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Crime / The Untold Story Of The Otokoto Money Ritual Killings Of 1996 by ashala(m): 8:42pm On Apr 08, 2017 |
The Otokoto Ritual Killings of 1996 One Thursday over 20 years ago, on the 19th of September 1996, during the brutal regime of the late General Sani Abacha, something happened in Nigeria that shocked the entire world. In the usually calm and serene city of Owerri, capital of the country’s southeastern state of Imo, an 11-year-old boy named Anthony Ikechukwu Okoronkwo was meandering his way through the streets of the city with his precious tray of merchandise playfully balanced on his head. The little boy was hawking boiled groundnuts, which was his routine, the same condemned destiny for millions of other Nigerian kids today. But in his infantile innocence, the little boy was only doing what he was ordered to do by his parents. He strolled along, selling his groundnuts for peanuts to whoever wanted to buy. When he got to Amakohia area of Owerri, his eyes lit up with joy as a customer beckoned on him to approach. That ‘customer’ was named Innocent Ekeanyanwu, aged 32. The boy was called into the famous Otokoto Hotel and the little groundnut seller was visibly very excited, since it was a hotel, it meant that the new ‘customer’ would probably be buying plenty groundnuts which will mean more money to take home to make his parents happy and assist his struggling family. As he sauntered into the central lobby and reception area of the hotel, he must have given a cute boyish smile as he was told to sit and wait a bit. While waiting, the boy was treated like a guest, he was given a bottle of Coca-Cola to cool off from the punishing heat of tropical Africa. As every innocent boy of his age would react, he quickly took the bottle of Coke and gulped it down with relish. For many Nigerian kids, drinking a bottle of Coca-Cola inside the lobby of a hotel was more than a dream come true. Made to feel at home, he must have been wondering how nice his new and unusually receptive customers were. As he was sipping his soft drink and taking a look at the glittering surrounding of the hotel, he could have imagined having a hotel of his own too later in the future. As he was dreaming, his vision became blurry and the sounds around him became muzzled and dull. In a matter of minutes, he dozed off, never to wake up again. His tray full of groundnuts was lying in a corner. Observing the boy from a safe distance was the man who had called him to buy his groundnuts. He had spiked the boy’s drink and once he saw he was asleep, he took the limp body of the drugged lad into one of the hotel rooms and what followed next remains one of the most evil things anyone can ever dream up. A sharp cutlass emerged from nowhere and the boy’s head was severed from his body. He was beheaded in a matter of minutes. Passersby outside the hotel had absolutely no idea of what was going on inside the ‘high-brow’ hotel. After the boy’s head was cut off, they proceeded to disembowel his torso and removed his liver and other parts they needed. They were not done yet, his genitals were not spared as well. After he was done butchering the boy, he sorted out the organs, packed his head inside a polythene bag and they made a shallow grave where they hurriedly buried his mangled remains. Of course, the boy’s parents somewhere in the city had no idea their little boy had just been gruesomely murdered. Ekeanyanwu then took the polythene bag containing the head and headed for the next destination: to the house of the man who needed the fresh head. THE OTOKOTO HOTEL At the time of its existence, Otokoto Hotel was located in an upscale area of Owerri, specifically the Amakohia side, and it was a favourite location for the rich and wealthy youths to meet, drink and have all manners of fun. Duru’s hotel was made up of three buildings, (three, five and six stories each, one behind the other). It was owned by Chief Vincent Duru, the father of Obidiozor Duru, the leader of the Black Scorpions secret cult responsible for a spate of robberies and kidnapping of children in the state. All of Owerri placed the Durus under their radar and surveillance, with rumours all over the place about their nefarious activities. state. All of Owerri placed the Durus under their radar and surveillance, with rumours all over the place about their nefarious activities. 2 Likes 1 Share |
Family / Re: What Was The Most Dangerous Risk You Took When You Were Younger? by ashala(m): 8:22pm On Apr 04, 2017 |
Well, I would say mine was bleeping a girl in an uncompleted building with people passing in a Sharia Practising State in one of the Northern States of Nigeria way back when I was doing my youth service. Then I used to feel like one very bad guy. Lol I still wonder what would have happened had we been caught, maybe na one hand I for use de type now. 3 Likes 1 Share |
Foreign Affairs / 10 Deadliest Wars In World’s History That Killed Over 300 Billion People by ashala(m): 5:01pm On Apr 04, 2017 |
The world has witnessed a series of wars that sadly claimed many lives of innocent people. Some of these wars were started for no logical reasons whatsoever. Here is compiled list of wars and anthropogenic disasters by death toll. It covers the lowest estimate of death as well as the highest estimate, the name of the event, the location, and the start and end of each event. Some events overlap categories. 1. World War II Deaths Estimate: 40,000,000 ___ 72,000,000 Location: Worldwide Year: 1939 to 1945 World War II, or the Second World War was a global war that was underway by 1939 and ended in 1945. It involved involved most of the world’s nations, including all of the great powers: eventually forming two opposing military alliances, the Allies and the Axis. It was the most widespread war in history, with more than 100 million military personnel mobilized. In a state of “total war,” the major participants placed their entire economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities at the service of the war effort, erasing the distinction between civilian and military resources. Marked by significant events involving the mass death of civilians, including the Holocaust and the only use of nuclear weapons in warfare, it was the deadliest conflict in human history, resulting in 50 million to over 70 million fatalities. 2. Taiping Rebellion Estimated Deaths: 20,000,000____ 100,000,000 Location: China Year: 1851 to 1864 The Taiping Rebellion was a widespread civil war in southern China from 1850 to 1864, led by heterodox Christian convert Hong Xiuquan, who having received visions, maintained that he was the younger brother of Jesus Christ against the ruling Manchu-led Qing Dynasty. About 20 million people died, mainly civilians, in one of the deadliest military conflicts in history. 3. World War I Estimated Deats: 15,000,000 ____ 65,000,000 Location: Worldwide Year: 1914 to 1918 World War I was a major war centered in Europe that began in the summer of 1914 and lasted until November 1918. It involved all of the world’s great powers, which were assembled in two opposing alliances: the Allies and the Central Powers. More than 70 million military personnel, including 60 million Europeans, were mobilized in one of the largest wars in history. More than 9 million combatants were killed, largely because of great technological advances in firepower without corresponding advances in mobility. 4. Mongol Conquests Estimated Deaths: 30,000,000 __ 60,000,000 Location: Asia, Eastern Europe, Middle East Year: 1207 to 1472 The Mongol Empire initially named as Greater Mongol State was a great empire during the 13th and 14th centuries. Beginning in the Central Asian steppes, it eventually stretched from Eastern Europe to the Sea of Japan, covered Siberia in the north and extended southward into Southeast Asia, the Indian subcontinent, and the Middle East. It is commonly referred to as the largest contiguous empire in the history of the world. At its greatest extent it spanned 6,000 mi (9,700 km), covered an area of 33,000,000 km2 (12,700,000 sq mi), 22% of the Earth’s total land area, and held sway over a population of 100 million. 5. An Lushan Rebellion Estimated Deats: 13,000,000 ___ 36,000,000 Location: China Year: 755 to 763 The An Lushan Rebellion took place in China during the Tang Dynasty, from December 16, 755 to February 17, 763. An Lushan, an ex-Tang general, declared himself emperor, establishing the rival Yan Dynasty in Northern China. The rebellion spanned the reign of three Tang emperors before it was quashed. During that time, the registered population declined by up to 36 million, though most of this was due to the breakdown of the census system during the war. 6. Qing dynasty conquest of the Ming Dynasty Estimated Deats: 25,000,000 ____ 25,000,000 Location: China Year: 1616 to 1662 The Qing Dynasty also known as the Manchu Dynasty, was the last dynasty of China, ruling from 1644 to 1912. It was preceded by the Ming |
Crime / Re: Winners Chapel Pastor Beats Wife In Benin, Threatens To Kill Her & Marry Another by ashala(m): 6:29pm On Apr 03, 2017 |
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Crime / Re: The Tragic Story Of The Armed Robbers That Were Also Lovers: Bonnie And Clyde by ashala(m): 5:37pm On Apr 03, 2017 |
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Crime / Re: 11 Famous Bandits Who Put Bonnie And Clyde To Shame by ashala(m): 4:26pm On Apr 03, 2017 |
SADDAM HUSSEIN AND FAMILY On March 18, 2003, just hours before the invasion of Iraq, Saddam Hussein and his family perpetrated the largest bank robbery in history. With a short handwritten note bearing his signature, under the pretext of "protecting the money from American aggression," Saddam ordered the Central Bank of Iraq to hand over $920 million and 90 million Euros to his son Qusay. The massive amount of money was loaded onto several trucks in a five-hour operation. The whereabouts of the money are unknown to this date, although many people believe it is with Sadaam's family, who is living in exile. When American forces raided the palace of Uday Hussein (Saddam's eldest son), they found $650 million behind a false wall, although it is unknown if the hidden cash was part of the money taken from the bank. |
Crime / Re: 11 Famous Bandits Who Put Bonnie And Clyde To Shame by ashala(m): 4:23pm On Apr 03, 2017 |
The Thugs Were the Deadliest Bandit Group in History The Thugs were a well-organized group of professional murderers and thieves who operated out of India for several hundred years. The English word "thug," referring to any violent person, traces its roots back to this group. The Thugs practiced ritualized killing, and primarily murdered their victims via strangulation. The Thugs would gain the trust of travelers in their area, then murder them when an opportunity presented itself. The group had a special reverence for the Hindu goddess of destruction Kali, and would dedicate their kills to her. The Thugs also developed their own special language and signals so they could secretly identify each other. The group presumably met its end in 1837, due to the efforts of Lord William Bentinck and his agent Captain William Sleeman. In just five years, they captured 3,266 Thugs. Since membership in the Thugs was primarily gained through family lineage, such a large loss of members in such a short time was devastating for the group and it never recovered. Although estimates vary, according to the Guinness Book of Records, the Thugs murdered more than two million people throughout their history, making them the deadliest criminal group in the world. |
Crime / Re: 11 Famous Bandits Who Put Bonnie And Clyde To Shame by ashala(m): 4:23pm On Apr 03, 2017 |
Egan's Rats Terrorized St. Louis for 35 Years The Rats were the most dominant gang in St. Louis from 1890 to 1924. Originally a political organization founded by Democratic Committeeman Thomas Egan and Missouri State Senator Thomas Kinney, the group donned the name Egan's Rats in 1907. The group was responsible for a wide range of criminal activities, such as bank robbery, voter intimidation, union busting, bootlegging, and murder. In 1919, Thomas Egan died of natural causes, and his brother, William Egan, replaced him as leader of the Rats. The gang wielded tremendous political influence at the time: William Egan was able to pull strings with President Woodrow Wilson to get a fellow Rat's sentence for interstate theft commuted, and the criminal only served six months of a five-year sentence. William Egan was shot and killed in 1921, and his death was believed to be the work of the rival Hogan gang. Egan's successor, William Colbeck, went to war with the Hogan gang in 1923. The subsequent two-year gang war resulted in 23 deaths, and turned public opinion against the Rats. The Rats were also involved in the theft of $2.4 million in negotiable bonds at the time, but when several Rats were captured by authorities in relation to the crime, one of the gang members turned informant, resulting in 25 year sentences for eight prominent members of the gang, including Colbeck. By the time Colbeck was released from prison sixteen years later, the gang had disbanded, although some ex-Rats participated in the St. Valentine's Day Massacre. Colbeck was murdered in 1943, but his murder was never solved. |
Crime / Re: 11 Famous Bandits Who Put Bonnie And Clyde To Shame by ashala(m): 4:22pm On Apr 03, 2017 |
Edwin Alonzo Boyd Set Off the Biggest Manhunt in Canadian History Edwin Alonzo Boyd started his career as a criminal on September 9, 1949. Unable to find suitable employment after returning from World War II, Boyd turned to a life of robbing banks. Although he started out as a solo bandit, he soon graduated to leading a gang that bore his namesake. Boyd carried out at least six robberies from 1959-1961, but an accomplice of his was captured and ratted him out to police, landing Boyd in prison. In prison, Boyd met up with another professional thief, Leonard Jackson, who had been working with a different, more violent group of bandits at the time. Due to a previous accident involving a train, Leonard Jackson had a wooden foot, which he used to smuggle hacksaw blades into prison. Using the hacksaw blades, Boyd, Jackson, and another thief managed to escape prison. The gang then launched a string of robberies over the next four months totaling over $75,000, including what the largest bank heist in Canadian history at the time, when they took $46,000 in one haul. Boyd ended up back in prison in 1952 after two members of the gang were involved in a traffic stop that resulted in the fatal shooting of a police officer. The gang immediately began working on a plan to escape prison, and they were able to obtain a key to their cell, although no one knows for sure how they were able to do so. The group escaped prison on September 8, 1952. The reward for their capture was set at $26,000 and set off the largest manhunt in Canadian history. Despite their notoriety, the gang was captured only eight days later, while hiding out in a local barn. Boyd was sentenced to eight life sentences in December 1952, and was paroled in 1966. He lived in British Columbia under an assumed name until he died in 2002. |
Crime / Re: 11 Famous Bandits Who Put Bonnie And Clyde To Shame by ashala(m): 4:19pm On Apr 03, 2017 |
Toni Musulin Stole 11.6 Million Euros Without a Gun In 2009, Toni Musulin, who was working as a driver for the Loomis security company, absconded with 11.6 million Euros while working on the job. Only two days after the robbery, police were tipped off by witnesses and raided a garage where they found 9.1 million of the missing money. Musulin turned himself in two weeks later, claiming that he had no idea where the missing 2.5 million Euros were. The robbery catapulted Musulin to folk hero status, as Internet users dubbed it "the heist of the century," and they praised Musulin for not resorting to guns or violence. Musulin claimed that he had only robbed the company because he and his colleagues had been mistreated while on the job. Musulin was only sentenced to three years in prison, because he did not use violence during the robbery, although his sentence was extended two years for an unrelated insurance fraud charge. Musulin was released from prison in 2013, and he maintains that he does not know where the missing money is to do this day. |
Crime / Re: 11 Famous Bandits Who Put Bonnie And Clyde To Shame by ashala(m): 4:18pm On Apr 03, 2017 |
Edward Kelly Stood up to the Police and Became Australia's Greatest Folk Hero Edward "Ned" Kelly, leader of the notorious Kelly Gang, is arguably Australia's most famous historical figure, as more books, songs, and websites have been written about Ned Kelly and the Kelly gang than any other figures in Australian history. Kelly's trouble with the law began when he was just 14 old and arrested for stealing ten shillings from a Chinese man. He was arrested again a year later for armed robbery, although he was freed for lack of evidence. In 1878, Kelly was indicted for the attempted murder of a police officer named Arthur Fitzpatrick, after Fitzpatrick showed up at the Kelly property to serve an arrest warrant for Ned's brother Dan for alleged horse stealing . Although Fitzpatrick was later dismissed from the police force for being a liar, his testimony resulted in Kelly's mother, Ellen Kelly, receiving three years of hard labor for assaulting a police officer. Ned and Dan fled into the bush to evade capture, and Ned issued an ultimatum to the government, saying that he would open the eyes of the Australian people to the corrupt strategies employed by the police. Later that year, four heavily armed policemen were sent to apprehend the Kelly gang, but they were ambushed and three officers were killed in a shootout with the gang, prompting the government of Victoria to label Ned Kelly and his accomplices "outlaws," meaning they could be shot on sight by any citizen with no legal consequences. The gang committed several armed bank robberies during this time, and also murdered a friend-turned-police informant before their final stand in 1880, where they took sixty hostages in a hotel in Glenrowan, Victoria. The police assaulted the hotel, and eventually forced the gang to retreat into the wilderness. The gang famously wore suits of armor during their final assault on the police, but the gang was defeated, and only Ned survived. Ned was arrested and tried for the murder of a police officer, and with the famous last words "Such is life," was hanged on November 11, 1880. Despite being a ruthless criminal, many Australians saw Ned Kelly as a champion of the downtrodden who resisted the tyranny of a corrupt legal system. |
Crime / Re: 11 Famous Bandits Who Put Bonnie And Clyde To Shame by ashala(m): 4:17pm On Apr 03, 2017 |
Valerio Viccei Stole £40m from Security Boxes Without Firing a Shot Valerio Viccei, also known as the Wolf, the Italian Stallion, and the Gentleman Thief, had a love for money, women, fast cars, and weapons. He is most famous for being the mastermind of the Knightsbridge Security Deposit Box robbery in 1987. In under two hours, with the help of security guard uniforms, drilling equipment, and a man on the inside, Viccei and his gang were able to steal an estimated £40m-60m ($65-98m at the 1987 exchange rate) from security boxes without firing a single shot or injuring another person. The victims were primarily celebrities, millionaires, and royalty. A bloody fingerprint left at the scene was traced back to Viccei, and after a period of surveillance by law enforcement, several of his accomplices were apprehended by police. Viccei originally managed to escape capture and fled to Latin America, but he was apprehended in England when he was caught in 1987 trying to ship his Ferrari out of the country. He was sentenced to 22 years in prison. He was transferred to a jail in Italy in 1992 to finish his sentence, and was allowed to participate in a work-release program. Viccei worked at a translating company by day, and returned to prison each night at 10:30. However, Viccei stuck to his old profession, and on April 19, 2000, when Viccei was supposed to be working at his job, he and an accomplice got into a firefight with police, resulting in Viccei's death. Police suspect that Viccei and his accomplice were either trying to rob a bank security van or kidnap one of the children from the one of the area's three wealthiest families. |
Crime / Re: 11 Famous Bandits Who Put Bonnie And Clyde To Shame by ashala(m): 4:15pm On Apr 03, 2017 |
The Ioanid Gang Was Forced to Star in a Reenactment of Their Own Heist The Ioanid gang, named after two brothers in the group, was a group of six Jewish intellectuals that stole 1.6 million Romanian lei (approximately $250,000 at the time) from the National Bank of Romania in 1959. The case was investigated by the Communist secret police, the Securitate, and within two months all of the alleged robbers were apprehended and tried behind closed doors. All but one of gang members were executed in 1960 (their executions were even kept secret from their families), but not before they were forced to reenact the robbery for a propaganda film titled Reconstituirea. The film was only shown to loyal Communist party members, with the robbers reprising their own roles. The film heavily emphasized the gang members' Jewish identities, and portrayed them as living a life of luxury with money obtained from the heist. No real motive was ever given for the heist, but the film alleged that the goal was to send funds to Zionist organizations to get Romanian Jews to Israel. However, this seems highly unlikely as it was impossible to convert lei into any other hard currencies around the world during this time period. To this day, no one knows for sure if the gang actually committed the robbery - many believe that it was an operation carried out by the Securitate to purge disloyal party members. Several documentaries have been made about the heist, most recently Closer to the Moon, from 2014. |
Crime / Re: 11 Famous Bandits Who Put Bonnie And Clyde To Shame by ashala(m): 4:14pm On Apr 03, 2017 |
The Pink Panthers Have Performed Over 370 Heists Worth $500 Million in 35 Countries The largest, most successful group of thieves in the world are the Pink Panthers. The group earned their name from Interpol after a diamond heist in 1993. Using a tactic originally seen in the 1975 film Return of the Pink Panther, the gang of thieves hid £500,000 ($614,500) in diamonds in a jar of facial cream. Using photographic, DNA, and fingerprint evidence, Interpol has identified 800 active members of the Pink Panthers, a group primarily composed of Serbs from Serbia, Montenegro, Croatia, and Bosnia. Many of the members are believed to be Serbian ex-special forces who fought in the Bosnian wars. The Pink Panthers are a truly international gang of thieves, with operations ranging from Dubai to Tokyo. The Pink Panthers are credited for the largest successful robbery in Japanese history, where the group stole ¥284 million ($2,734,780) in jewelry. While the Pink Panthers are predominantly known for stealing jewelry and diamonds, they have expanded their sphere of operations into the realm of fine art. In 2008, an art museum in Zurich, Germany was robbed, in what is the largest art theft in European history. The group stole four paintings, the last of which was recovered in 2012, a Cezanne painting with an estimated value of $113 million. In addition to their masterful heists, which some investigators have elevated to the level of "artistry," the group is surprisingly hard to take down and imprison. In part, this is because the group practices omerta, a code of silence, so capturing one or two members of the group does little to harm the overall organization. The group has also proven adept at breaking members out of prison, with one of the most recent attempts in May 2013, when a group of Panthers assaulted a Swiss prison with assault rifles to break out a fellow gang member. The imprisoned Panther and four other prisoners escaped during the commotion. The Panther is still at large. The group is currently alive and well, and Interpol estimates that they have added over 180 new members in the last few years. Despite their whimsical name, the Pink Panthers are as efficient and professional as they come. 1 Like |
Crime / Re: 11 Famous Bandits Who Put Bonnie And Clyde To Shame by ashala(m): 4:12pm On Apr 03, 2017 |
The Stopwatch Gang Robbed Banks in Under 90 Seconds The infamous Stopwatch Gang was a group of three Canadian bank robbers: Stephen Reid, Lionel Wright, and Paddy Mitchell. Known for their ability to rob banks in under two minutes with virtually no trace left behind, the group got their name because the FBI noticed Reid wearing a large stopwatch around his neck during one of their robberies. The gang was active during the 1970s and 1980s, and is best known for completing the largest bank robbery in San Diego history. They stole $283,000 from Bank of America (this was the second time that they robbed this particular bank) and ran off with $750,000 worth of gold bars from the Ottawa Airport in 1974. In addition to their rigorous planning skills, the gang had a keen insight into how witnesses would react during a robbery - and what they would remember afterward. The gang paid attention to the press they received for their crimes and quickly noticed that witnesses were often distracted by obvious, eccentric, but unessential details. To test this, Reid left a banana hanging out of his pocket during some of the gang's robberies. Sure enough, the witnesses remembered that detail, but not much else. Law enforcement closed in on the gang when an elderly couple looking for cans in a dumpster found a bag filled with wigs, make-up, two license plates, and several Bank of America bags. The authorities were able to obtain a partial thumbprint on one of the bags, but it was not until the three gang members were identified by a confidential informant that the FBI was able to match the print with some evidence from the Ottawa airport heist. Reid and Wright were arrested in October 1980 and were each sentenced to 20 years in prison for the Bank of America robbery. After the capture of the other gang members, Paddy Mitchell continued his career as a bank robber, escaping prison four times, and living in exile in the Philippines for 15 years until he was finally captured after a botched bank robbery in 1994 and sentenced to 65 years in prison. 1 Like |
Crime / Re: 11 Famous Bandits Who Put Bonnie And Clyde To Shame by ashala(m): 4:09pm On Apr 03, 2017 |
Leonardo Notarbartolo Pulled Off the Largest Diamond Heist in History. Leonardo Notarbartolo is famous for stealing $100m in diamonds - the largest diamond heist ever committed - from the Antwerp Diamond Center. The facility's security measures are intense: the vault is secured by a lock with one hundred million combinations, and is also equipped with a seismic alarm, infrared sensors, an electromagnetic lock, and requires a key almost three feet long to turn the massive deadbolts of the vault door. Originally, Notarbartolo declared that the place would be impossible to rob when he was paid 100,000 Euros by a client to scope out the place in 2001. Five months later, Notarbartolo was contacted by the same client and instructed to meet in an abandoned warehouse. In a scene straight out of Ocean's Eleven, when Notarbartolo arrived, he found himself standing in an exact replica of the Diamond Center's vault, where his client outlined the plan to rob the place. Notarbartolo agreed to the heist. As part of the operation, Notarbartolo had a security box at the Center, and on one of his regular visits he managed to install a hidden camera, which recorded the guard entering the code for the vault door. Right before the robbery, he managed to spray the vault's infrared sensor with a thin coating of hair spray, temporarily knocking it out of commission. The electromagnetic lock was duped by a custom-made aluminum block which the thieves placed on the side of the vault door, allowing them to remove the door without breaking the circuit. Ultimately, however, this cunning heist was foiled by a single mistake. Notarbartolo wanted to burn the evidence, but his accomplice, a getaway driver named Speedy, insisted that they dump it immediately, and the pair was spotted by a property owner who reported them for illegal dumping. When the police investigated, they found the bags used in the jewelry heist, as well as a half-eaten sandwich covered in Notarbartolo's DNA. The police subsequently raided his house and found seventeen diamonds. He was sentenced to ten years in prison and is now out on parole. In an interview with Wired, Notarbartolo claimed that the gang only stole $20m, and the other $80m was claimed as part of an insurance scam. No evidence of this has been found, and only a fraction of the loot has been recovered. 1 Like |
Crime / 11 Famous Bandits Who Put Bonnie And Clyde To Shame by ashala(m): 4:07pm On Apr 03, 2017 |
There is something inherently fascinating about famous bandits in history. Maybe it's the larger-than-life personalities of the people who commit these types of famous robberies, or the sophisticated methods they employ to achieve their nefarious goals. Or it could just be that people are fascinated with an underdog story: there is something romantic in the drama of a small group or individual going up against a much larger entity, which often has the benefits of numbers and superior technology. Whatever the reason, an act of robbery (especially when violence is kept to a minimum) has the potential to catapult an individual into the ranks of super-stardom, turning them into a real-life Robin Hood or Danny Ocean. Here is a collection of criminals who raised the bar on crime. 1 Like |
Celebrities / Re: Chat Between PulseTV Presenter, Samera & Her Dad Who Needs A Grandchild by ashala(m): 11:01am On Apr 01, 2017 |
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Family / Re: Have You Ever Taken A Good Passport Photograph? (picture) by ashala(m): 8:03pm On Mar 31, 2017 |
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Business / Re: CBN To Allocate Forex To Banks Based On The Size Of Their Shareholder’s Funds by ashala(m): 6:46pm On Mar 30, 2017 |
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Events / Re: Man Marries 2 Wives In Delta Same Time, Same Day (Photos) by ashala(m): 10:05pm On Mar 26, 2017 |
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Politics / Re: Original Photos Of The Pictures On Naira Notes by ashala(m): 2:21pm On Mar 17, 2017 |
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Politics / Re: The Chairs & Floor At Buhari's Family House In Daura (pics) by ashala(m): 7:04pm On Mar 14, 2017 |
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Career / Re: He Was Too Loyal That Made Him So Stupid To The Boss, See Where It Landed Him by ashala(m): 10:21pm On Mar 13, 2017 |
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Family / Re: Kenyan Man Congratulates His Virgin Daughter On Facebook (Photo) by ashala(m): 1:31pm On Mar 12, 2017 |
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Crime / Re: Ekiti Man Posts About Suicide On Facebook & Dies Hours After (Photos) by ashala(m): 3:10am On Mar 08, 2017 |
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Crime / Re: The Police Squad Who Tracked Down Vampire And Killed The Notorious Criminal (Pic by ashala(m): 4:46pm On Mar 04, 2017 |
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Business / Re: Again Naira Falls, Sells At N465 Per Dollar by ashala(m): 9:30am On Mar 04, 2017 |
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Business / Re: Nationwide Implementation Of The Cashless Policy. Is This Fair On Nigerians? by ashala(m): 7:32am On Mar 03, 2017 |
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Politics / Re: Bring Seized Substandard Tyres To Aba Instead Of Burning Them - Dr Ikpeazu To FG by ashala(m): 6:25pm On Feb 28, 2017 |
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Sports / Re: Kelechi Iheanacho Trains With Manchester City Teammates In Abu Dhabi.PICS by ashala(m): 6:32pm On Feb 24, 2017 |
Boboforthegirls: Why can he bench him?. Does he have 2 heads? Go and check the wonderful goals Iheanacho scored when the former coach believed in him. |
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