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Ten unlicensed currency dealers have been apprehended by Edo State police.

Ten unlicensed currency dealers have been apprehended by Edo State police.

Ten unlicensed forex operators, or Bureau de Change, have been taken into custody by Edo State Police Command agents. Funsho Adeboye, the command's commissioner of police, revealed this to reporters on Thursday in Benin City. He said, "We apprehended ten forex hawkers, or individuals who engage in the illicit trade of foreign currencies. They have been exposed for engaging in illicit foreign exchange transactions. "We didn't interfere with our legitimately operating Bureau De Change operators. We only detain people who peddle foreign exchange," he declared. Adeboye stated that it was shameful for the nation that, in the twenty-first century, we…
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People block highway between Abuja and Kaduna as bandits attack the Kaduna town.

People block highway between Abuja and Kaduna as bandits attack the Kaduna town.

Following an attack by armed bandits on their village, people from Goningora in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State blocked the Abuja-Kaduna highway on Thursday. The unscrupulous robbers attacked the community on Wednesday night, killing at least two people and taking seven others hostage. Residents were upset about what was going on and took to the streets on Thursday morning, stopping the busy highway between Abuja and Kaduna. The change has made the road very crowded, leaving many drivers and tourists stuck. In just seven days, troops killed Boderi Isyaku, a notorious bandit leader, and some of his fighters…
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“How I used a hookup app to trick and kill seven women for money” – Suspects

“How I used a hookup app to trick and kill seven women for money” – Suspects

Adebayo Olamide Azeez, a man who is accused of killing seven women for ritual reasons, told police on Thursday how he used the dating app "MyChat" to trick them into dying too soon. Azeez, who is 32 years old, admitted that he was part of a gang that killed women and sold their body parts for rituals. The following people were arrested and put on display by the Ogun State Police Command: Moses Abidemi Awuraji, Oluwo Samuel Monday, Peter Oluwalolese, Jamiu Yusuf, Akinwunmi Ifatosin, Sherifff Agbai, and Osojieahen Alioneitouria. All of them were taken on charges that they killed Sulaimon…
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Boko Haram destroyed 330 KVA power towers in Yobe.

Boko Haram destroyed 330 KVA power towers in Yobe.

The police command in Yobe State has reported that suspected Boko Haram insurgents destroyed two 330 KVA power transmission towers in the state. Dungus Abdulkarim, the spokesperson for the command, said this when he spoke with newsmen in Damaturu on Saturday. According to him, the transmission towers supply electricity from Gombe to Yobe and Borno states. Abdulkarim said that the attackers were believed to have used improvised explosive devices to blow up the facilities in the early hours of Saturday. He noted that the transmission towers are located in Kasaisa, Damaturu Local Government Area of the state. “The destruction has…
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In Kwara, a suspected bandit have been slain, two others detained

In Kwara, a suspected bandit have been slain, two others detained

In the Omupo District of the Ifelodun Local Government Area in Kwara State, between the peaceful villages of Maloko and Sulu, bandits struck again on Friday. According to reports that reached TATAITV, the attack resulted in the kidnapping of three individuals, two of them were female, but the other man managed to flee. Following them, hunters and vigilantes saved the two girls and captured the alleged bandits. Unverified rumours claim that one of the bandits was shot dead during a gunfight. Contact attempts with Ejire Adeyemi Toun, the spokesperson for the Kwara State police command, were unsuccessful.
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