Crime

Latest crime news, stories and headlines in Nigeria and across the world.

Bandits kill soldier, abduct family members, 8 others in Kaduna

A soldier whose identity is yet to be ascertained has been killed, while three family members alongside eight others were abducted at Anguwar Tudu in

Bandits demand 2 motorcycles after collecting N10m ransom

Kidnappers have demanded two brand new Bajaj motorcycles after collecting N10 million in ransom from the families of 19 abducted victims of Kudiri vil

Ogun musician arrested for defiling lover’s daughter

Operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC), Ogun Command, have arrested a 35-year-old musician, Odewale Iseoluwa Akinleye, for

Nigerian man detained over wife’s murder in UK

The police in the United Kingdom have taken a Nigerian, David Abodunde, into custody over alleged murder of his wife, Taiwo Owoeye. Abodunde reportedl

Herbalist, 1 other remanded for raping, setting victim ablaze in Kwara

A magistrate court sitting in Ilọrin, the Kwara State capital, has ordered the remand of an Ibadan-based herbalist, Sultan Ojuwoni Atakoro and one Ola