Crime
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Okuama killing: Traditional Ruler Declared wanted by Military surrenders to police
By Miracle Ogunde One of the eight persons declared wanted by the military for involvement in the killings of 17 soldiers in the Okuama community in Delta State has surrendered himself to…
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BREAKING: Court Frees 313 suspected terrorists
By Miracle Ogunde No fewer than 313 suspected terrorists arrested by the military have been freed by a Federal High Court in Borno. According to the court, their release was ordered…
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Court remands 40-year-old man for stabbing co-tenant with knife
A court in Ibadan, the Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court, has directed the remand of Kelvin Titan, aged 40, at Agodi correctional facility following allegations of attempted murder against his neighbor. Mr. Titan is…
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Court Jails 26 Internet Fraudsters in Benin City
The Benin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, between Friday, March 22, 2024 and Tuesday March 26, 2024 secured the conviction and sentence of 26 internet fraudsters…
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EFCC Arrests Five for Suspected Illegal Mining Activities in Ilorin
Operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested five persons for possession and conveyance of three truckloads of assorted solid minerals suspected to…
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2 arraigned for allegedly stealing phone
Two men: Abiodun Abdulahi, 23 and Kazeem Sodiq, 31, were on Tuesday brought before a Grade ‘A’ Customary Court, Ibadan, for allegedly stealing phone worth N150, 000. The men, whose addresses…
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Osun: 65-year-old man arrested for alleged possession of cannabis
By: Ade Phillips The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has apprehended one Dauda Lamidi, a 65-year-old man, on charges of possessing Indian hemp. According to a statement released on Monday,…
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Student Attacked for Rejecting Love Proposal
By Yetunde Ogumola A student of the Department of Biochemistry at the University of Maiduguri, Saleem Ibrahim, allegedly attacked a 21-year-old lady, Hauwa Abatcha Ngala, for rejecting his love proposal. It…
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Amotekun Uncovers attempted bank robbery, parades suspects in Ondo
The Ondo State Security Network Agency, popularly known as Amotekun Corps, disclosed on Thursday that it thwarted a bank robbery plot by a seven-member gang of suspected criminals in the…
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17 year old Teenager stabs foster mother to death in Ondo
The Ondo State Police Command on Wednesday said it had arrested a 17-year-old girl simply identified as Wumi for allegedly stabbing her foster mother, Mrs Funmilayo Adelayi, to death. …
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50 persons reportedly killed as soldiers take over Delta community in search of militants
Residents of Okuama community in Ughelli South Local Government Area, Delta State who fled into the bush where they have been hiding since March 14, yesterday, narrated how soldiers surprisingly…
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Defence Ministry: Killing of our Soldiers unacceptable
By Yetunde Ogunmola The Minister of Defence, Badaru Abubakar, and the Minister of state for Defence, Bello Matawalle, have both vowed that the killers of 16 military personnel by…