Crime

Nine persons, including eight policemen and one civilian, were feared killed on Thursday in Isanlu, Kogi State when a gang of armed robbers launched an attack on a branch of a first-generation bank in the town. Among those killed were…
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The Governor of Katsina State, Aminu Masari, on Tuesday, said the state government would no longer negotiate a peace agreement with the dreaded, rampaging armed bandits who are killing innocent civilians in the state. “The armed bandits…
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One Adewale Adeoye, who was arrested by the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly killing about 16 persons, has said he only killed three victims since he became a cultist. The police paraded Adeoye on Tuesday as a serial killer and…
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Tragedy struck in Ikere Ekiti, the headquarters of Ikere Local Government Area of Ekiti State on Friday, May 29, 2020, when a 77 year-old woman, Mrs Sabainah Abiodun Arannilewa was murdered within the precincts of her home and her corpse…
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The Federal Government has directed the police to unravel the circumstances surrounding the gang-rape and murder of a female student of the University of Benin (UNIBEN), Vera Uwaila Omozuwa, in Benin and the serial sexual abuse of a minor…
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The Police Special Fraud Unit (PSFU), has dragged Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) Plc and two others before a Federal High Court, Lagos, over alleged $667, 000 USD, fraudulently lodged with the bank. Others joined with GTBank Plc in the suit…
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Three persons have been killed when suspected Bororo Fulani herdsmen invaded some communities in Akinyele Local Government Area of Oyo State. The affected villages, as gathered, include Ikereku, Pade, Olanla and Babalola villages and…
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The Police Command in Katsina State said that bandits have killed Alhaji Abdulhamid Sani, Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Batsari Local Government Area of the state. The Police Spokesman, SP Gambo Isah, confirmed this in a…
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The District Head of Yantumaki in Yantumaki District of Danmusa Local Government Area, Katsina State, Alhaji Abubakar Atiku Maidabino, has been murdered by armed bandits. THISDAY quoted a resident of the community as saying on Monday,…
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A fifteen year old boy has been reported to have forcefully have a carnal knowledge of a three year old girl. The incident according to witnesses occurred on Saturday in Osi Ekiti, Ido Osi Local Government Area of Ekiti State. The…
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