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Latest Crime News, Police Investigations and Court Updates

Public safety and the rule of law are essential to every society. The Crimes section of Naija Daily News delivers accurate and responsible reporting on criminal investigations, law enforcement, court proceedings, and security developments across Nigeria.

Our coverage includes police operations, anti-corruption investigations, cybercrime, kidnapping, terrorism, financial crimes, organised crime, public safety issues, and major criminal cases before the courts. We are committed to factual reporting that prioritises accuracy, fairness, and context while avoiding unnecessary sensationalism.

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    Man nabbed in Delta for allegedly plotting kidnap of aunt who raised him

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    EFCC arrests Cameroonian bizman over alleged N1.5bn bank fraud in Lagos

    Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested a Cameroonian businessman,…

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    Gunmen kill Benue monarch, family members in palace attack

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    Police rescue nine kidnap victims along Benin–Lagos corridor

    The Edo State Police Command has rescued nine kidnapped victims from two separate abduction…

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    Insecurity forces dozens of Kwara monarchs to flee palaces

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    French court jails teen 15 years for killing teacher

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    Court jails woman five years for human trafficking in Borno

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    El-Rufai arraigned over alleged NSA phone bugging, pleads not guilty

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    Troops neutralise two gunmen in Plateau ambush operation

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