Crime

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Gunmen abduct pupils, others in Edo; demand N260m ransom

Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted nine family members, including school children and a nursing mother, in Edo State. The victims were re

Man jailed 3 months for threatening mother in Kano

A Sharia Court sitting at Kofar Kudu, Kano Municipal, has sentenced Yusuf Habibu Sagagi to prison after finding him guilty of illegal possession of da

5 charged with theft of N11.4m in Ekiti

The Ekiti State Police Command has arraigned five persons before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrate’s Court over an alleged felony involving the theft of o

Police arrest 2 suspects, foil kidnapping in Edo

The Edo State Police Command has arrested two suspects for alleged kidnapping and successfully foiled a separate kidnapping operation in the state. Th

Man arraigned over theft of speaker, amplifier in Ekiti

The Ekiti State Police Command has arraigned 21-year-old Femi Mustapha before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrate’s Court over the alleged theft of a loudsp