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The Nigerian Army, through the Operation Akpakwu, said it had uncovered an abandoned structure on Parliamentary Road in Calabar municipality serving as a hideout for criminals.
The Commander, 13 Brigade, Nigerian Army, Brigadier General M. A. Abdullahi, who was represented by Major S. N. Ikpeme, told journalists at the Brigade Headquarters on Monday that the discovery followed the trail of eight suspects, who had allegedly dispossessed one Mr Akan Udoh of N25,000.
According to him, three of the suspects have been handed over to the police for prosecution, while five are on the run.
He said the fourth suspect handed over to the police, Peter Obri, was arrested with a locally-made pistol at a rubber plantation in Biase, while his accomplice, one Bassey, was on the run.
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A 400 Level student of the Federal University, Dutse, FUD, Jigawa State, Abdullahi Bashir of Mathematics Department has committed suicide over alleged cheating by his lover.
DAILY POST gathered that the incident occurred on Monday, around 4:00 pm at Yelwawa quarters in Dutse Local Government Area.
It was gathered that the deceased drank a poisonous substance popularly called ‘sniper’ after accusing his girlfriend, Rafiatu Muhammad, a 200 Level student for cheating on Valentine’s Day.
The University’s Public Relations Officer, Abdullahi Yahaya Bello confirmed the incident to DAILY POST.
He said that the student was rushed to Rasheed Shekoni Teaching Hospital, Dutse where he was pronounced dead.
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The Operation Akpakwu of the Nigerian Army has burst a criminal blackspot located along the Parliamentary Road in Calabar municipality used as a hideout for hoodlums.
Speaking to journalists, the Commander, 13 Brigade, Nigerian Army, Brigadier General M. A. Abdullahi, who was represented by Major S. N. Ikpeme, noted that the discovery followed the trail of eight suspects.
It was gathered that the suspects had allegedly dispossessed one Mr Akan Udoh of N25,000. While three of the suspects were handed over to the police for prosecution, five others are at large.
The fourth suspect, Peter Obri, according to the Army chief, was nabbed with a locally-made pistol at a rubber plantation in Biase.