Just In: Nigeria's Notorious Robbers Anini, Osunbor, Oyenusi ‘Resurrect’

Just In: Nigeria's Notorious Robbers Anini, Osunbor, Oyenusi ‘Resurrect’

  • A piece of news that would create fear and cause panic in the minds of Nigerians, is the resurrection of Nigeria's notorious armed robbers
  • This is as the armed robbers who terrorised the nation in the 1980s and 1990s respectively have returned back to life in Ondo state
  • Meanwhile, the Amotekun corps in the state paraded the new set of robbers who named themselves after the likes of Oyenusi, Lawrence Anini and Monday Osunbor

Notorious armed robbers that terrorised Nigeria in the 1980s and 1990s, identified simply as Oyenusi, Lawrence Anini and Monday Osunbor, have ‘resurrected’ in Ondo state.

They ‘resurrected’ in teenage robbery suspects nabbed by the Ondo State Security Network codenamed Amotekun Corps at Ijare area of Akure.

The Nation reports that members of the gang named themselves after the late notorious armed robbers who were killed by firing squad.

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Nigeria's Notorious Robbers Anini, Osunbor, Oyenusi, Amotekun corps, Ondo state
The new gang of who named themselves after Anini, Osunbor, and Oyenusi. Photo credit: The Nation
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The robbers

Among the robbers paraded were 14- year- old Anini; 16-year- old Oyenusi and 17-year- old Monday Osunbor.

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The mother of 14- year- old Anini was also paraded.

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Source: Legit.ng

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Esther Odili (Politics and Current Affairs Editor) Esther Odili is a journalist and a Politics/Current Affairs Editor at Legit.ng with 6+ years of experience. She Holds OND and HND in Mass Communication from the Nigerian Institue of Journalism (NIJ), where she was recognized as the best student in print journalism in 2018. Before joining Legit.ng, Esther has worked with other reputable media houses, such as the New Telegraph newspaper and Galaxy Television. In 2024, Esther obtained a certificate in advanced digital reporting from the Google News Initiative. Email: esther.odili@corp.legit.ng.