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Robbery at WAHUM IKEJA 1971:

WAHUM Group is one of the largest Chinese enterprises established and Established in 1963 as the first household utilities manufacturing compar development throughout half of a century, WAHUM became one of the resourceful Chinese enterprises in Nigeria.

In Nigeria, WAHUM Group m products ( enamelware and casseroles), packaging for corrugated iron ar cable (electric, construction and communication cable) and construction corrugated iron) etc...

WAHUM Group consists of five manufacturing plants below:

West Africa Household Utilities Mfg. CO. LTD

WAHUM Packaging LTD.

NIGERCHIN ELECTRICAL DEVELOPMENT CO. LTD.

WEST AFRICAN BUILDING MATERIALS MFG.CO.LTD.

PIONEER METAL PRODUCTS CO. PLC.


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In 1971, an event that made news happened at their Ikeja factory that caused 7 men to be arrested, tried and executed by firing squad.

It was also known that two workers of WAHUM were amongst the 7 executed for the robbery that claimed the life of a police constable escort attached to the factory.

The 7 men dubbed the Magnificent 7 executed for that robbery were:

-Dr Ishola Oyenusi
-Joel Amamieye
-Ambrose Nwokobia
-Stephen Ndubuokwu
-Philip Ogbolumain
-Joseph Osamedike
-Ademola Adegbitan

Please note that Mr Amamieye was a former Personnel Manager at WAHUM where they robbed while Mr Nwokobia was the gateman at the WAHUM factory.

The broad daylight robbery took place on the 27th day of March, 1971.

Source: Greg Nwoko on Facebook and WAHUM website - http://ngrwahum.com/en/help/id/1

They were learners compared to today's kidnappers

QuinQ:
They were learners compared to today's kidnappers

Politicians

kokoA:
Politicians

lol

Hmmmmmmmmmm

Developers fully represented

I am surprised because the only name I remembered was that of Oyenusi and I assumed they were all Yoruba.

Ttalk:
Developers fully represented

The name oyenusi, Big Joe and Shina Rambo shook households down to their foundations.

These guys were the foremost armed robbers and bandits before the advent of slice bread.

Gandollar:
The name oyenusi, Big Joe and Shina Rambo shook households down to their foundations.

These guys were the foremost armed robbers and bandits before the advent of slice bread.

And you forgot Lawrence Anini.

We need firing Squad

id4sho:
We need firing Squad

It was under the military this kind of things do happen, this days, the government hardly kill this criminals. The last time criminals were executed was in Edo state under the government of Oshiomole and they were hanged

id4sho:
We need firing Squad

Won't work. We will just keep shooting and shooting people, and the root of the problem would be there.

Remember, the heart of man is evil. The best we can do is improve education, improve access to education, good health and housing, and public facilites, end corruption, and so forth.

But even if we turn Nigeria into a good country today, remember that an armed robber can in one operation net far more money than most people would see in a year. Some people prefer to surrennder to their baser natures and take that risk. Some people would rather take the easy way of crime, than work hard for a living. In their mind working hard for a living is for jokers.

It does not matter whether we do firing squad, or life in prision. Someone somehwere is always going to choose crime.



And this does not mean we should never fight or punish crime

I still remember the incident 😬

wiseone28:
I still remember the incident 😬

You must be at least 60 something years then. Greetings my elder

Lawrence Anini!

Fear catch police for Bendel then.


Most police nor dey wear uniforms pass streets.

When NL two tribal enemies were partners in crime.

QuinQ:
They were learners compared to today's kidnappers

current government are very liniency to today's criminals, if kidnappers were to be dealt with like this, there will be relative peace,

ALLNIGERIANSMAD:
current government are very liniency to today's criminals, if kidnappers were to be dealt with like this, there will be relative peace,

That's one advantage of military. If it
were durring military Evans would have been smoked the very week he was caught

Where is their king - Lawrence Anini then?

nairalanda1:
And you forgot Lawrence Anini.

Yes and Lawrence Anini. Wow!

Bring back public execution

Harden criminals still smiling in front of guns

Our thieving politicians deserve this kind of treatment ....but then I believe it not good to shoot human beings publicly like that, but armrobbers and kidnappers have already lost their humanity, because someone who Armed himself with dangerous weapon ready to hurt a human being publicly deserved to be killed publicly

What will people benefit from this your yeye throwback biko ?

Dr. Oyenusi, one of the robbers, threw a goat meat pepper soup party. He had bought the goat a few days before his arrest by the police. When asked what his last wishes were, he requested that the police slaughter the goat they had taken from him earlier and make pepper soup for him. A wish police granted. Imagine the balls.

When they were still wasting precious bullets killing these folks. I remember those days. It was both entertaining and touching watching soldiers kill them through firing squads after a parade.

We would always be informed that soldiers were going to waste some criminals and interested people would go and feast their eyes

QuinQ:
They were learners compared to today's kidnappers

you mean hunters lool

This is when effective laws and functional enforcers were in place.

Lol the Wazobia no complete...

nairalanda1:
Won't work. We will just keep shooting and shooting people, and the root of the problem would be there.

Remember, the heart of man is evil. The best we can do is improve education, improve access to education, good health and housing, and public facilites, end corruption, and so forth.

But even if we turn Nigeria into a good country today, remember that an armed robber can in one operation net far more money than most people would see in a year. Some people prefer to surrennder to their baser natures and take that risk. Some people would rather take the easy way of crime, than work hard for a living. In their mind working hard for a living is for jokers.

It does not matter whether we do firing squad, or life in prision. Someone somehwere is always going to choose crime.

Satap making excuse for criminals, death by firing is the only solution to today's crime

I remember this event we had to wait for hours at bar beach before the black Maria conveying them came. And we watched as they were all executed.