Job scam, sexual assault: Man, 50 in Police net
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Job scam, sexual assault: Man, 50 in Police net

‘The suspect usually disguised as a staff of Government House, Yenagoa, and lured his victims with the promise of job opportunity and employment’ A 50-year-old man who specialises in luring unsuspecting female job seekers to a hotel and sexually assaulting them has been arrested by operatives of the Bayelsa State Police Command. The state Police

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Nurses arrested in Delta for allegedly removing eyes, nose, ear of a dead child
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Nurses arrested in Delta for allegedly removing eyes, nose, ear of a dead child

‘Parents of the newborn came with the police, who arrested some nurses at the hospital’ Operatives of The Delta State Police Command have arrested three nurses at a private hospital in Asaba, the state capital. Sources claimed that the hospital had confirmed dead a newborn brought by the parents for treatment on Sunday. The next

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Again Fulani herdsmen kill 9 farmers in Nasarawa, many missing
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Again Fulani herdsmen kill 9 farmers in Nasarawa, many missing

‘The incident occurred on Saturday when gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen armed with AK-47 rifles, stormed the community, and opened fire on residents’ Nine Tiv farmers of Gidan Sule community in the Keana Local Government Area of Nasarawa State have been reportedly killed by gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen. Sources claimed that the incident occurred

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98 parcels of cannabis worth millions of Naira intercepted in Yobe
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98 parcels of cannabis worth millions of Naira intercepted in Yobe

‘Troops’ interception of the cannabis showed the level of synergy between security agencies operating in the state’ A vehicle carrying 98 parcels of Cannabis Sativa worth millions of Naira has been intercepted by troops of 159 Taskforce Battalion, Geidam, Yobe State. Brig. Gen. Umar Muaza, Chief of Staff, Sector Operation Hadin Kai, Damaturu, disclosed this

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Again, gunmen attack Police checkpoint, kill 2 officers in Imo
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Again, gunmen attack Police checkpoint, kill 2 officers in Imo

‘They (gunmen) stormed the the checkpoint in front of the division wearing Nigeria Army uniforms with Army Hilux vehicles’ Policemen on a stop-and-search duty were on Sunday killed by gunmen at Umuna on Owerri- Okigwe road in Imo State. A source who doesn’t want to be mentioned told our correspondent on Monday that an Assistant

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Church collapses as man loses wife, three children in Anambra boat mishap Awesome Ekene A church building reportedly collapsed Sunday in Iyiowa Odekpe community Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State. The tragedy is coming barely 24 hours an engine boat carrying about 85 passengers capsized at Umunnankwo Community of the Local Government Area, with many reportedly dead. According to reports, the church, Madonna Catholic Church building collapsed as a result of heavy flooding that has eaten up many parts of the building and also caused many damages in the area. Meanwhile, tears flowed Sunday at Ogbaru local government area as 10 additional bodies of Boat mishap victims were recovered. One of the most hit, was Mr Bernard Achonu who lost his wife and three children in the incident at the weekend. The man, who hails from Isiala Mbano in Imo State, failed to be consoled by his relations who gathered to await the bodies of their other loved ones. He resides in Mputu Community, where they are engaged in farm activities in the local government area. The late children were aged between two, four and six. He could not give the name of his wife and the children In tears, he disclosed that his family left in order to move to a safe place as the water has submerged almost all the communities in Ogbaru. He however, regretted that the engine boat according to what he was told, capsized due to dangerous waves. He was not alone, there were others who lost family members .They included Kenneth Ezi, Mathew and Sabastine Umeorji, and Dominic Dala- Amuzie . The five of them, expressed grief and shock over the incident, saying most of those who died in the ill- fated boat mishap were women and children. The sailor of the capsized boat, Mr. Desmond Amaugo from Ogwu-aniocha, said the total number of persons on board were 48 and not 85 as earlier reported. He narrated how the market women besieged his house and persuaded him to sail them to Ogbakuba but they couldn't make it due to the water waves. The sailor, said the wave knocked the boat against the pillars of Umunnakwo-Ossomala bridge. According to him, "all efforts made to stabilize the boat, failed because the wave was so severe." The boat capsized Friday evening at Umunnankwo in Ogbaru local government Area of Anambra State. Before the boat mishap at the weekend, virtually all the houses, roads, and markets in Ogbaru, had been submerged as a result of flooding The residents had all parked their farm produce and belongings along the flooded tarred road.
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Church collapses as man loses wife, 3 children in Anambra boat mishap

‘The church, Madonna Catholic Church building collapsed as a result of heavy flooding’ A church building reportedly collapsed Sunday in Iyiowa Odekpe community Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State. The tragedy is coming barely 24 hours an engine boat carrying about 85 passengers capsized at Umunnankwo Community of the Local Government Area, with many

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3 arrested in Kwara for robbery and rape
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3 arrested in Kwara for robbery and rape, 43 iPhones, 44 others recovered

‘While approaching the hideout, the armed robbers took to their heels’ Operatives of Kwara State Police command have arrested three suspects who allegedly robbed and raped some female students of the Kwara State University, Malete, in the Moro Local Government Area of Kwara State. The suspects are Ridwan Abdulfatai (20); Ibrahim Akorede (25) and Aliyu

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Prophet's security detail accused of brutalizing journalists in Portharcourt
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Prophet’s security detail accused of brutalizing journalists in Portharcourt

‘But reacting to the claims, Prophet Miracle describes the claims as defamatory and malicious’ A security detail attached to a Port Harcourt-based Christian cleric of a new generation church, Senior Prophet simply identified as Miracle has been accused of brutalising Glorious Abel, a staff of the Rivers State Television. It was gathered that Prophet Miracle

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Tension in Enugu community as gunmen set police station ablaze, kill 3
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Tension in Enugu community as gunmen set police station ablaze, kill 3

‘A security alert being circulated on social media platforms in the Enugu State capital warned residents of Inyi, Achi, Ufuma, Umunze, Ajari and Arondiizogu to be careful and security conscious’ Gunmen on Sunday attacked Inyi police station in the Oji River council area of Enugu State, killing at least a policeman and burning the police

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