Crime

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

I killed my boss to avoid repaying N500,000 — Suspect

A 24-year-old man, Yunusa Isa, has confessed to the crime of killing his employer and business partner, Lawan Adamu (28), in Nayi Nawa Ward in Damatur

Police parade suspected car thief in Plateau

The Plateau State Police Command has paraded a suspected car thief in Jos North LGA. The spokesman of the command, DSP Alabo Alfred, said, “On Septemb

Court remands 5 over theft

A magistrates’ court sitting in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, has ordered the remand of five people, Aluko Olajide (29), Kolawole Abayomi (27), Akanle Olare

NDLEA intercepts N16.1bn opioids, arrests octogenarian, chief’s wives, son

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted 25,000,000 pills of tapentadol, an opioid three times stronger than tr

For Alau Dam to survive

In a huge flood, the Alau Dam, hitherto a source of sustenance for Maiduguri city, suddenly a few days ago, turned into a behemoth of turmoil, trauma