Crime

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Hoodlums strangle cyclist in FCT community

A commercial motorcyclist, Bala Hamisu, has been strangled to death by suspected hoodlums in Gaube village in Kuje Area Council of the FCT. A resident

2 kidnappers arrested for killing, dumping victim in River

Operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the Rivers State Police Command have arrested two kidnapping suspects who allegedly abducted two youths from

Ransom payments top N100m as farmers decry rising insecurity

A farmers’ group operating in the Benue Valley has raised alarm over the rising cases of killings, kidnapping and sexual violence affecting farming co

Gunmen kill PoS operator, steal money in Edo

Gunmen have shot and killed a Point of Sale (PoS) operator, Raphael Eletanye (38), in the Upper Uwa Street area of Ikpoba-Okha LGA of Edo State. The r

Troops nab associate of suspected criminal kingpin, recover arms

Troops of the Joint Task Force, Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), have intercepted an associate of a suspected notorious criminal kingpin, John Ngata. Th