Crime

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Militia member killed while trying to disarm troops in Plateau

Troops of the 3 Division/Joint Task Force, Operation ENDURING PEACE, have neutralized a suspected armed man who attempted to disarm them in a criminal

Siblings jailed in Kano for threatening their father

A Kano Shari’a Court No. 1, sitting at Kofar Kudu in Kano Municipal, has sentenced three siblings for threatening their father and assaulting his wife

Police rescue 16 kidnapped passengers in Edo

Operatives of the Edo State Police Command have rescued 16 passengers who were kidnapped by suspected gun-men in the state. Gunmen reportedly kidnappe

NSCDC mourns 8 officers killed in Edo attack

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) is mourning eight of its personnel killed in an ambush by suspected kidnappers at Okpella, Edo. T

Amotekun arrests suspected kidnapper in Osun

The Osun Amotekun Corps says it has arrested a suspected kidnapper, Ayobola Awe, in the Isokun area of Ilesa. This is contained in a statement issued