Dr. Ishola
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Ishola Oyenusi, born in Lagos in the 1950s (killed on 8 September 1971), popularly known as Dr. Ishola, was a notorious Nigerian armed robber who was active during the 1970s.[1] Dr. Oyenusi, as he was called, was not a doctor by profession but adopted the title for the fun of it. The evidence lies in a confession he made a few minutes before his execution.
He confessed that his parents were not capable of furthering his secondary school education and that was what forced him into robbery. So without having a secondary school education, Oyenusi by no way could have been a medical doctor.
His modus operandi was carjackings, bank robberies, and heists committed during hold-ups.[2]
Trial and execution
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
Notes
- ^ 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
- 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.
- Ishola Oyenusi: The Nigeria Deadly Armed Robber