Crime

Police confirm cult leader wanted for death of traditional ruler killed in gun battle

………in Rivers The Police Command in Rivers State said its officers killed the notorious Greenland cult leader, Izuma Odiereke, also known as Solution, in a shootout in Ahoada Local Government…

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Court frees security guard accused of killing labourer

An Ikeja High Court on Thursday discharged and acquitted a security guard, Mustapha Muhammed, accused of murdering a labourer. Justice Oyindamola Ogala in her judgment, held that the prosecution failed…

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Court remands man over sexual assault on minor

An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court has ordered the remand of a man, Oluwafemi Olumoro, for allegedly defiling and sexually assaulting a 13-year-old minor (name withheld).Olumoro, whose residential…

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Trader docked for attempting to steal generator from mosque

A 30-year-old trader, Abubakar Abdullahi, was on Wednesday docked in a Karu Upper Area Court, sitting in Abuja for allegedly attempting to steal a generator set from a mosque. Abdullahi,…

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Troops rescue 10 kidnapped victims

…..in Zamfara Troops of the Joint Task Force Operation Hadarin Daji (OPHD) have thwarted attempt to abduct 10 people in Tsafe town of Zamfara State. According to the Information Officer…

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Court orders fraudster to pay N1.6m as restitution to complainant

An Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan, on Tuesday, ordered a fraudster, Ismail Adeniyi, 58, to pay N1.6 million as restitution to the complainant.The Chief Magistrate, Mr E.A. Idowu, in…

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DPO arrests officer assaulting woman in viral video

The Police Command in Edo State says it has arrested the officer shown to be slapping a young woman in a viral social media video. In a statement issued on…

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Police confirm 1 cop killed in Kogi bank robbery

Kogi State Police Command has finally confirmed the armed robbery attacks on two banks in Ayingba, where a police officer was killed. The State Police Commissioner, Mr Bethrand Onuoha, in…

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Gunmen kill 17-year-old herder, his 35 cows

……..in Plateau A yet-to-be identified gunmen have killed a 17-year-old herder and 35 cows at Nafan community in Fan District and Doruwa Babuje in Ropp District of Barkin-Ladi Local Government…

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NDLEA intercepts 3.1m pills of opioids, others

in 6 states National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA),  has intercepted over  3.1 million pills of opioids in Kano, Kogi, Abia, Lagos, Ogun and Borno respectively. A statement by the…

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