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BREAKING: Many feared killed, houses burnt as Plateau boils again
Some yet-to-be-identified gunmen have attacked the Te’egbe community in Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State, killing an unspecified number of residents.
DAILY POST gathered that the incident occurred on Friday morning when the assailants stormed the community with sophisticated weapons.
According to an eyewitness who spoke to our correspondent from the community, about 10 bodies have been recovered while scores are still missing.
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Details of the incident are still sketchy as of the time of writing this report.
However, when contacted by DAILY POST, the state’s Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Ubah Gabriel confirmed the attack.
According to him, the Commissioner of Police is at the scene to assess the damages done during the attack.
He said, “We are aware of the incident, the Commissioner of Police is currently there, details will be communicated to you shortly. I will release a press statement”.
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Court sends tenant to prison for setting landlord’s house on fire
Court sends tenant to prison for setting landlord’s house on fire
One Dickson Peter has been remanded in a correctional facility for allegedly setting his landlord’s house on fire.
An Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan, ordered the remand of the accused on Thursday.
According to NAN, the police charged 35-year-old peter with two counts of felony and arson.
The Magistrate, Mr M. Mudashiru, who did not take the defendant’s plea due to want in jurisdiction, ordered that he should be remanded in Abolongo Correctional facility, Oyo Town.
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Mudashiru said the remand is pending legal advice from the Director of Public Prosecution, DPP.
He adjourned the matter until July 23, for mention.
Earlier, the Prosecution Counsel, Insp Femi Oluwadare informed the court that Peter on April 18, at about 12:30a.m, was alleged to have unlawfully set fire to the House of his Landlord, Cepas Okeme and destroyed properties worth N6.5 million.
Oluwadare said after he set the building on fire, it also spread to the next property belonging to Bose Ali ‘ F’ and also destroyed property worth N3.5 million.
He said the offence contravened the provisions of section 443 of the Criminal Code Laws of Oyo State 2000
Court sends tenant to prison for setting landlord’s house on fire
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Alleged mastermind of Abuja-Kaduna train attack, Moniker Mandi, arrested
Alleged mastermind of Abuja-Kaduna train attack, Moniker Mandi, arrested
Police have arrested the alleged mastermind of the killing of passengers of the Abuja-Kaduna train.
The incident happened in March 2022.
The mastermind was Identified as Ibrahim Abdullahi, also known by the ominous moniker of Mandi.
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The Police Public Relations Officer in Kaduna, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi made this known on Thursday.
He informed the media that the suspect had also participated in the abduction of students from Greenfield University in 2021.
The Police said that 48 AK-47 rifles were seized during Mandi’s arrest and efforts are underway to identify his sponsor and supplier of weapons.
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Woman kills three children over cheating husband
Woman kills three children over cheating husband
A yet-to-be identified woman has reportedly killed her three children following her disapproval of her husband engaging in extramarital affairs.
This was revealed in a statement by an X user, @miss_she_du, on Wednesday.
According to her, the woman trailed her husband to the hotel, where she affirmed his clandestine randy acts.
She noted that following her revelation that her husband cheated on her, she headed home, carried the three kids she bore him, and tossed them over a bridge.
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“A woman caught her husband cheating,” she said. “She already had three kids for him.
“She followed him to the hotel where he was and made sure he saw her. So, she left the hotel without saying a word,” she added.
Further, she revealed that “she went home and carried her three kids, then threw them over the bridge into the water and left them to die.”
She added that “the intriguing part is all the three kids were below three years old, and she had a set of twins among the kids and one single kid.
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