Crime

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

Bike ‘thief’ lynched in Niger

A young man suspected to be a motorcycle snatcher has been lynched in Bida LGA of Niger State. Sources told City & Crime that the suspect was appr

Police arrest kidnap suspect while hiding in girlfriend’s ceiling

Police in Cross River on Sunday arrested a fleeing suspect in Saturday’s abduction of a former Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) employ

NDLEA nabs 3 visually impaired men with cocaine

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested three visually impaired men operating an illicit drug ring between Lagos

Jigawa monarch accused of raping, infecting girl with HIV

The Village Head of Dan Gulam in Gwaram Local Government Area of Jigawa State, Umar Ibrahim, has been accused of raping and impregnating one Hanatu Ya

Gunmen abduct wives of local government chairman in Jigawa

Gunmen have attacked the residence of the Kiyawa Local Government Chairman in Jigawa State and kidnapped his two wives. The chairman, Honorable Nasiru