Crime

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Owners kick as EFCC raids Edo hotels, arrests 93 suspected internet fraudsters

The Benin Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) has raided hotels in Benin City and arrested 93 suspects in a clampdown o

Family seeks justice for son allegedly tortured to death by vigilantes

The family of 23-year-old Abbas, a graduate of the Niger State College of Education, Minna, who was allegedly tortured to death by vigilantes over a m

Woman found dead near River in Niger

An unidentified elderly woman was found dead by the river close to Agaie Water Board, the headquarters of Agaie LGA of Niger State. Residents, includi

Police detain 62-year-old suspected IPOB member in Anambra

The police command in Anambra State has detained a suspected member of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) over alleged extortion and te

Man accused of burglary, stealing N2.1m properties in Ekiti

Ekiti State police have arraigned one Abiodun Femi (40) at the Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti over alleged burglary and stealing in the s