Crime

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Woman charged with N4.5m visa fraud

A 25-year-old woman, Fathiat Olasunmade, on Tuesday, pleaded not guilty before an Iyaganku magistrates’ court in Ibadan, Oyo State, to charges of cons

3 remanded over robbery in Ekiti

A magistrates’ court sitting in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, has ordered the remand of three men, Ayeni Oluwasola (41), Tope Agbaje (48) and Godwin Pius An

Man held over alleged supply of arms

Operatives of the Edo State Security Corps have arrested a suspect, Ibrahim Mohammed, who supplies arms to kidnappers in the state. The suspect was re

Police arrest 15 masked Okada riders

The Plateau State Police Command has arrested 15 suspected criminal elements who have been masquerading as commercial motorcyclists in various parts o

Soldiers foil robbery attempts in Taraba

Soldiers from the 6 Brigade, Nigerian Army/Sector 3, under Operation Whirl Stroke, have foiled robbery attempts, rescued abducted travellers and recov