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Kogi: 228 inmates escape as flood overflows prison, 100 rearrested 2 hours ago 7647 views by  Eromosele Ebhomele - A correctional centre in Koton Karfe, Kogi state is partly destroyed by flood making it easy for some inmates to escape - The comptroller general of the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCS), Jafar Ahmed, says 228 inmates were in the facility before the incident - An official of Kogi state, Jerry Omadara, confirms that at least 100 inmates have been re-arrested At least 228 inmates of the Koton Karfe custodial centre (formerly known as prison) in Kogi reportedly escaped after it collapsed following heavy flooding that resulted from a torrential rain. Legit.ng understands that the development was confirmed by the comptroller general of the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCS), Jafar Ahmed. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ahmed spoke with newsmen in Koton Kafe on Monday, October 28, saying that the flood happened at 3am. According to him, the facility's perimetr

Excesses, extortion creeping into fight against Internet fraud punchng.com Oct 28, 2019 12:22 AM The suspects. Police photo Arbitrary arrest, harassment and extortion of innocent citizens by security agents, on the pretext of hunting down Internet fraudsters, are currently spreading tension and fear among Nigerians, OLADIMEJI RAMON reports last year, Nollywood actress, Iyabo Ojo, took to the Internet to complain that her son was harassed by some armed policemen assigned to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad. The actress claimed that she sent her son and his cousin to get something for her on her birthday. But the young men were stopped and thoroughly beaten by the policemen, who had suspected they were Yahoo boys or Internet fraudsters.  Ojo said the policemen had jumped out of their patrol vehicle and pointing their guns at the young men, demanded and seized their mobile phones. “When my son’s cousin asked why they were being harassed, they pounced on both of them and brutallised them. I

A new law that went into effect in Kenya this week makes it legal for a man to marry as many women as he wants. And a leading women’s group is applauding it. President Uhuru Kenyatta signed the polygamy measure into law Tuesday, formally recognizing what has long been a cultural practice in the nation. Parliament passed the bill in March despite protests from female lawmakers who angrily stormed out of the late-night session at the time. The bill initially allowed the first wife the right to veto the husband’s choice of additional spouses. Male members of parliament successfully pushed to get that clause dropped. “Marriage is the voluntary union of a man and a woman whether in a monogamous or polygamous union,” Kenyatta said in a statement. “The Marriage Act 2014 defines various types of marriages including monogamous, polygamous, customary, Christian, Islamic and Hindu marriages.” No limit on number of wives The law legalizes polygamous unions, but does not prov

BBNaija 2019 winner, Mercy Eke has bought a 4-bedroom duplex in Lagos. Below are pictures showing the house which was bought by the recipient of the N60million prize money of the BBNaija reality TV show. Many at first thought the house was received as a gift by the reality TV star. However, it has been revealed by a social media user that Mercy Eke actually bought the house. “Congratulations Babygirl, buying yourself a house the best decision and I am super proud. Mercy Lambo on the 1000Landladies train and moving”, Ichechi wrote. Mercy became the first female to win the BBNaija reality TV show after she got to the final of the 2019 edition alongside four men.