Crime

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Yobe CP orders deployment of police to schools, communities

  The Yobe State Commissioner of Police (CP), Emmanuel Ado, has ordered the deployment of police personnel in schools, critical infrastructure an

Troops arrest man with 276kg of illicit drugs in Kogi

The Troops of 12 Brigade Nigerian Army have arrested a man in a vehicle conveying huge quantities of illicit drugs in Kogi. This is contained in a sta

3 bandits shot dead, rifles recovered in abduction attempt

Three suspected armed bandits were reportedly killed during a gun battle with members of the FCT police command’s Anti-Kidnapping Unit during a foiled

Kano child murder case resumes

A Kano High Court yesterday resumed the trial of Hamisu Baita Dandago, charged with culpable homicide. Prosecution counsel Barristers Ummi Lawan and B

Kano Hisbah intercepts suspected human traffickers, rescues 3 minors

The Kano State Hisbah Board has uncovered a suspected human trafficking syndicate involving three underage girls and two alleged traffickers in an ope