Crime

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Police gun down ‘Kidnappers’ in Edo

Operatives of the Edo State Police Command on Saturday killed five suspected kidnappers during a gun battle. It was gathered that the incident happene

NSCDC operatives gunned down in Benue

Two personnel of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and two other villagers have been killed in separate attacks in Benue State. Wi

Confusion as hunters shave people’s hair in Benue

A group known as Nigeria Hunters and Forest Security Guards has generated confusion in Makurdi, the Benue State capital, as they go about shaving peop

Police arraigned Lagos man for sending fake bank alert

A 29-year-old man, Adeniran Omotosho, on Thursday, appeared before a Surulere magistrates’ court, Lagos, for sending a fake bank credit alert. The pro

Man charged with assaulting brother, sister-in-law

A 41-year-old man, Michael Shoteh, has appeared before an Ogudu magistrates’ court in Lagos State for assaulting his brother and sister-in-law. The pr