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Godogodo (bandit)
Nigerian armed robber
For town in southern Kaduna state, see Godogodo.
Godogodo | |
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Born | Abiodun Egunjobi |
Othernames | Abbey Godogodo |
Citizenship | Nigerian |
Occupations |
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Yearsactive | — |
Opponent | Lagos State Police Command |
Accomplice(s) | |
Timeat large | 10 years |
Spanof crimes | – |
Country | Nigeria |
State(s) | Lagos state |
Location(s) | Lagos |
Target(s) | |
Killed | Death of police officers and civilians |
Weapons | AK rifles |
Date apprehended | 1 August |
Abiodun Egunjobi commonly known as Godogodo was a Nigerian armed robber.[1][2]
Life
Godogodo was a scrap dealer in Gatankowa, Abule-Egba in Lagos, Lagos state.[3] He was arrested by the Nigerian police for causing civil unrest.
Due to lack of bail, he spent six years in prison. After he was released from prison, he formed his own gang of criminals to rob. He was known to organize heists against banks and bureaux de change.[3] He was tackled by Umar Manko of the Lagos State Police Command and DCP Abba Kyari who headed the Special Anti-Robbery Squad.[3] His most significant robbery is said to be the Black Sunday robbery of 9 September ,[4] which took the life of two police officers and seven civilians.[5] He was arrested on 1 August , in his house in Ibadan.[6][7]
References
- ^Johnson, Elizabeth Ofosuah (17 January ).Godogodo biography for kids youtube Godogodo bandit. Features Back to Neusroom. Lagos state. References [ edit ].
"Mighty Joe, the notorious robber who terrified Nigeria until he was executed in ". Face2Face Africa. Retrieved 5 April
- ^Hanafi, Afeez (3 April ). "From Anini To Evans: Top 10 Criminals That Shook Nigeria In Five Decades". Daily Trust. Retrieved 5 April
- ^ abcEjiogu, Enyeribe (27 April ).
"Nigeria's daredevil robbers".
Online biography for kids On approaching them, we opened fire on the van and killed all the police in it and collected their rifles and escaped through Lagos-Abekuta road. Oyenusi in the s, Anini in the s, Shina Rambo in the s. I would not come to the church again and this was to avoid being caught. Photo: Daily Post.The Sun. Retrieved 5 April
- ^Okolie, Ifeanyi (29 November ). "How I co-ordinated Lagos Black Sunday robbery – Godogodo". Vanguard. Retrieved 5 April
- ^Izuekwe, Cyriacus; Adeboye, Oluwole (9 September ). "Bloody Sunday: Robbers Kill 2 cops, 7 Others In Lagos".
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- ^ (15 December ). ""I Am Now Born Again" - Popular Notorious Robber, Godogodo Declares Sunday". .Godogodo biography for kids For town in southern Kaduna state, see Godogodo. Banks Bureau de change. So, we were very conscious of that warning. We shot at people who tried to block the road and prevent us from moving.
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- ^Okolie, Ifeanyi (2 August ). "Godogodo, S-West robbery czar nabbed, says no regrets for killing policemen". Vanguard. Retrieved 5 April