Crime

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Lagos police recorded 111 defilements in 3 months

The Lagos State Police Command has said that it recorded 111 defilement cases between April and June, 2023. The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hu

Kano fire service saved 26 lives, N17m property in June

The Kano State Fire Service has said that it saved 26 lives and property worth N17 million in 22 fire incidents in June…

Plateau man bags 3 months jail for stealing 100 chickens

An area court in Jos on Wednesday sentenced a man, John Shedrack (26), to three months in prison for stealing 100 chickens valued at N300,000. The Jud

Blind man remanded for defiling 13-year-old girl

A blind man, Francis Ugachukwu, has been remanded in the Kirikiri Correctional Centre for allegedly defiling a 13-year-old girl. Justice Abiola Solado

Man charged with theft of 12 pairs of slippers

A 28-year-old man, Abdulkadir Musa, on Wednesday, appeared before a Sharia Court sitting in Kano for allegedly stealing 12 pairs of rubber slippers wo