Crime

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Lagos man arraigned for disguising as beggar to steal phone

The police in Lagos State have arraigned a 27-year-old man, Moses Adeniyi, in a magistrates’ court sitting in Yaba for stealing a phone while disguisi

3 policemen arrested for assaulting civilians in Delta

The Delta State Police Command said it has arrested three of its officers for allegedly assaulting civilians in Ekredjebor community in Ughelli North

Police parade 96 phone snatchers, drug dealers in Kano

The Kano State Police Command has paraded 96 suspected criminals arrested for various offences including phone snatching, robbery, fraud and drugs wit

Police refute abduction of railway staff in Delta

The Delta state police command has refuted the claim that a staff member of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) at the Warri-Itakpe train service w

Man bags 6 months jail, 30 lashes for snatching phones

A Kano State Shari’a court sitting in Kwana Hudu has sentenced one Naziru Abubakar to six months in prison for snatching his neighbour’s phones and pu