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There were strong indications on Monday that a disagreement among bandits in Niger State was delaying the release of 27 students and 15 workers of Government Science College, Kagara, who were abducted on Wednesday.
A top government source, who confided in
The PUNCH, said the bandits, who carried out the abduction, had not agreed with the warlord government negotiated with.
There was controversy over the release of the abductees on Sunday. Earlier in the day, officials of the Niger State and security sources said the abductees had been released and were on their way to Minna, the state capital.
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Friends and relatives of seven Air Force officers, who died in a plane crash on Sunday, paid glowing tributes to them.
The Nigeria Air Force personnel were on their way from Abuja to Minna, Niger State to rescue abducted students and workers of Government Science College, Kagara when their plane crashed shortly after takeoff from the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport.
According to NAF, the personnel were Flight Lieutenant Haruna Gadzama (Captain); Flight Lieutenant Henry Piyo (Co-Pilot); Flying Officer Michael Okpara (Airborne Tactical ObservationSystem (ATOS) Specialist); Warrant Officer Bassey Etim (ATOS Specialist); Flight Sergeant Olasunkanmi Olawunmi (ATOS Specialist); Sergeant UgochukwuOluka (ATOS Specialist) and Aircraftman Adewale Johnson (Onboard Technician).
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Some Nigerians have taken to social media to share horrific experiences of the sexual abuse they suffered, warning parents and guardians to be vigilant.
A teacher, Ebele Light @ebeletheservant, who started the trend on Twitter, shared how she was allegedly introduced to lesbianism around eight years old.
She said, “It was with the neighbour’s kids. It first started with the normal ‘mummy and daddy’ plays and before we knew it, we were getting under sheets and touching ourselves inappropriately. This was also how my struggle with masturbation and pornography began.
“Our parents would let us play with the kids in the compound and, as long as there were no physical injuries or anything of that sort, they let us play ‘unsupervised’.
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency on Sunday said it uncovered a warehouse of cannabis sativa and cocaine on Abuja Estate of Port Harcourt metropolis, Rivers State.
The Rivers State Commander of the NDLEA, Rachael Shelleng, in a statement, said officers of the agency, acting on a tip-off, stormed the warehouse on Saturday and recovered 23 bags of compressed blocks of cannabis sativa, weighing 621 kilogrammes, and 0.029kg of cocaine.
She said three male suspects were apprehended in connection with the seizures and taken into custody for further investigation.
“After removing the exhibits, the officers proceeded to the Slaughter area of Trans Amadi, in the Port Harcourt metropolis, where they also recovered 0.006kg of heroin and 0.048kg of methamphetamine. The seized cannabis sativa has been estimated to have a street value of over N17m,” she added.
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There was controversy on Sunday over the release of 27 students and 15 workers of Government Science College, Kagara, Niger State, who were abducted on Wednesday,
Earlier on Sunday, officials of the state government said the victims, who were abducted when gunmen invaded their school on Wednesday, had been released.
Also, a top security source told one of our correspondents at 11pm on Sunday that the abductees were around Birnin Gwari area of Kaduna State on their way to Minna, the Niger State capital.
The state Governor, Sani Bello, other top officials of the state government and parents of the abductees, were at the Government House Minna, waiting to receive the abductees.