Crime

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Gunmen abduct 7-year-old girl in Abuja

Armed men have abducted a seven-year-old girl in Yangoji village, Kwali Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Mr Suleiman Musa, a resid

2 phone thieves sentenced to 1 year

A Kano State Sharia court sitting in Kofar Kudu presided over by Justice Ibrahim Sarki Yola has sentenced two phone snatchers, Walid Adamu and Haruna

Ransom: Bandits threaten to kill Niger abductees, give 2-day ultimatum

Bandits have threatened to kill the remaining abducted farmers from Kafin-Koro, Kwagana and adjoining communities in Paikoro LGA of Niger State if ran

Bike ‘thief’ burnt to death in Benue

A mob on Tuesday burnt to death a man suspected to have stolen a motorcycle in Otukpo LGA of Benue State. A witness said, “They made him walk around n

Robber arrested during operation in Edo

The police in Edo State have arrested a suspect, Jumabi Nwike (36), while robbing one Abiodun Michael of his belongings on June 4, in Jattu, Etsako We