Crime

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

60-year-old woman, 1 other jailed 4 years for stealing

A Minna magistrates’ court in Niger State has sentenced two women, Fatima Ahmadu (60) and Hafsat Ilyasu (21), to four years imprisonment each for brea

Kidnappers kill man after collecting ransom in Kano

Kidnappers in Kano State have killed a 42-year-old man after collecting ransom money. The victim, identified as Ali Alhassan of Kariya village in Bebe

Man remanded for sodomising boy in Kano

A Kano State magistrates’ court has remanded a 31-year-old man, Aminu Sani, for raping a 15-year-old boy at Rijiyar Lemu Quarters, Kano metropolis. Ea

3 jailed for stealing Nigerian flag from Zuma tourism site

A Niger State magistrates’ court sitting at Madalla in Suleja LGA has sentenced three friends to nine months imprisonment each for breaking into a tou

Again, customs intercepts guns, ammunition in Lagos

The Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC) Strike Force, Team A, on Wednesday, said its officers recovered two rifles and 14 live ammunition from smuggl