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One dead, others injured as inmates try prison break in Aba 0

May 18, 2020

By Eric Ugbor – Aba One inmate was reportedly died, with many others injured at the Nigeria Correction Service, Aba when some old inmates tried but failed, to escape from the prisons over the weekend. NANS reliably gathered that some good number of inmates Saturday afternoon tried breaking away from the prisons, but met strong

Gunmen raid Plateau community again, kills three 0

Crime

February 11, 2020

Gunmen on Sunday attacked Pyana village in the Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State, killing three people. Our correspondent learnt that the gangsters, who shot indiscriminately, also burnt farms belonging to some of the villagers. Riyom’s representative in the state House of Assembly, Mr Timothy Dantong, who confirmed the attack, told our correspondent in

Man sentenced to 2 years in prison for stealing a Sallah ram 0

Crime

August 6, 2019

A 26-year-old carpenter, Adebayo Azeez, who was sentenced to two years in prison for stealing a ram yesterday, told the court that hunger made him steal. He was also convicted for unlawfully breaking into the bathroom of Awawu Aminu, owner of the ram valued at N80,000. The convict, who was without a legal representation, had

Gunmen kill DPO, pregnant cop, two others in Bayelsa police station 0
- Crime
- July 2, 2019
In a commando-style offensive, gunmen yesterday morning invaded a police station in Agudama community, Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, killing four policemen. The slain officers include a Divisional Police Officer (DPO), SP Ola Rosanla, a seven-month pregnant policewoman, Joy Wellington and two cops who were on duty. Two others were severely injured. The
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Tambuwal buries 25 persons killed in fresh bandits attack, CP confirms 4 arrests 0
- Crime
- June 10, 2019
Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State on Sunday attended the funeral of 25 persons killed by bandits in a fresh attack which occurred on Saturday in three communities in Rabah local government area of the state. Tambuwal together with heads of security agencies, traditional rulers and government officials later condoled the families of the victims
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Kidnappers Kill 78-Year-Old Mother of Nigeria’s Ex-lawmaker 0
- Crime
- June 6, 2019
Madam Ayoko Owoko, the abducted 78-year-old mother of a former member of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly representing Southern Ijaw Constituency I, Hon. Kate Owoko, has been found dead. Her body was dumped by the riverside in Amassoma area of the state. Family sources on Wednesday told SaharaReporters that the corpse of the septuagenarian
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