Crime

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Niger market shut over herders, vigilantes’ clash

The village market in Beji in Bosso LGA of Niger State has been closed down for two weeks to douse the tension which arose from a violent confrontatio

Soldiers kill 3 bandits’ informants, arrest 6 in Kaduna

Three suspected bandits’ informants have been shot dead and six others arrested by soldiers in Kohoto village near Janjala in Kagarko LGA of Kaduna St

Police parade 30 suspects in Benue

The police in Benue State have paraded 30 suspects for involvement in various criminal offences. The Commissioner of Police (CP), George Chuku, said t

84-year-old alleges vandalism of N1.5bn Lekki property by hoodlums

An 84-year-old man, Dr Albert Ndulue, on Tuesday, called on security agencies to urgently intervene in the alleged destruction of his property at Lekk

Man jailed 6 months for stealing Maggi, soaps

An Area Court in Jos on Tuesday sentenced one Jemilu Bala (22) to six months imprisonment for stealing a carton of Maggi seasoning cubes and a carton