Crime

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5 relatives fake kidnap, demand N100m from family

The police in Ekiti State have arrested five persons in connection with the kidnapping of the children and sister of their relative. The command spoke

Guard punches water vendor to death

A 38-year-old security guard, identified simply as Desmond, has been arrested for punching a water vendor, one Nuhu, to death for refusing to fetch wa

Vigilantes foil kidnapping in Abuja community

Vigilantes have foiled the kidnapping of residents of Bari Bari community, Gurdi Ward of Abaji Area Council of the FCT. A vigilante, Dantani, said the

NDLEA arrests 4 over 16 tonnes of drugs in Lagos, Abuja

Operatives of the National Drug law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested two women and two men who had been on its wanted list in connection with

Outrage in Abeokuta as ex-convict ‘rapes 12-year-old to death’

An ex-convict, Orija Mercy, has allegedly raped a 12-year-old student, Janet Fakeye, to death in Abeokuta, Ogun State. Our correspondent gathered that