A 17-year-old student has been arrested for killing his neighbour’s five-year-old child after collecting N400,000 in ransom from the victim’s parents in Plateau State,Nigeria. “They sent the victim’s elder brother to buy something and the little boy was behind him. So, I and my friend carried the boy and hid …
Read More »Nigeria: six sentenced to death in two separate cases
Six people have been sentenced to death in the Nigerian Muslim state of Bauchi and neighboring Plateau state, in two separate cases. In the mainly Muslim state of Bauchi, an upper Sharia court sentenced three men to death by stoning after they were found guilty of homosexual acts against children. …
Read More »Nigeria: army urges residents of Plateau State not to arm themselves
The Nigerian military has urged residents of Plateau state not to arm themselves, as local politicians advised a few weeks ago. Last week, Plateau’s parliament said as the security forces could no longer guarantee people’s safety, they should take up arms. But the self-arming decision has not been welcomed by …
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