Crime

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Police arrest armed suspect, recover rifle in Taraba

The Taraba State Police Command on Sunday said it has secured the arrest of an armed suspect and recovered one AK-47 rifle in Peu, Bali Local Governme

Man accused of withdrawing N1.9m from stolen ATM cards

The police in Ekiti State have arraigned a 26-year-old man, Denis Amase, at the Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti over an alleged theft. The

4 sentenced to death for killing Kano mechanic

A Kano State High Court has sentenced four persons to death by hanging for the murder of one Rilwanu Ilyasu, known as Nanu, an auto mechanic who owned

Kano High Court jails 2 for armed robbery

A Kano State High Court sitting at Audu Bako Secretariat has sentenced two men to three years’ imprisonment for their involvement in a case of armed r

Passengers escape as gunmen shoot driver on Abuja-Lokoja road

Passengers escaped abduction as gunmen, suspected to be kidnappers, shot and injured the driver of an 18-seater bus near Akpogu village along the Abuj