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2020

HOW 2,058 INMATES ESCAPED JAIL IN 2020

More than 2,058 prisoners escaped from the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS) facilities in 2020 after jail breaks in Delta, Edo and Ondo states, while five inmates died in their attempts to escape from prisons in Kaduna and Imo states,…

3 UN PEACEKEEPERS KILLED IN CAR ATTACKS

Three United Nations (UN) peacekeepers have been killed in attacks in the Central African Republic, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres’ spokesman said in a statement. Three peacekeepers from Burundi were killed and two others wounded…

10 DIE IN ROAD CRASH IN KWARA

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Kwara, on Friday, confirmed that at least 10 persons lost their lives in an accident along Idofian-Ilorin road. The Kwara Sector Commander, Jonathan Owoade, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in…