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Kenyan doomsday sect leader jailed for 200 years over 191 murders
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Kenyan doomsday sect leader jailed for 200 years over 191 murders

Paul Mackenzie convicted over the deaths of 190 children and one adult after followers were ordered to starve themselves and their families The leader of a Kenyan doomsday sect has been sentenced to 200 years in prison for the murders of 190 children and one adult in one of the world’s worst cult disasters in recent history. The sentence, comprised of 100 years for murder by starvation and 100 years by direct homicide, came two weeks after the court in Kenya’s coastal city of Mombasa found the cult leader guilty of the crimes.

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Four dead, 14 critically ill after suspected herbal poisoning in Benue
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Four dead, 14 critically ill after suspected herbal poisoning in Benue

By Peter Duru, Makurdi At least four persons have reportedly died, while 14 others are receiving treatment in hospital after consuming a suspected poisonous herbal mixture purchased in Oju township, headquarters of Oju Local Government Area of Benue State. Speaking during the handover of the suspects, President of the Igede Youth Council, Comrade John-Frank Ozzidi, called on the Benue State Government to ensure a thorough investigation and that anyone found culpable was brought to justice.

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Ogun ready for State Police – Abiodun
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Ogun ready for State Police – Abiodun

By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun has declared his administration’s readiness to establish a state police force, describing it as a critical step towards strengthening security, protecting investments and sustaining the state’s growing economic activities. Abiodun said his administration had consistently strengthened the state’s security architecture through the provision of operational vehicles, allowances and equipment, as well as increased recruitment into the Ogun State Security Network, popularly known as Amotekun.

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Court Sentences Two To Death For Killing Woman, Six Children In Kano
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Court Sentences Two To Death For Killing Woman, Six Children In Kano

A Kano State High Court has sentenced two men to death by hanging for the murder of a woman and her six children in Dorayi Chiranci, Kano. Reacting to the judgment, Kano State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Abdulkarim Kabir Maude, described the incident as one of the darkest moments in the state’s history.

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4.8 tonnes of marijuana with over US$1m street value heading towards Nigeria seized by Ghana Navy
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4.8 tonnes of marijuana with over US$1m street value heading towards Nigeria seized by Ghana Navy

Two large wooden boats carrying 117 sacks of substances suspected to be marijuana, with an estimated street value of more than US$1 million, have been intercepted by the Ghana Navy in an intelligence-led operation on the Volta Lake estuary at Ada in the Greater Accra Region. Assembly The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Ada East, Kenneth Kofi Kabu Kanor, who also addressed the press conference, expressed concern about the growing challenge of drug abuse and its impact on families and communities.

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