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‘These Fulani men are no bandits but land grabbers’

‘These Fulani men are no bandits but land grabbers’

By Marie-Therese Nanlong SINCE crises began in Plateau State in 2001, life has not been the same for residents. Property of some natives and visitors who came to settle like lands and houses have been forcefully taken over by people who claim the property were ‘conquered.’  While some non-indigenes have relocated, the indigenous people, uprooted […]

‘I learned how to kidnap from watching Zubby Michael in movies’

‘I learned how to kidnap from watching Zubby Michael in movies’

Kidnappers have introduced a new dimension to their illicit business. This time around, they storm victims’ schools, pretending to have been sent by their parents to pick them, only to take them to their hideouts which are usually hotels, from where they place calls to victims’ parents for ransom.

Attack on Custodial Centres: Over 3,000 fleeing inmates still at large

Attack on Custodial Centres: Over 3,000 fleeing inmates still at large

.31,963 offenders handled through non-custodial measures .As FG spends N51.6m to feed 68,901 inmates daily By Omeiza Ajayi The Nigeria Correctional Service NCoS said it is on the trail of over 3,000 inmates who are still at large having escaped during the various attacks on its custodial centres in the year 2021. Several custodial centres from […]