Crime

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’15 killed’ as bandits sack Taraba village

Gunmen numbering about 60 have invaded Garin Baka village in Ardo-Kola Local Government Area  of Taraba State, killing at least 15 people. It was gath

Kano man receives 10 lashes for stealing sugarcane

A Kano State Sharia court sitting in Kura LGA has ordered that a young man, Ibrahim Musa Tofa, be given 10 lashes of the cane for stealing sugarcane f

Banditry: 80% of my subjects have fled their homes – Kaduna village chief

The Madaki of Janjala community in Kagarko LGA of Kaduna State, Samaila Babangida, has said that over 80 per cent of his subjects have fled their home

Police kill 2 kidnappers attempting to collect ransom

The police in Edo State, in collaboration with other security agencies, have killed two suspected kidnappers during a gun battle and rescued two victi

Corpse of man whose wife, sister were abducted found in bush

The corpse of a man, Hussaini Lawal, whose wife, Amina, and sister, Hajara, were abducted by bandits in Janjala community in Kagarko LGA of Kaduna Sta