Crime

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Man arrested for allegedly defiling 6-year-old in FCT

A trader, Ibrahim Saleh, has been arrested by vigilantes over allegedly defiling a six-year-old girl in the New Kutunku area of Gwagwalada Area Counci

Man denies killing son, says he wrongly buried him

A 49-year-old man, Christian Eboi, accused of killing his son and burying him, has denied the charge. Speaking with our correspondent at a police stat

2 men arrested after jumping fence to steal battery

Two suspects, Shuaibu Idris and Aliyu Danjuma, have been arrested after jumping into their neighbour’s compound to steal a car battery in Tukpechi vil

Suspected goat thief rescued from mob at FCT market

A man, identified simply as Rabiu, has been rescued from a mob by vigilantes after attempting to sell a stolen goat at the Kwali market in the FCT. A

Woman charged with N870,000 fraud

The Ekiti State Police Command has arraigned a woman, Joy Ayodapo (29), in an Ado-Ekiti magistrate’s court over allegedly obtaining money under false