Lagos couple in police net for ‘self-kidnap, demanding N5m’ from UK-based relatives

By Aliyu Abdulwahid Lagos couple in police net for ‘self-kidnap, demanding N5m’ from UK-based relativesThe Lagos state police command says it has arrested a couple over alleged self-kidnap for N5 million ransom. Benjamin Hundeyin, the police spokesperson, who spoke to NAN on Saturday, said the husband, 53, and wife, 48, were arrested after a family…

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Carpenter bags 7-year jail term for pouring acid on girlfriend, lover

By News Desk An Ikeja High Court on Wednesday sentenced a 32-year-old carpenter, Onyekachi Agu, to seven years’ imprisonment for pouring acid on his ex-girlfriend, Aishat Adefarati, and her new lover, Monsuru Ahmed. Justice Oyindamola Ogala held that prosecution proved the one-count charge of grievous harm against Agu. Ms Ogala said that Agu’s retraction of…

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