Crime

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Abuja man jailed 2 months for smoking hemp

A 37-year old man, Oyesanya Tosin, has been arraigned before a magistrates’ court in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, for allegedly being in possession of Indi

Police arrest man over witchcraft assault on octogenarian

The police in Benue State have arrested a man, Ushahemba Agena, for allegedly leading a nine-member gang which assaulted an octogenarian over witchcra

Police recover 15 firearms, 146 rounds of ammuniton from suspects in Zamfara

The Zamfara State police command says it has arrested eight suspects for banditry-related offences, criminal conspiracy, robbery and fraud. According

Bandits reject 5.3m old naira notes in Kaduna, say deadline approaching

Some bandits have rejected a N5. 3 million ransom which was paid to them with the old naira notes, saying the deadline for their usage was fast approa

Uniben lecturer petitions IGP over unlawful detention

A lecturer with the University of Benin (Uniben), Ishaq S. D. Osagie-Eweka, has petitioned the Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, urging