Crime

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Abductors of Edo doctor, brother demand N200m

The abductors of a medical doctor, Abu Ibrahim Babatunde, and his brother, Abu Tahir, have demanded a N200 million ransom. A source close to the famil

Man charged with throwing knockout at policemen

The police in Ekiti State have arraigned 36-year-old man, Onipede Lateef, before a magistrates’ court sitting in Ado-Ekiti for allegedly throwing an e

Residents flee as gunmen attack Ondo community, burn police station

The Ondo State Police Command has said that gunmen attacked Ipele community in Owo LGA on Wednesday night and set a police station on fire. DSP Jimoh

1 killed, chief, son kidnapped in Kwara

Gunmen have abducted Oba Simeon Olaonipekun and his son, Olaolu, and in the process shot and wounded his wife in Aafin community, Ile-Ire District in

Man, mum charged with kidnapping 4-year-old girl in Ekiti

The police in Ekiti State have arraigned an 18-year-old man, Emmanuel Ajileye, and his mother, Rachael Ajileye, before an Ado-Ekiti magistrates’ court