Crime

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Police repel bandits, rescue 15 abductees in Niger

The police in Niger State have repelled some bandits and rescued 15 abducted victims in Jellako village of Rafi Local Government Area. According to th

Killers of Okada riders’ chairman in our custody- Lagos police

The police command in Lagos, on Tuesday, said that it has arrested the alleged killer of Mr Alaba Williams, the Chairman of Ojodu-Berger Okada Riders

Man to hang for killing 5-year-old nephew in Kano

The Kano State High Court presided over by Justice Usman Naabba has sentenced one Ibrahim Khalil (19) to death by hanging for killing his five-year-ol

Woman jailed 10 years for trafficking Indian hemp

A woman, Mariam Saliu, was on Tuesday sentenced to 10 years imprisonment by a Lagos Federal High Court for trafficking 2.5kg cannabis sativa popularly

Ekiti man bags 5 years for raping 4-year-old girl

The Ekiti State High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti has sentenced a 20-year-old man, Amujo Kunle, to five years imprisonment for sexually abusing a four-y