Crimes in Nigeria

Ishola Oyenusi: The Doctor of Robbery Who Shook Lagos in the 1970s

In the late 1960s and into 1971, Lagos confronted a wave of violent organised robberies whose scale and brazenness shocked citizens and embarrassed state...

Lawrence Anini: The “Law” Who Defied a Nation

The name Lawrence Nomanyagbon Anini remains synonymous with fear in Nigeria’s criminal history. Nicknamed “The Law”, he became the face of violent armed robbery...