Beyond the Pay Rise: Will Higher Police Salaries Really Make Nigeria Safer?
ABUJA, Nigeria – For a Nigerian police officer standing at a checkpoint, responding to a kidnapping report or patrolling a dangerous community, a higher…
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Crime
NDLEA Seizes Cocaine Hidden in Mortar, Backpack
LAGOS, Nigeria – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted cocaine concealed inside a traditional wooden mortar and a specially modified backpack…
Missing Bayelsa NYSC Member Found Dead
YENAGOA, Nigeria – A National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member who was declared missing in Bayelsa State has been found dead, days after police…
Kidnappers Demand ₦200m for Abducted Kebbi Judge
BIRNIN KEBBI, Nigeria – Kidnappers who abducted Justice Faruku Hassan Bunza of the Kebbi State High Court have demanded a ₦200 million ransom for…
EFCC Returns ₦108m to Fraud Victim, Hunts Suspects
LAGOS, Nigeria – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has returned ₦108 million recovered from an alleged corporate fraud to a Lagos-based company,…
UPDATE: Two Benue Kidnap Victims Regain Freedom
MAKURDI, Nigeria – Two of the three siblings abducted while transporting their late mother’s remains from Abuja to Benue State for burial have been…
Anambra Teacher Surrenders Over Student’s Death
AWKA, Nigeria — The 47-year-old teacher accused of flogging a 12-year-old student to death at a school in Adazi-Ani, Anaocha Local Government Area of…
Three Siblings Abducted with Mother’s Corpse in Benue
MAKURDI, Nigeria — Three siblings travelling with the remains of their late mother from Abuja to Benue State for burial have been abducted by…
Navy Seizes 757kg Suspected Cannabis in Lagos
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Nigerian Navy has seized 757 kilogrammes of suspected cannabis in three intelligence-led operations across Lagos and handed the exhibits to…
Army Arrests 24 Foreign Nationals in Lagos Raid
LAGOS, Nigeria – The Nigerian Army says it has arrested 24 foreign nationals during a security operation targeting a suspected hideout in Epe Local…