Crime

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Suspected kidnapping kingpin arrested while relocating armoury in Rivers

A suspected kidnapping kingpin, identified as Mohammed Ibrahim, has been arrested by operatives of the Anti-Cultism Unit (ACU), Emohua Annex Division

How trafficked Benue children were harboured in Abuja, orphanage sealed

Fresh details have emerged on how some of the children trafficked from Benue State were secretly harboured in Abuja, leading to the sealing of an orph

NDLEA intercepts drugs worth N2.5bn in Jigawa in 2025

The Jigawa State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has recorded major breakthroughs in the fight against drug abuse and traf

Man remanded over alleged murder in Ekiti

A Chief Magistrate’s Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti has ordered the remand of 37-year-old Zitta Ponjul at the Ado-Ekiti Correctional Center over the alleg

Police arrest 41 over alleged ‘human slaughterhouse’ in Benue

The Benue State Police Command has arrested 41 suspects following public outrage over allegations of a “human slaughterhouse” operating in Wurukum, a