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Four Kidnap Victims Regain Freedom In Kwara

THE four persons abducted on Tuesday night in Afin community of Ilere District in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State have regained their freedom. Trojan News recalls that suspected armed kidnappers invaded the sleepy community on Tuesday and abducted four persons. They included a high chief identified as Simon …

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Gunmen Abduct 2 Students of Al-Qalam University

Al-Qalam University, Katsina State, has confirmed the abduction of two of its students, who were returning from Niger State. The institution’s spokesman, Malam Akilu Abubakar, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Katsina. “We wish to address recent reports regarding two female students of …

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Man Beats Pregnant Wife To Death In Lagos

THE Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA) has announced the arrest of a man who allegedly battered his pregnant wife till she died. The agency revealed that the traumatic event happened in the Ketu area of Lagos, where the husband is alleged to have been consistently subjecting his …

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Police Arrest Two Over Alleged Damage Of Enugu Airport Fence

ONE Jonathan Emejulu, aged 66, has reportedly been apprehended over alleged willful destruction to a section of the boundary fence at Akanu Ibiam International Airport in Enugu State. The Enugu State Command of the Nigeria Police Force confirmed this in a statement made available to journalists, revealing that the suspect …

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Cult Clashes Claim 180 Lives In Edo

CULT clashes and gun violence have caused over 180 fatalities in Edo State between January 2021 and December 2023, a report by the Partnerships Initiatives in the Niger Delta has disclosed. The P4P Peace Map, in its weekly update, showed an increase in cult-related deaths in the state. The tally …

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Bandits Abducts 23 FCT Residents

BANDITS, on Thursday, reportedly abducted 23 residents of Kawu community in Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja. Councilor representing the area, Abdulmumini Zakari, who confirmed the abduction, said the gunmen stormed the community from the Kuyeri Forest in Kaduna State and divided themselves into groups. He …

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Bandits Kill Village Head, 2 Sons, 6 Others In Katsina

THE village head of Kukar Babangida, the Magaji Zauren Katsina, Haruna Ubale, and two of his sons were reportedly killed by suspected bandits in Jibia Local Government Area of Katsina state, yesterday. The assailants killed six other persons and burnt five vehicles in the village. The police spokesman in the …

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Police Arrest Seven Cultist In Lagos

THE Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, Mr Adegoke Fayoade, has revealed that about seven high ranking cultists were arrested in the Ikorodu area of the state. Fayoade, who confirmed the arrest during his interaction with the Crime Reporters Association of Nigeria, CRAN, at the state’s command headquarters on Thursday, …

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Court Jails Man 10 Years For ATM Fraud In Kaduna

JUSTICE A.A Bello of the Kaduna State High court sitting in Kaduna has convicted and sentenced one Idris Musa to ten years imprisonment for Automated Teller Machine, ATM fraud. He was jailed on Tuesday, January 9, 2024 after pleading guilty to one- count charge bordering on cheating, upon his arraignment …

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