Akwa Ibom court grants bail to Princess Udoito after 270 days in custody
The Akwa Ibom State High Court has granted bail to Princess Godsown Udoito after she spent 270 days at the Uyo Correctional Facility over alleged defamatory remarks against Governor Umo Eno. The State High Court, as well as the Court of Appeal in Calabar, had earlier denied Udoito bail on the grounds of the gravity […] Akwa Ibom court grants bail to Princess Udoito after 270 days in custody
Police in Akwa Ibom have arrested six suspected armed robbers, including a native doctor, who were terrorising Ikono, Ini, and Obot Akara LGAs. The suspects were found with guns.
In a separate incident, two suspected kidnappers were arrested in Niger State. According to the Daily Post Nigeria, the suspects, Aliyu Muhammad Bodo and Tukur Hassan Ali, were part of a kidnapping syndicate that abducted 10 victims along the Tegina-Makera road and collected ₦14 million in ransom.
The suspects were arrested during a joint security operation on August 14, and six victims were rescued. Items recovered from the suspects included two empty AK-47 magazines, 10 Android phones, five keypad phones, a NIN slip, a brown bag, and ₦1,045,200. The police also reported that the suspects confessed to conspiring with other members of their gang.
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