Nigerian True Crime: Principals and Principalities

A man called Stone| Principals and Principalities Podcast

In 1990, a well-raised boy from a good family enrolled at the University of Ibadan. He was not poor. He was not desperate. He had every reason to walk a straight path and become someone great but instead, he took an oath, changed his name to Stone — and he became one of the most dangerous cultists his community had ever seen. In this episode of Principals & Principalities, host Ayomide Odubonojo-Kinoshi tells the story of Stone — a young man whose life was influenced by Nigeria's cult underworld. A world built on blood oaths, military weapons, and a tertiary principals that looked the other way. This week we trace how a boy became Stone. We examine the 1952 origins of Nigerian cultism, the military's calculated arming of campus confraternities, and the rituals of binding that made leaving more dangerous than staying. We hear from someone who knew him — who watched it happen — and never forgot. 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 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/principalsandprincipalities/] Follow us on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.tiktok.com/@pandp_pod] Follow Us on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://x.com/pandp_pod](x)

Abiodun Egunjobi: Godogodo| Principals & Principalities Podcast

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 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/principalsandprincipalities/] Follow us on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.tiktok.com/@pandp_pod] Follow Us on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://x.com/pandp_pod](x)

Okwudili Ndiwe: Derico Nwamama | Principals & Principalities Podcast

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 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/principalsandprincipalities/] Follow us on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.tiktok.com/@pandp_pod] Follow Us on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://x.com/pandp_pod](x)

Olusegun Adeshina Adisa Kuye: Shina Rambo | Principals & Principalities Podcast

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 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/principalsandprincipalities/] Follow us on⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.tiktok.com/@pandp_pod] Follow Us on⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://x.com/pandp_pod](x)  Credits: * Radio Host: ⁠Classic Chamberline [https://www.tiktok.com/@classic_chamberline] on Tiktok * Track: Babatunde Olatunji [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMM_8MUcIyU&list=RDHMM_8MUcIyU&start_radio=1] * Artist: Shango (Chant to the God of Thunder)

Babatunde Folorunso: Baba Oni Lace | Principals & Principalities

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 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/principalsandprincipalities/] Follow us on⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.tiktok.com/@pandp_pod] Follow Us on⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://x.com/pandp_pod](x)  Music Credits: * Track: Oro Nipa Lace [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zN93kH2eIA&list=RD_zN93kH2eIA&start_radio=1] * Artist: Commander Ebenezer Obey * Track: ⁠Oni Suru [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcqt81I77p0&list=PLsDopHNG4jISKS6UUlPdp8yCZIuCwd4wx&index=2] * Artist: Idowu Odeyemi