Tag: eight
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Sad! Eight burnt to death in Lagos-Ibadan expressway accident
Eight persons were on Saturday night burnt to death in a crash involving a Mazda bus on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. The Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr. Ahmed Umar, who briefed reporters on Sunday in Abeokuta, said the accident, which happened at about 8:45pm near Saapade bridge, was caused by tyre…
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Court remands eight men for ‘beheading’ policeman
High Court in Plateau on Wednesday ordered that eight men accused by the Police of beheading a policemen be remanded. Abubakar Sani, Abubakar Mohammed, Hussaini Musa, Mohammed Zubairu, Abdulahi Mohammed, Ibrahim Usman, Mohammed Doma and Sadiq Abubakar were charged with culpable homicide of Sgt. Yunana Ishaya. According to the prosecutor, E.A. Inigbenoise, it was said…
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Disaster: Generator fumes kill family if eight in Cross River
The decomposing bodies of 8 Cameroonian refugees were discovered in their room in Ikom, Cross River State today July 28th. According to reports, the dead persons were refugees who fled Cameroon following the trouble in their area and sought solace in Cross River state after crossing the border. People suspect they might have died from…
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Boko Haram publicly executes eight for defying ‘Sharia police’
Boko Haram have publicly executed eight villagers in northeast Nigeria who opposed the enforcement of its hardline form of Islam, according to a graphic video seen by AFP. The eight were blindfolded and lying face down on the ground when they were shot at close range by four masked gunmen. Crowds were seen cheering, the…