Tag: victim
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Police neuralise suspected kidnapper in Benin, rescue victim
Operatives of the Police Command in Edo have neutralised a suspected kidnapper and rescued his victim in Egor area of the state. The Public Relations Officer of the command, SP Moses Yamu made this known on Tuesday in Benin.
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FRSC recovers, returns N3.2m to accident victim
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Kogi Sector Command on Tuesday recovered and returned the sum of N3. 2 million to the family of an accident victim in the state. According to reports, the money belonged to one Mrs.
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Police neutralise suspected kidnapper in Delta, rescue victim
Police in Delta say they have neutralised a member of a suspected kidnap gang and rescued a victim from the gang’s captivity. Police spokesman, DSP Bright Edafe told newsmen in Warri, Delta on Friday that the suspect
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12 common reasons why people fall prey to online scams and how to avoid falling victim – By Rotimi Onadipe
Scam is simply defined as an illegitimate or deceptive plan of making money, particularly by tricking unsuspecting victims e.g. individuals, companies or organisations. With the advancement of technology, particularly the invention of high tech devices everywhere e.g.
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SAD! Boy cracks stepfather’s skull with pestle, victim dies
A 17-year-old boy, known only as Junior, has allegedly killed his stepfather, Adebowale Okuwobi, with a pestle in Ekoro community in the Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State. It was gathered that 42-year-old Okuwobi, a commercial driver, was asleep when Junior allegedly attacked him with a pestle on Monday, July 5, 2021. The victim,…
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Police rescue 100 kidnapped victims in Zamfara
The police command in Zamfara has successfully rescued 100 kidnapped victims from bandits at Kabaro forest in Maru Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. This is contained in a statement by the state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Muhammad Shehu in Gusau on Tuesday. Shehu said that the rescue was done in collaboration with…
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Beware: Scammers on prowl. How I fell victim (1), By Ehichioya Ezomon
By Ehichioya Ezomon The social media is awash with “financial schemes,” some of them invitingly mouth-watering as to attract the unwary, who, indeed, are the targets of the promoters of such duplicity. Nigeria, with a near down-and-out economy, earning, unenviably, the epithet, the “world poverty capital,” has created a pool of desperate citizens for foreign…
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Witness explains how ex-Kaduna senator, Shehu Sani hurriedly returned $25,000 to ‘victim’
The trial of Senator Shehu Sani, who represented Kaduna Central in the 8th Senate, continued yesterday before Justice I.E Ekwo of the Federal High Court Abuja with the tenth prosecution witness, (PW10) Bako Aliyu, providing more details on how Sani allegedly extorted Alhaji Sani Dauda, the Chairman, ASD Motors. Yesterday’s trial was initially slated to…
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Human trafficking: How I was lured to Libya for prostitution — Victim
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has demanded a public apology from Sen. Enyinnaya Abaribe over his negative utterances against Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi. Mr Yekini Nabena, APC Acting Deputy National Publicity Secretary made the demand in a statement on Monday in Abuja, while reacting to the development. Abaribe is the Minority Leader…
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Kidnap victim recounts ordeal, urges govts to address insecurity
A kidnap victim, Mr Emenike Soronnadi, 50, has recounted his ordeal in the hands of his abductors, urging Federal and State Governments to urgently address issues of insecurity to safeguard lives of citizens. Soronnadi, a husband and business man, was kidnapped on April 20, and held captive for 11 days before his release on May…