Nigerian True Crime: Principals and Principalities

On Sunday, September 9, 2012, a street in Agege, Lagos was turned into a war zone before noon. Bureau de change operators were shot on sight. A Rapid Response Squad van was ambushed and every officer inside killed. A policeman was chased down on foot, shot, and his rifle collected. The man who ordered it had been doing this — across eight states — for over a decade. His name was Abiodun Egunjobi. In Lagos, they called him Godogodo.In this episode of Principals & Principalities, host Ayomide Odubonojo-Kinoshi tells the full story of Abiodun Egunjobi — also known as Godogodo — from a scrap metal hawker sleeping on the streets of Abule-Egba, to a prison graduate who came out with a plan, to the most wanted armed robber in Lagos State for fourteen unbroken years.This week we tell the full story of Godogodo — the man who killed over 100 police officers, built six houses and fifty-two fish ponds as cover, crossed an international border to treat a gunshot wound to the face, and was so disciplined that not one of his three wives knew what he did for a living. We examine the code that kept him hidden, the gang he built, and what happened — or didn't happen — after Nigeria finally caught him.This episode asks the question that defines this podcast: In Nigeria, is crime ever just crime?Listen wherever you get your podcasts, and follow us on social media for behind-the-scenes research, upcoming cases, and episode drops.Follow us On⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Us on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(x) 

In December 2000, 55 passengers on a Lagos-to-Onitsha bus were executed at Upper Iweka Road, Onitsha. The man who ordered it was 22 years old. His name was Okwudili Ndiwe — better known as Derico Nwamama — and he was already the most wanted criminal in Southeast Nigeria.In this episode of Principals & Principalities, host Ayomide Odubonojo-Kinoshi tells the full story of Derico Nwamama in Anambra, from a market pickpocket on the streets of Onitsha, to the feared partner of Anambra crime lord Chiejina, to a one-man reign of terror that claimed over 100 lives — including 25 police officers. This week we tell the full story of Derico Nwamama who, operated a criminal syndicate remotely from Abuja. We examine the charms, the belief in Odeshi that made him feel untouchable and how he was captured by the state-sanctioned vigilante group, the Bakassi Boys.This episode asks the question that defines this podcast: In Nigeria, is crime ever just crime?Listen wherever you get your podcasts, and follow us on social media for behind-the-scenes research, upcoming cases, and episode drops.Follow us On⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Us on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(x) 

In the early 1990s, one name brought Southwest Nigeria to a standstill: Shina Rambo, : Nigeria's Most Feared Armed Robber. In this episode of Principals and Principalities, host Ayomide Odubonojo-Kinoshi tells the story of Olusegun Adeshina Adisa Kuye in Abeokuta, Ogun State, who became the most feared armed robber in modern Nigerian history — hijacking luxury cars in broad daylight, storming police checkpoints, and operating a transnational criminal empire that stretched from Lagos to The Republic of Benin.But Shina Rambo was more than a criminal. He claimed bulletproof spiritual powers, 901 demons, and a supernatural wife. The police declared him fictional. The robberies continued anyway.This week, we tell the full story — from a violent military household in Abeokuta, to the Benin Boys, the rituals, the car convoys, the castrations, the crusade, and the prison cell that changed everything.This episode asks the question that defines this podcast: In Nigeria, is crime ever just crime?Listen wherever you get your podcasts — and follow us on social media for behind-the-scenes research, upcoming cases, and episode drops.Follow us On⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Us on⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(x) Credits:Radio Host: ⁠Classic Chamberline on TiktokTrack: Babatunde OlatunjiArtist: Shango (Chant to the God of Thunder)

He robbed banks in expensive lace. He escaped from Kirikiri Maximum Security Prison. And on the day the Lagos firing squad came for him, he still showed up dressed in his signature attire.In this episode of Principals and Principalities, host Ayomide Odubonojo-Kinoshi tells the story of Babatunde Folorunso, aka Baba Oni Lace, the armed robber who became one of the most infamous criminals in Nigerian history. A former apprentice mechanic turned getaway driver for the Dangerous Seven (Oyenusi's gang), Folorunso terrorized Southwest Nigeria in the early 1970s — and did it all draped in the most expensive fabric money could buy.We explore the post-civil war Lagos that made him, the "principals" who backed his gang, the public Bar Beach execution that shocked a nation, and how one man in lace managed to kill the lace trend across an entire city.This episode asks the question that defines this podcast: In Nigeria, is crime ever just crime?Listen wherever you get your podcasts — and follow us on social media for behind-the-scenes research, upcoming cases, and episode drops.Follow us On⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Us on⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(x) Music Credits:Track: Oro Nipa LaceArtist: Commander Ebenezer ObeyTrack: ⁠Oni SuruArtist: Idowu Odeyemi

In 1986, one man brought Nigeria's Bendel State to its knees. Lawrence Anini — known as "The Law" — robbed banks in broad daylight, killed eleven police officers, ambushed a Police Commissioner, and evaded an entire nation for four terrifying months. But how?In this episode of Principals & Principalities, host Ayomide Odubonojo-Kinoshi unpacks the true story of Nigeria's most notorious armed robber: a primary school dropout turned criminal kingpin, who built a Robin Hood myth on stolen naira — and had a police officer counting bullets for him from the inside.From the motor parks of Benin City to a military tribunal, this is the story of corruption, juju, betrayal, and the systemic rot that made Anini possible.This episode asks the question that defines this podcast: In Nigeria, is crime ever just crime?Listen wherever you get your podcasts, and follow us on social media for behind-the-scenes research, upcoming cases, and episode drops.Follow us On⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on⁠⁠ ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Us on⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠(x) 

In 1971, a 26-year-old armed robber named Ishola Oyenusi terrorised Lagos with a gang known as the Dangerous Seven — robbing banks, killing a police officer, and escaping prison so many times that Nigerians believed he walked through walls. But was "The Doctor" truly supernatural, or did he have powerful humans “Principals” inside Nigeria's police and military?In this premiere episode of Principals & Principalities — Nigeria's true crime podcast — host Ayomide Odubonojo-Kinoshi traces Oyenusi's rise from petty thief to public enemy number one, and investigates the systemic corruption that may have made him unstoppable. We also uncover the story of Joel Amamieye, the WAHUM factory personnel manager executed alongside Oyenusi — an innocent man who was sentenced to death alongside Oyenusi. Featuring an account from retired Police Inspector Joseph Ogodo, archive research, and testimony from Amamieye's son, this episode asks the question that defines this podcast: in Nigeria, is crime ever just crime?Listen wherever you get your podcasts — and follow us on social media for behind-the-scenes research, upcoming cases, and episode drops.Follow us On ⁠⁠Instagram ⁠⁠Follow us on ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠Follow Us on ⁠⁠Twitter ⁠⁠(x) 

What really hides in Nigeria’s shadows?From forgotten political assassinations and colonial-era injustices to ritual killings whispered about in hushed tones… from money rituals and spirit possession to ogbanje myths, occult societies, and accusations of witchcraft — this podcast dives into the stories that sit at the uneasy crossroads of crime, belief, and power.Told in a gripping narrative style by the host Ayomide Odubonojo-Kinoshi , the show explores Nigeria’s past and present through true crime, history, folklore, and the supernatural. Each episode unravels one mystery, separating fact from myth while exposing how religion, gender, culture, and societal taboos shape the crimes we fear — and the ones that the system tries to bury.This is where history meets horror. Where rumor meets research. Where Nigeria’s darkest and untold stories come into the light.Listen wherever you get your podcasts — and follow us on social media for behind-the-scenes research, upcoming cases, and episode drops.Follow us On ⁠Instagram ⁠Follow us on ⁠TikTok⁠Follow Us on ⁠Twitter ⁠(x)