Mighty Joe

Mighty Joe
Isiaka Busari
Born1936
Lagos, Lagos State
DiedJune 6, 1973(1973-06-06) (aged 36–37)
Cause of deathExecuted by firing squad
CitizenshipNigerian
OccupationArmed robber
Years active1971 — 1973
EmployerDr. Ishola
OpponentNigerian Government
Criminal statusExecuted
Criminal charge
PenaltyDeath
Partner(s)
Comments"May God bless everybody, both my friends and enemies. Tell my wife, my mother and my in-law to keep fit."
Details
Span of crimes
1971–1973
CountryNigeria
State(s)Lagos State
Location(s)
Date apprehended
1973

Isiaka Busari, known predominantly as Mighty Joe, was a Nigerian bandit. He was the sidekick to Ishola Oyenusi. After the death of Oyenusi, Mighty Joe took charge of the gang, mostly terrorizing the south western part of Nigeria. He was executed by firing squad in 1973.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ Isaac Olawale Albert, ed. (11 November 1994). Urban Management and Urban Violence in Africa: Proceedings, International Symposium on Urban Management and Urban Violence in Africa. Vol. 2. Ibadan: IFRA. p. 111. ISBN 9789782015334. {{cite book}}: |journal= ignored (help)
  2. ^ Dachen, Isaac (4 December 2015). "Profiling Nigeria's Notorious Armed Robbers: (Isiaka Busari: Mighty Joe)". Pulse Nigeria. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  3. ^ Aderinto, Saheed (2018). Guns and Society in Colonial Nigeria: Firearms, Culture, and Public Order (Illustrated ed.). Indiana University Press. p. 262. ISBN 9780253031624.