Crime

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Police nab kidnappers’ kingpin in Benue

The police in Benue State have apprehended the leader of a four-man kidnapping gang that specialised in abducting women around Makurdi metropolis and

Man arraigned over theft of 22 chickens, cages

The police in Lagos on Tuesday brought a 25-year-old man, Onome Jacob, before a Badagry magistrates’ court for allegedly stealing 22 live chickens and

Police kill robbery suspect in gun battle in Edo

Operatives of the Edo State police command on Monday killed an armed robbery suspect in a gun battle during a robbery operation in the state. It was g

Amotekun arrests 11 ‘notorious cultists’ in Ogun

Operatives of the Ogun State Security Network, Amotekun, have arrested no fewer than 11 “notorious cultists” of both Aiye and Eiye cult groups in some

Police arrest 7 robbers over attacks on POS operators, travellers

The Oyo State Police Command has arrested seven armed robbers terrorising Point of Sales Operators (POS) and travelers in Oyo town and its environs. T