Crime

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

Suspect in NSCDC officer’s killing dies after falling from moving vehicle

A 45-year-old man, who was the prime suspect in the killing of a Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) officer in Jigawa State, has died af

Man poses as soldier to secure release of gunrunner in Plateau

Operation SAFE HAVEN (OPSH), a security task force in Plateau State, has arrested a man for allegedly impersonating one of its personnel to secure the

3 female suspected drug traffickers arrested in Delta

Operatives of the Delta State Police Command have arrested three women suspected of drug trafficking and possession of illicit drugs in the state. The

Court remands 5 over murder in Ekiti

A Chief Magistrate Court in Ado-Ekiti has ordered the remand of five suspects in a correctional facility over an alleged murder. The prosecutor, Inspe

Phone snatchers stab BUK student to death

A 300-level student at Bayero University, Kano (BUK), Umar Abdullahi Hafizi, has been stabbed to death by suspected phone snatchers.  The incident occ