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'''Ishola Oyenusi''' ( |
'''Ishola Oyenusi''' (died 8 September 1971), popularly known as '''Dr. Ishola''', was a notorious [[Nigerian]] armed robber who was active during the 1970s.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://guardian.ng/features/your-habit-determines-your-habitat/ | title=Your Habit Determines Your Habitat! | first=Gbenga | last=Adebambo | date=12 December 2015 | newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]] | access-date=1 February 2017 }}</ref> His ''[[modus operandi]]'' was [[carjacking]]s, bank robberies and heists committed during hold-ups.{{sfn|Osifodunrin|2007|p=190}} |
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==Trial and execution== |
==Trial and execution== |
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Oyenusi together with six other members of his gang were executed on 8 September 1971 by a combined police and armed forces firing brigade.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.executedtoday.com/2014/09/08/1971-ishola-oyenusi-smiling-to-his-death/|title=1971: Ishola Oyenusi, smiling to his death|website=ExecutedToday.com|access-date=2015 |
Oyenusi together with six other members of his gang were executed on 8 September 1971 by a combined police and armed forces firing brigade.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.executedtoday.com/2014/09/08/1971-ishola-oyenusi-smiling-to-his-death/|title=1971: Ishola Oyenusi, smiling to his death|website=ExecutedToday.com|access-date=9 July 2015}}</ref> His execution was caught on film. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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* [[Lawrence Anini]] |
* [[Lawrence Anini]] |
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* [[Mighty Joe]] |
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==Notes== |
==Notes== |
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[[Category:20th-century criminals]] |
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Ishola Oyenusi (died 8 September 1971), popularly known as Dr. Ishola, was a notorious Nigerian armed robber who was active during the 1970s.[1] His modus operandi was carjackings, bank robberies and heists committed during hold-ups.[2]
Trial and execution
[edit]Oyenusi together with six other members of his gang were executed on 8 September 1971 by a combined police and armed forces firing brigade.[3] His execution was caught on film.
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Adebambo, Gbenga (12 December 2015). "Your Habit Determines Your Habitat!". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ^ Osifodunrin 2007, p. 190.
- ^ "1971: Ishola Oyenusi, smiling to his death". ExecutedToday.com. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
References
[edit]- Osifodunrin, Paul Ayodele (December 2007). "5:ARMED ROBBERY AND MURDER IN LAGOS, 1960-2000". Violent Crimes in Lagos, 1861–2000: Nature, Responses, and Impact (Thesis). University of Lagos.