Mighty Joe was executed for stealing N10 ( $0.022
MEET Mighty Joe, The Nigerian Armed Robber Who Was Also Paid To Protect Citizens, His Story Is One Of A Kind. He Was Executed For Stealing TEN Naira($0.022) Isiaka Busari aka Mighty Joe is known to be one of the most violent armed robbers, a criminal who unleashed boundless terror on many Nigerians in 1970s. Emmanuel A. Walter from Lagos in this piece examines who he was and what did he do that his name was associated with so much notoriety. Nigeria has been threatened by so many notorious armed robbers over the years. Many are boys raised from stark poverty or consequences of military parents who never cared if their children were watching them. Isiaka Busari was born in 1939 into a Muslim family in Itafaji, Lagos Island, he had 4 siblings. His parents were stark poor and this resulted in the death of his father and 3 of his siblings leaving him with just one sister. He went to school till standard four where he eventually dropped out due to fees. He started hustling to suppor