Crime

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Lagos couple plans self-kidnap, demands N5m ransom

The Police Command in Lagos State says it has arrested a couple (name withheld) over alleged self-kidnap for N5 million ransom. The command’s spokespe

3 ‘IPOB members’ arrested in Anambra

A security operatives in Anambra State have arrested three suspected members of the outlawed Eastern Security Network (ESN) and Indigenous People of B

Teenager arrested for ‘defiling’ 4-year-old girl

The Nasarawa State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested one Ibrahim Hashimu, 18, for allegedly defiling a 4-ye

Court remands farmer for attacking colleague

A Kaduna chief magistrates’ court on Thursday remanded a 37-year-old farmer, Salisu Magaji, in a correctional facility for allegedly attacking his col

5 arrested over electricity cable theft

Detectives from the Lagos State Police Command have arrested five vandals over alleged theft of electricity cables worth millions of naira. The police