Crime

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Man arraigned over possession of human skulls

A 37-year-old man, Ridwan Bello, was on Thursday brought before an Iyaganku magistrates’ court in Ibadan for being in possession of five human skulls.

Mob sets 2 ‘robbers’ ablaze for snatching bike in Ibadan

Residents of Ijokodo on Poly Road, Ibadan North Local Government Area of Oyo State, on Thursday set ablaze two suspected armed robbers who snatched a

Man jailed 2 years for stealing well cover

An area court in Jos, Plateau State, on Wednesday sentenced an unemployed man, Samuel John, to 24 months imprisonment for stealing a window frame and

Ibadan man jailed 1 month for stealing pot of stew

An Iyaganku magistrates’ court in Ibadan, Oyo State, on Wednesday sentenced a 23-year-old man, Isaac Dumabara, to one-month imprisonment for stealing

JTF uncovers illegal distilleries, arrests 2 in A/Ibom

A joint task force comprising the police, civil defence, Ministry of Environment and Eket LGA has uncovered two illegal distilleries in Ikot Abia, Oko