Crime

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

Man bags 84-year jail for robbery, kidnapping, others in Ekiti

An Ekiti State High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti has sentenced a 33-year-old Oluwatuyi Bidemi to 84 years imprisonment for robbery, attempted murder, ki

Police to probe Lagos explosion

The police in Lagos State say it has begun an investigation into the explosion that claimed the life of a scrap metal dealer in the Mushin area of the

Yobe dismisses fake Boko Haram alert

The office of the Special Adviser on Security Matters to the Governor of Yobe State has dismissed a fake intelligence report circulating on social med

Amotekun arrests 28-man fake travel agents’ syndicate

The Ondo State Security Network Agency, codenamed Amotekun Corps, says it has arrested a 28-man syndicate of fake travel agents, notorious for duping

3 accused of stealing N10m drainage slabs

Three men – Abdul Sanni, Idris Sabiu and Bala Yohana – on Thursday appeared before an Ojo Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan, Oyo State, for allegedly steal