Crime

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Welder convicted for defiling woman friend’s 8-year-old daughter in Abuja

An area court in Gwagwalada, Abuja, on Thursday, convicted a 32-year-old welder, Emmanuel Joseph, for defiling an eight-year- old daughter of his woma

Anambra police arrest 34-year-man over murder of toddler

Anambra State Police Command said it has arrested a 34-year-old man, Mr Onwele Anayo for the murder of a three-year-old girl, Divine Eze, in Hillview

Bandits slaughter 3, abduct dozens in Fresh Niger Attack

Three persons were reportedly slaughtered while unspecified number of people were abducted on Wednesday night in Maguzawa Community in Rafi Local Gove

4 men gang-rape 13-year-old girl in Borno

The police in Borno State have arrested four men who gang-raped a 13-year-old girl in Hausari area of Maiduguri. The Commissioner of Police, Abdu Umar

25-year-old remanded over N2.8m gold fraud in Kwara

Kingsley Edet, a 25-year-old fraudster, has been remanded by Magistrate A.S. Moh’d in Ilorin for advanced fee fraud and other related offences. The ma