Crime

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

Woman’s corpse found under bridge in FCT

A yet-to-be identified female corpse has been found under Dei-Dei bridge, along the Zuba-Kubwa road in Abuja. A witness, Sama’ila Musa, said the corps

Driver jailed 1 year over motorcycle theft

A Jos magistrates’ court on Monday jailed a 30-year-old driver, Aminu Sani, for stealing a motorcycle. The magistrate, Shawomi Bokkos, summarily tried

Man beaten to death ‘for stealing’ N.4m from PoS operator

A mob, at the weekend, beat a man to a pulp for allegedly stealing N400,000 and a phone from a POS operator in Benin City, the Edo State capital. City

Father flees after ‘brutalising’ own children

The police in Lagos have commenced a manhunt for a 48-year old man, Kadiri Yusuf alias Alado, for allegedly brutalising two of his children in the Ori

How CCTV footage led to burglar’s arrest

The Lagos State Police Command has revealed how the footage obtained from a Close Circuit Camera (CCTV) in a supermarket, led to the arrest of a notor