Tag: Arson
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Russian schoolboy gets 6 years in prison for arson
A 17-year-old schoolboy in Russia was sentenced to six-years in a prison camp on Thursday for attempted arson attacks against military facilities. The court in Saint Petersburg found him guilty of “attempted terrorism’
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Arson: Ebonyi govt to fortify security at INEC offices
The Ebonyi government says it will fortify security at all Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) offices, among other facilities, across the state. Chief Stanley Emegha, Security Consultant to the Government, made the disclosure on Tuesday while speaking on efforts to forestall the recent arson on the INEC office in Izzi Local Government Area. Emegha described…
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#EndSARS: Ex-PDP lawmaker, four others appear in court for alleged arson
A former House of Assembly member, Dayo Akinleye and four others, Afolabi Ariyo, James David, Ajimoko Busola and Oyin Filani appeared before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrate Court over alleged involvement in the burning of properties in the State during the #EndSars protest. The Police Prosecutor, Mr. Johnson Okunade told the Court that the defendants committed…
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#EndSARS: Police in Ekiti arrest 6 suspects over alleged arson
The police in Ekiti State on Monday paraded six suspects over an alleged attack on three police facilities in the State during the #EndSARS protest. Two of the suspects paraded are minors, Odeyemi Sina, aged 12, and Ayomide Akomolafe (13). Other suspects paraded are Alao Emmanuel, Ojuko Tobi, Sunday Salihu and Kosedake Olamilekan. People suspected…
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Fire breakout at Nantes Cathedral in France, authorities suspect arson
A fire in the 15-century cathedral in the western French city of Nantes blew out stained glass windows and destroyed the grand organ on Saturday, and officials said they suspected arson. Prosecutor Pierre Sennes told reporters three fires had been started at the site and authorities were treating the incident as a criminal act. He…
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Court remands Chinese woman in Kirikiri prison for alleged arson
Justice Hakeem Oshodi of the Ikeja High Court yesterday ordered that a 47-year-old Chinese woman Zhen Zhen, be remanded in Kirikiri Female Prison for allegedly setting an hotel on fire. The charge was read to Zhen in Mandarin by an interpreter, Mr Kennedy Kenneth, because she does not speak English. After listening to the charge,…