Crime and justice · updated 29 October 2026
Crime and justice in Nigeria
Crime and justice news from Nigeria: 14 stories in the last two weeks, each pinned to where it happened. Updated every 5 minutes.
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- Alleged Aviation Fraud: We conducted thorough investigationquicknews-africa.net · Katsina ·
- C'River: Police partner vigilance group for intelligence sharing, crime controlquicknews-africa.net · Calabar ·
- Kaspersky helps Interpol make a dent in African cybercrimeit-online.co.za · Nigeria ·
- How Slawn made £1 million in a day – and the best money advice he got from his dadgq-magazine.co.uk · Nigeria ·
- Abuja court to rule on joinder application in Pantami-PDP suitpremiumtimesng.com · Gombe ·
- Court jails 20-year-old man seven years for sex with 16-year-old girlpromptnewsonline.com · Damaturu ·
- Police arrest 2 over alleged plot to kidnap village headdailytrust.com · Gezawa ·
- FCDA staff bags 25 years in prison for land racketeering, forgerynationalaccordnewspaper.com · Abuja ·
- Police probe officer filmed assaulting man in ImoPremium Times · Nigeria ·
- Reps summon Navy, Police, Customs, others over recovered assetsPremium Times · Nigeria ·
- Police arrest 14 after mob attacks station in Ondo over farmer’s killingPremium Times · Ondo ·
- Nigeria: Police Hand Over 69 Bags of Suspected Cannabis to NDLEAallafrica.com · Abuja ·
- Police hand over 69 bags of suspected cannabis to NDLEAdailytrust.com · Abuja ·
- 41-year-old stroke patient bags life jail for defiling 11-year-old girlblueprint.ng · Lagos ·
- Thaddeus Ojokoh: Freedom at last, by Ikechukwu Amaechivanguardngr.com · Owerri ·
- Arraignment of Imo NYSC kidnap suspectsvanguardngr.com · Owerri ·
- Police arrest 2 over alleged communal violence incitementquicknews-africa.net · Anambra ·
- Yobe court jails man seven years for sex with minorPunch · Damaturu ·
- IGP faces contempt for estate leader's arrest despite pending court ordervanguardngr.com · Abuja ·
- Poor jail conditions blamed for deaths of 33 miners in NigeriaAfricanews · Nigeria ·
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