Crime
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Ogun Police Arrest Man for Exhuming and Beheading Corpse for Rituals
The Ogun State Police Command has detained a man for allegedly exhuming and beheading a body in the Car Wash area of the state for ritualistic purposes. In a phone interview with…
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NDLEA Arrests 149 Suspects, Seizes 1.49 Tonnes of Illicit Drugs in Six Months
The Kogi State chapter of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has announced the arrest of 149 suspects and the seizure of over 1.49 tonnes of illicit drugs between January 1…
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Badagry: Customs Intercept 26,792 Litres of Petrol
The Zone A Team of Operation Whirlwind Task Force, part of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), intercepted over 26,792 litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) in Badagry. Comptroller Hussein Ejibunu, head of…
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Why We Killed Army General Udokwere – Suspects
By Doris Israel Ijeoma Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) have arrested four suspected killers of an Abuja-based retired Brigadier General Uwem Udukwere. Udukwere was reportedly killed by armed robbers on…
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Police increases armed security at rival Emirs’ palaces in Kano
The police have increased the deployment of armed security personnel to the two palaces of the rival emirs in Kano’s metropolitan local government areas. Outgoing police commissioner AIG Usaini Gumel confirmed this…
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Two brothers killed in Niger boat accident
A boat accident in Kippo village, located in the Mokwa Local Government Area of Niger State, has resulted in the death of two brothers. Habibu Wushishi, the Director of Media and Strategy…
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Amnesty International Seeks Justice for 15-Year-Old Student Murdered by Seniors At Air Force School
Amnesty International Nigeria has strongly condemned the recent killing of a 15-year-old student of Air Force Comprehensive School in Kaduna by fellow students. Blaise Felix Aliyu, an orphan, was reportedly tortured to…
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BREAKING Gunmen kidnap Rivers monarch’s police orderly, driver
Unidentified gunmen have kidnapped a police orderly and driver working with a respected royal father in Rivers State. The victims were abducted on Saturday at the residence of the monarch, His Royal…
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Brigadier General killed in Abuja, police begin investigation
The Police in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have launched an investigation into an attack by armed robbers at Sunshine Homes Estate, which resulted in the untimely death of retired Brigadier General…
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Naval officers allegedly kill Police Inspector
Tragedy struck in Okokomaiko, Lagos State, as a Police Inspector was allegedly killed by individuals suspected to be naval officers. The incident occurred during a routine patrol along Igbo-Elerin in Ojo Local…
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25-year-old man to stay prison for stealing N1,000 food items
A magistrates’ court in Isabo, Abeokuta, sentenced 25-year-old Kazeem Salami to one year in prison on Friday for stealing food items worth N1,000. Magistrate V.B. Williams ruled that the prosecution had presented…
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Nigerian Boxer shot multiple times by Neighbour in US, Dies
The commencement of the hearing in the case of Nicholas Francis Xavier Giroux, 36, who shot dead a Nigerian boxer, is set for July 17. He is charged with first-and-second-degree murder in…
