Crime
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Court jails man two years for $19,400 bitcoin fraud in Edo
A high court in Benin City, Edo state, has sentenced Osamudiamen Philip Ikilo to two years’ imprisonment for defrauding a…
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DSS arrests suspected gunrunner, recovers 832 rounds of ammunition in Cross River
Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have arrested a suspected gunrunner, Kelvin Ebikeniye Dugo, in Cross River state.…
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EFCC arraigns ex-NRC MD over ‘$385,000, N165.4m money laundering’
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Fidet Edetanle, a former managing director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation…
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EFCC grills POS operator, sales rep over alleged diversion of N70m in Enugu
The Enugu zonal directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has commenced investigations into a point of sale…
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Wife stabs husband to death in Katsina three days after wedding
Residents of Tashar Aibo in Jibia LGA of Katsina state were thrown into mourning on Sunday after a newly married…
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Edo special security squad dismantles major kidnappers’ hideout, arrests suspects
Edo state’s fight against violent crime scored a major victory over the weekend as security apparatus dismantled a key kidnappers’…
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NDLEA seizes 7.7kg of illicit substances hidden in machine cylinders, auto parts
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intensified its nationwide offensive against drug trafficking organisations, dismantling at least six…
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Police arrest officers filmed brutalising motorcyclist in Ekiti, launch disciplinary probe
The Ekiti state police command has arrested three officers caught in a viral video assaulting a motorcyclist in front of…
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EFCC arrests school proprietress in Akwa Ibom over ‘N3m visa, scholarship fraud’
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says its operatives have arrested Imaobong Okpong, a school proprietress, for allegedly defrauding…
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Newlywed army officer dies after wife ‘sets him ablaze’ in Akwa Ibom
Samson Haruna, a newly commissioned army officer, has died after his wife allegedly set him ablaze during a domestic dispute at…
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