23 August 2026 · Eti-Osa
Armed robbery in Lagos
OpenWatch has recorded 648 reported armed robbery incidents in Lagos State, 37 of them in the last 12 months. That is 26% of every incident recorded in the state, and ranks it 1 of 37 among the states where armed robbery is reported often enough to profile.
Incidents · 12 mo
37
Fatalities · 12 mo
19
Incidents · all-time
648
Fatalities · all-time
335
Latest reported armed robbery in Lagos
12 August 2026
Lagos touts block motorist, demand money
11 August 2026 · Apapa
Truck crushes two amid extortion attempt
3 August 2026 · Alimosho
A four-man armed robbery gang on two motorcycles trailed a PoS operator to her residence in Igando, Lagos, and when they failed to gain entry, fired indiscriminately, striking a recent university graduate who was passing by. The victim was rushed to a nearby general hospital and was in critical condition.
20 July 2026
Lagos State Police Command arrested 147 suspects and recovered weapons including 250 expanded cartridges, 22 machetes, battle axes, knives, charms, and suspected Indian hemp during raids on criminal hideouts across the state under Operation KO S'AYE III.
18 July 2026 · Ikorodu
Armed robbers carried out multiple robberies in an Ikorodu community in Lagos, killing a CDA executive and causing residents to flee. The robbers damaged CCTV cameras, forced entry into properties, stole valuables, and attempted to attack a property owner with a machete.
14 July 2026
Unidentified gunmen shot and killed the Organising Secretary of the NURTW along Ikorodu Road in Lagos. The Lagos Police Command has launched an intensive manhunt for the perpetrators.
13 July 2026 · Mushin
The Lagos State Council Organising Secretary of the National Union of Road Transport Workers was shot by gunmen who intercepted his vehicle on Ikorodu Road on Sunday night while he was returning home from Fadeyi; he later died at hospital. News of his death triggered widespread panic, early business closures, and reduced commercial bus operations across Mushin, Onipanu, Fadeyi, Jibowu, and Ojuelegba amid fears of reprisal attacks by loyalists.
5 July 2026 · Alimosho
Lagos police raided a criminal hideout at a dump site in Alimosho, setting it ablaze and arresting several suspects believed to be armed robbers and hardened criminals.
4 July 2026
A music promoter and his bodyguard were involved in a serious road accident on the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Road in the early hours of July 4, 2026. The bodyguard died at the scene while the promoter survived and is reportedly receiving medical treatment.
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About these figures
Counts cover incidents classified as armed robbery in Lagos State, drawn from OpenWatch’s incident record, excluding retracted reports and duplicates merged into an earlier report. Figures update hourly. Last recorded: 23 August 2026.
Reported numbers are a floor, not a census. Incidents in remote areas are routinely under-reported, and classification follows how an event was described in reporting, so a low count is not a guarantee of safety. See the full Lagos risk profile for every threat type, or the methodology for how incidents are collected and classified.
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