Crime and justice · updated 30 October 2026
Crime and justice in Nigeria
Crime and justice news from Nigeria: 34 stories in the last two weeks, each pinned to where it happened. Updated every 5 minutes.
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- Nigerian families and survivors seek justice over miners’ deathsDaily Maverick · Nigeria ·
- Businessman Granted GH¢400,000 Bail Over Alleged US$3.5m Fraudthechronicle.com.gh · Nigeria ·
- Salvation Church pastor arrested in Abuja over alleged interstate car theftdailypost.ng · Abuja ·
- Mohbad's family demands identity of US lab handling son's DNA testthesun.ng · Lagos ·
- Kano Anti-Drug Committee Arrests Suspected Gang Violence Sponsorleadership.ng · Kano ·
- Police foil kidnapping attempt, neutralises suspect in Adamawadailypost.ng · Adamawa ·
- Police arrest barber over fatal stabbing in Jigawadailypost.ng · Jigawa ·
- Ogun Police recovers unregistered stolen vehicle in Ondothenationonlineng.net · Ogun State ·
- Michael Kelechi Nwaobasi Affirms Court Acquittal in Sworn Affidavitthesun.ng · Lagos ·
- Police arrest 14 over attack on APC supporters travelling to rallyPremium Times · Katsina ·
- NAFDAC Secures 5-Year Jail Term For Counterfeit Goya Oil Manufacturerleadership.ng · Lagos ·
- Sefi Atta: The Storyteller Returns With The Gèlè Gangleadership.ng · Lagos ·
- Court Jails Domestic Help For Life For Defiling 11-Year-Old Girlleadership.ng · Lagos ·
- Police declare Abuja construction site supervisor wanted for fraudthesun.ng · Abuja ·
- Nigerian Families Demand Justice After 37 Miners Die in State Custodyslguardian.org · Niger State ·
- FBI places ₦7m bounty on Nigerian woman who vanished at Atlanta Airport before 8-year prison termnationalaccordnewspaper.com · Nigeria ·
- Barber allegedly stabs man to death in Jigawadailypost.ng · Dutse ·
- Ego, Alleged Graft Set Awka Anglican Communion on Firethisdaylive.com · Awka ·
- Fake agency: ICPC re-arraigns Adeyemi over N30bn fraudblueprint.ng · Abuja ·
- Police recover Ogun stolen car in OndoPunch · Ondo ·
- Rape, manslaughter trial: Five witnesses testify against Odogwu AsabaPunch · Asaba ·
- Kwara NSCDC Nabs Suspect Over N78.3m Investment Fraudleadership.ng · Ikeja ·
- Makoko demolition: Soweto's N70m police brutality suit stallsthesun.ng · Lagos ·
- Eze Gbakagbaka Declares War On Land Grabbing … Threatens Perpetrators With Prosecutionthetidenewsonline.com · Port Harcourt ·
- Police Rescue Woman, 24, From Online Dating Kidnappers … Arrest Five Suspectsthetidenewsonline.com · Port Harcourt ·
- Widow alleges police inspector died after 35-day detention,thesun.ng · Borno State ·
- Fake Goya oil manufacturer bags 5-year jail term in Abiathesun.ng · Umuahia ·
- Police arrest suspect over alleged rape, robbery in EdoPunch · Benin City ·
- Online romance scams: who Nigeria and Ghana's fraudsters are, how they operate, and why they do itnewzimbabwe.com · Nigeria ·
- Mohbad: Family demands identity of US lab for DNA testpunchng.com · Lagos ·
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