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11 children and infants were among those killed due to overcrowding, hunger, disease and dehydration Daud Olatunji According to data from Amnesty International, at least 149 people, including children and infants, died during military detention in Giwa barracks in Maiduguri, Borno state, between January and May 2016.. The rights organization said the deaths occurred in what it described as severely …

There was tragedy in Okochiri community, Okrika Local Government Area of ​​Rivers State on Friday when a mother and her four children burned to death in their residence. The cause of the fire is not yet known for certain, but a source claims the fire was caused by bad fuel. Confirming the incident, The Commander of the Civilian Joint Task …

  …“We Drank Our Urine To Survive” — Survivor Recounts Horror In NSCDC Cell …“They Sprayed Us Something In The Cell” — Detainee Alleges As 37 Die In Custody …Niger Govt Imposes Dusk-To-Dawn Curfew As Anger Erupts …Tinubu Orders Full Probe, Accountability Over Deaths Daud Olatunji Former military president, retired General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, has denied any connection with the …

Fawaz Adebodi A survivor of the deaths of at least 37 alleged illegal miners in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps in Minna, Niger state, has recounted harrowing conditions inside the detention facility, claiming that extreme heat and overcrowding left detainees fighting for their lives.. The survivor, identified as Dauda Shehu, said 66 detainees were crammed …

The Commander of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) in Niger State, Suberu Siyaka Aniviye, has been suspended by the federal government following the deaths of 37 suspected illegal miners under his watch. The government also ordered a full investigation into the circumstances surrounding the deaths that occurred at the MI Wushishi/Lukoto axis in Minna. The suspects were …

Veteran Nigerian actor and film executive, Oludotun Baiyewu Jacobs, popularly known as Olu Jacobs, has died at the age of 84. The Jacobs family announced his death in a statement released Wednesday, signed by his wife, veteran actress Joke Silva, and his son, Olusoji Jacobs. According to his family, the respected actor died after a career spanning several decades in …

The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a 32-year-old woman, Ogechi Ofoma, for allegedly using a hot knife to injure her seven-year-old daughter. The seven-year-old child, identified as Oluebube, was allegedly injured following allegations that he took meat from a pot. It was learned that the suspect was arrested on Sunday by the police in Ibollo community, Awada-Obosi, Idemili North …

The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a suspect allegedly involved in the production of alcoholic beverages that led to the deaths of at least 24 people in Odigbo Local Government Area of ​​the state. Ondo Police Chief DSP Abayomi Jimoh made the disclosure in a statement to journalists on Sunday evening. Jimoh noted that the suspect is currently assisting …

Daud Olatunji Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has ordered security agencies to arrest those responsible for the killing of his ally, Olalekan Oyeyemi, popularly known as Emir Ajagungbade, amid a lingering parking enforcement dispute in the state. Oyeyemi was reportedly killed in Ile-Ife on Sunday as tensions mounted over the leadership and control of commercial parking in the state. The …

Suspected bandits on Sunday attacked a Joint Security Task Force base, popularly known as Operation Burst, in the Igbeti axis of Oorelope Local Government Area of ​​Oyo State, setting a patrol van and part of the structure on fire. PLATFORM TIMES reported that the attackers allegedly stormed the security base in large numbers and opened fire on personnel stationed at …