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The Police Command in Ekiti has rescued two-year-old twin babies locked up in a room by their mother for three days.
A statement by Sunday Abutu, the Command’s Public Relations Officer, said the incident happened in Igbara-Odo, Ekiti South-West Local Government Area.
Abutu said the command acted on a distress call by a good Samaritan at about 9:45 am on Monday.
The Rapid Response Squad (RRS) rushed to the scene and secured the kids. The suspect, identified as Joy Fatoba, is in custody.
The PRO said Fatoba disclosed the twins’ father travelled to Calabar during pregnancy and had refused to take care of her and the kids.
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…Suspected herdsmen set school ablaze in Kogi
By Marie-Therese Lalong, Boluwaji Obahopo & Hassan IbrahimWuyo
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The Government Secondary School, Illuke, in the Kabba/Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State has been razed by yet-to-be identified arsonists.
It was reliably gathered that the school was invaded around 3pm on Wednesday.
Sources revealed that students resumed on Thursday to discover that blocks of classrooms on the school premises had been set ablaze.
The source said one of the suspects, identified as a Fulani herder, was arrested and handed over to the Kabba/Bunu Divisional Police Officer.
The Commissioner of Police, Ayuba Edeh, who confirmed the incident, however, said, “No suspect has been handed over to the police.”
By Boluwaji Obahopo
Suspected herdsmen, on Wednesday afternoon, invaded Government Secondary School, Iluke, Kabba Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi state and burnt down the school.
Also, a timber contractor based in Ayangba in Kogi State, Mr. Ogwu Salihu, has been reported killed by some unknown gunmen.
Vanguard gathered that the school was invaded at about 3p.m. when students have closed from school.
A source said it was discovered that block of classrooms was set ablaze by some suspected Fulani herdsmen.
The flame of the burning schools was said to have attracted youths who mobilised to the scene. But all efforts to put out the flame were not successful as some of the classrooms were already razed.
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Some suspected herdsmen on Wednesday afternoon invaded Government Secondary School Iluke in Kabba Bunu local government council and allegedly burnt down the School.
Also, a timber contractor based in Ayangba in Kogi State, Mr Ogwu Salihu, has been killed by some unknown gunmen.
Tribune Online reliably gathered the school was invaded at about 3 pm when students had closed from school.
According to the source, it was discovered that a block of classrooms has been set ablaze by some suspected Fulani herdsmen.
The source said one of the suspects was arrested and handed over to the Kabba/Bunu divisional police officer.