Crime

Latest crime news, stories and headlines in Nigeria and across the world.

Man arraigned for impregnating, abandoning woman, son

A 45-year-old man, Lukman Adekoya, was on Tuesday arraigned before an Ikeja magistrates’ court, Lagos, for impregnating a woman and abandoning her aft

Suspected kidnappers of baby nabbed in Zamfara

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Zamfara State has arrested four suspects who attempted to kidnap a two-year-old baby at Anguwa

Islamic teacher bags life jail for defiling 8 pupils

An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Tuesday sentenced a cleric, Adam Farouk, eight times to life in prison for defiling eight pupi

Court slams N1.5m fine against 6 people for calling woman witch

A High Court sitting in Kano on Tuesday ordered six persons to pay one Sahura Suleiman N1.5 million as damages for calling her a witch. In a suit file

Thieves break into Kebbi church, steal N1.6m musical instruments

Suspected thieves on Tuesday broke into a church, Chapel of Grace in Badariya area of Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi State, and stole musical instruments worth N