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Oil spill hits Akwa Ibom oil community as NOSDRA probes source

Residents of Ntafre, a remote Akwa Ibom oil community, say a crude oil spill has contaminated their creek, disrupted fishing and left them without safe water as NOSDRA moves to determine the source. The post Oil spill hits Akwa Ibom oil community as NOSDRA probes source appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria .

Oil spill hits Akwa Ibom oil community as NOSDRA probes source

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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