Crime

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

‘We were paid N50,000 each to carry hemp from Togo to Nigeria’

Four fishermen arrested on Lagos waters with N216 million worth of Indian hemp have confessed being paid N50,000 to ferry 72 bags into Nigeria from Lo

Bandits kill 3, rustle 160 cows in Kaduna

Bandits have shot dead three people and rustled 160 cows in Katambi, near Azzara in Kachia LGA of Kaduna State. A community leader, who preferred anon

Bandits shoot bizman, abduct daughter in Niger

Gunmen have shot a businessman, Godiya Ishaya, and abducted his 15-year- old daughter in New Bwari community in Tafa LGA of Niger State. A resident, w

Police nab twins who scam people at ATM points in Abuja

Operatives of the FCT Police Command have arrested twin brothers who specialise in scamming customers at ATM points in Abuja. The FCT Commissioner of

Police uncover cartel targeting bikes in Plateau

The Plateau State Police Command has alerted the public to the emergence of a criminal cartel operating in Kworos, Gangare in Jos North LGA and commun