Crime

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Bandits ‘Kill 11,’ abduct many in Sokoto

Suspected bandits have invaded Buwade village in Illela Local Government Area of Sokoto State and reportedly killed 11 persons. A former chairman of t

Hoodlums behead security guard in Oyedepo’s church in Bayelsa

Hoodlums suspected to be ritual killers have beheaded a 37-year-old security guard identified as Anthony Egbo, at Elebele Community in Ogbia Local Gov

Guards Brigades killed by terrorists in Abuja buried amid tears

Personnel of the Guards Brigade Nigerian Army who were killed by terrorists in the Bwari area of Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, were on Thursday bu

Lagos: Police kill 2 ex-convicts in gun duel

Two members of a robbery gang involved in a series of attacks on Ajegule, Lagos, and its environs were on Saturday shot dead during a gun battle with

Phone thief stabs woman to death in Mararaba

A man has stabbed to death a woman with a knife while trying to snatch her phone in Mararaba, Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. A witness,