Crime

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Corpse of kidnapped ex-principal recovered from shallow grave

A police team has recovered the decomposed body of an abducted ex-principal, Simon Peter Ankau, from a shallow grave in Gaya town located between Ukum

FRSC arrests 281,421 traffic offenders in 6 months

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) arrested at least 281,421 traffic offenders nationwide between January and June, 2023. Spokesman of FRSC, Assista

Amotekun arraigns 10 kidnappers, robbers, rapists

The Ondo State Security Network Agency, otherwise known as the Amotekun Corps, has dragged 10 suspects before magistrates’ court sitting in Akure.  Ci

Dispatch rider accused of stealing N40.5m

A 40-year-old dispatch rider, Philip Samson, has been arrested for allegedly bolting away with $45,000, about N40.5 million, belonging to a firm in La

Police raid Ogun blackspot, arrest suspect, recover arms

Operatives of the Ogun Police Command led by the Imala DPO, CSP Nurudeen Baba Hamzat, have raided a criminal hideout along the Ayetoro Obada Road in A