Crime

Latest crime news, stories and headlines in Nigeria and across the world.

Officer who killed two at Lagos birthday party wasn’t on duty – Police

The Lagos State Police Command has said the policeman who allegedly killed two people at the birthday party of his friend was not on duty. The command

Ogun mortuary attendant mutilates corpse, plans to sell head for N50,000

A mortuary attendant has been arrested in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, for cutting off the head of a deceased boy. The suspect, Kushimo Lukman, w

2 in court for stealing air conditioner

Two men, Joseph Simon, 25 and Oseni Meco, 22, who allegedly stole air conditioners worth N300,000, were, on Tuesday, arraigned before an Ejigbo Magist

Police arrest 23-year-old burglar in Ibadan

The police in Oyo State, on Tuesday, arrested a 23-year-old burglar, Bankole Mustapha, in a hotel in Bodija area of Ibadan, the state capital. Spokesm

Plan to set Abuja market, palace on fire averted

There was tension in Karmo, an Abuja suburb, following an allegation of a plan to set fire to the community’s market in the early hours of Tuesday. Ci