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. Ibrahim Abdullahi, a 20-year-old cattle rustler and alleged kidnapper who allegedly masterminded the robbery and killing of his elder brother, Kadade, in Amana MaiKasuwa, Kaduna state, has been arrested. . . Abdulahi, who was arrested alongside one Hassan Amadu, was said to have contracted a five-man gang of armed robbers. He, however, ran into trouble, three months after. . . In his confession, he said; “My father married four wives and had so many children. I don’t know what was so special about Kadade that my father would prefer him to his other children. . . I was never sent to regular school but Arabic school in Kaduna. It was only Kadade who attended primary and secondary school.  My father said he wanted all of us to be farmers, yet he kept calling us illiterates that cannot speak English. . . How can I speak English when my father did not send me to school? I had to get married to convince him that I was old enough to handle responsibilities. As soon as I g...

A pregnant woman who was in labour died today after she was allegedly delayed by police officers for not wearing a face mask in the Ogun Waterside local government area of Ogun state.   According to reports, the deceased, Waidat Adedeji, went into labour and was being rushed on a motorcycle by one of her children to the Ita-Otu General hospital when they were stopped by police officers at Sowore checkpoint. The police officers inquired why they were not wearing face masks and also not obeying the social distancing order of the state government.    It was gathered that the policemen allegedly delayed the motorcyclist for hours before they were later released. The woman reportedly died some minutes after.   Youths in the area blamed the police for her death. As a way of protest, they took her corpse and dumped it at the Abigi Divisional Police Headquarters.   Confirming the incident to Tribune, the spokesperson of the state police com...