Crime

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Police neutralise 12 suspected bandits in Bauchi

The Police Command in Bauchi says it has neutralised 12 suspected kidnappers and bandits during a raid in Alkaleri Local Government Area of the state.

Man, 44, caught having sex with 12-year-old-girl

Police authority in Lagos has arrested a 44-year-old man, Daniel Ifeagwu, for allegedly engaging a 12-year-old girl in sexual intercourse.  The police

Son stabs father praying in Zaria mosque

A chief magistrates’ court in Zaria on Monday ordered that Musa Lawal, a 21-year-old butcher be remanded for allegedly attempting to kill his father.

Woman, 35, in remand over son’s strangling

An Oyo State Family Court sitting in Ibadan has remanded a 35-year-old woman, Olufunke Sakiru, at the Abolongo Correctional Centre, Oyo, for allegedly

Man to die by hanging for murder

An Ekiti State high court has sentenced one Ajakaiye Toyin to death by hanging over murder.  The convict allegedly killed an ‘okada’ rider on Septembe