Crime

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

Court jails man, wife, 5 children for invading in-law’s home

A Magistrate Court sitting in Ilorin presided over by Kudirat Yahaya, has sentenced seven members of a family to six months imprisonment each. The con

NDLEA arrests Thailand returnee with N3.1bn heroin concealed in six bags

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in a fresh wave of interdiction operations targeting transnational drug cartels, have a

Man bags 50 hours community service for internet romance scam

An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Tuesday ordered a man, Nonso Ekeocha, to undergo 50 hours community service for an internet love scam. The presidin

Girl killed, body parts removed

A gruesome murder has shaken Ayamelum Local Government Area of Anambra State, as a 17-year-old girl, Chinasa Adigwe, from Umueje village, was found de

Housewife arrested for dumping day-old baby in gutter

A housewife, identified as Barkisu Sulaiman, has been arrested at Karaworo-Lokoja by the residents of the area for reportedly throwing her newly born