Crime

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Man jailed for stealing goods worth N697,000

An Ota Magistrates’ Court in Ogun State, on Monday, sentenced a 28-year-old man, Sodiq Akinoye, to six months imprisonment for stealing. The News Agen

Bandits free 4 abducted villagers after sending them on errand

Bandits have abducted four villagers in Akilbu community in Kachia LGA of Kaduna State. City & Crime reports that Akilbu, which is located on the

Man remanded for allegedly punching his colleague to death

An Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan, on Monday, remanded a 28-year-old man, Toheeb Yusuf, at a correctional facility over alleged murder of h

Hoodlums smash cyclist’s head, escape with bike

Suspected hoodlums have inflicted injuries on a cyclist, Usman Ibrahim, with a hard object and escaped with his motorcycle. A witness, Yahaya Bala, sa

Man, 34, in court over alleged phone theft

A 34-year-old man, Olalekan Ibiloye, on Monday, appeared before an Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan, over an alleged phone theft. Ibiloye, whose ad