Crime Africa
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Police arrest 1,088 financial crime suspects, recover $11m, ₦142bn
The Nigeria Police Force has arrested no fewer than 1,088 suspects linked to financial crimes in separate operations across the…
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Kenyan man allegedly caught carrying wife’s body parts in backpack
Police in Kenya have arrested a man carrying a mutilated corpse in his backpack, which he reportedly said belonged to…
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Police arrest two for theft of items worth $517 in Ogun
The police in Ogun state have arrested two suspects, Emmanuel Kostad and Ayomide Damilare, for allegedly stealing items valued at…
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Watch the execution of Nigeria’s most notorious armed robber Anini in 1987
A video of Nigeria’s most notorious armed robber, Anini, being executed in 1980 has surfaced on social media. The story…
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Police beef up security at Lagos assembly as Obasa returns
As part of efforts to prevent a breakdown of law and order, the Lagos State Police Command on Monday deployed…
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Police invading a house without a warrant are thieves – Dr Reuben Abati
A video has sparked outrage showing a man, claimed to be a police officer, wearing a mask, crocs sandals with…
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At least 20 Nigerian soldiers killed in attack on remote army base
At least 20 Nigerian soldiers have been reportedly killed in a suspected attack by fighters from the ISIL affiliate in…
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Rebels say they have taken DR Congo city as thousands flee
Rebels of the M23 movement say they have taken control of the city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of…
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Airstrike kills at least 70 seeking care at last functioning hospital in North Darfur capital as Sudan’s civil war rages
At least 70 people were killed after a drone strike targeted the last functioning hospital in the besieged capital of…
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Wanted Dutch drug-smuggler ‘is in Sierra Leone’
Dutch authorities say one of Europe’s most-wanted fugitives has been living in Sierra Leone for about six months. Jos Leijdekkers,…
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