oyo, Imo, Ogun, Others Lead In Armed Robbery In Nigeria. by MaziUche0(m): 5:53pm On Sep 25, 2010
Praise the Lord my state is not on this list.

I hope Abia doesn't learn from Imo State about Armed Robbery. We already have rampant kidnapping.
Re: Oyo, Imo, Ogun, Others Lead In Armed Robbery In Nigeria. by Arysexy(m): 1:07am On Sep 26, 2010
Am supprised this thread is still one page, if igbo states were to be on the lead, all yoruba tribalists will invade this thread like bees, mschweeeeeeeee!
Re: Oyo, Imo, Ogun, Others Lead In Armed Robbery In Nigeria. by Beaf: 1:24am On Sep 26, 2010
Arysexy:

Am supprised this thread is still one page, if igbo states were to be on the lead, all yoruba tribalists will invade this thread like bees, mschweeeeeeeee!

The thread simply wasn't considered to be of any importance, it is quite obvious that the figures are funny.
The great thing for those new to NL, is they can see for themselves how threads like this one never became huge tribalistic battle grounds that turned everybody off.
Jona (the OP) and mekuslogan (a few posts on this page), used to be considered serious tribalists in those days, I guess they'll be hailed as saints now with calibre of heavyweight tribal lords shamelessly roaming NL this days.

Please people, lets get back to how it used to be.
Re: Oyo, Imo, Ogun, Others Lead In Armed Robbery In Nigeria. by dominics: 1:48pm On May 06, 2011
I can not find any news reports about this, but I was told there was a gang of 14 armed robbers that stopped cars and buses crossing over from mainland to the island during the morning commute.  They posed as police and set up a fake checkpoint.  5 people were killed, all were robbed, and 3 cars were stolen.

Has anyone else heard about this??  I can't find a single news item on this event that happened Wednesday morning.

Please respond if you know anything.  My friend says he was robbed and injured.

embarassed
Re: Oyo, Imo, Ogun, Others Lead In Armed Robbery In Nigeria. by fadhill: 7:54pm On May 13, 2011
You see yourself. You sound so funny and quiet appalling you are at an arm length to intellectual drill. I search through and found no reference to the ritual killing and robbery cited. Mind you if true, I believe the newspaper does not indicate the people that are in this dastardly act. Bet friends, huge percentage of the people carrying out this robbery are your people. Let me give you this instance, when my company sent me for a training outside Nigeria. I swear with this story that is nothing but the truth. Some Ibo/Igbo/Igbo/Eebo/Heebo guys were found committing ciber-crime, phone jacking and all sorts. Tens of them are in jail while some were sent to other world already. The city inhabitant were so much concerned about Nigerians that they did not want to give them apartment for rent. So this is the point, the crime rate in this city shoot above others as a result of this criminals from Nigeria. The guy that was executed in Singapore , which rented the news across the globe then. You should remember, he was Ibo/Igbo/Igbo/Eebo/Heebo remember. This tell you that Ibo/Igbo/Igbo/Eebo/Heebo are people behind this heinous crime, all in the name of economic migration to western Nigeria. Indeed appalling.
Re: Oyo, Imo, Ogun, Others Lead In Armed Robbery In Nigeria. by kasiem(m): 9:26pm On May 13, 2011
What more are we going to expect from poverty engraved Yorubas? I can bet that seanet is one of this arm robbers.
Re: Oyo, Imo, Ogun, Others Lead In Armed Robbery In Nigeria. by fadhill: 9:43am On May 14, 2011
Recently, in a news covered last week by The Nation newspaper some Ibo/Igbo/Igbo/Eebo/Heebo guys were arested in India, Hyderabad City to be precise for cyber-crime and all sorts. Your syndicate has spread its tentacles from western Nigeria states to cities across the globe. Please desist from soiling Nigeria name. Please for the sake of our children. If you are not dead in poverty how come you travel all places to deface Nigeria name nationally and internationally. Ah! angry angry embarassed embarassed cry cry
Re: Oyo, Imo, Ogun, Others Lead In Armed Robbery In Nigeria. by asorocker: 3:09pm On May 14, 2011
The statistics is mind boggling, but the should have included the guys up north who start a religous violence and end up breaking shops and looting peoples wares.

Also the stats who while crime is decreasing in commercial city state like lagos and abia , the crime is moving up elsehwhere.

Add militancy and kiddpnapping you end up with a more complex graph .

Congrats South west for setting the pace in armed robbery , rape and ritual killing.

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