Crime

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

Man arrested for attempting to steal neighbour’s goat

A  21-year-old trader, Abubakar Aliyu, was on Monday docked in a Dei-Dei Grade I Area Court, Shagari Quarters, Abuja, for allegedly attempting to stea

Emir of Kontagora suspends chief over misconduct

The Kontagora Emirate Council in Niger State has suspended the Iyan Kontagora, Shehu Baba, one of the key traditional title holders in the palace of t

Customs hands over N100m Indian hemp to NDLEA in Ogun

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Ogun I area command, has handed over to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) cannabis sativa worth N102

Gunmen kill LG APC chair in Osun

Gunmen have killed the chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Atakumosa East Central Local Government Area of Osun State, Chief Gbenga Ogb

Rapist weeps as court sentences him to death

An Akwa Ibom State high court sitting in Ikot Ekpene has sentenced a 31-year-old man, Nsikak Joseph Udofia, to death for armed robbery and rape. Nsika