Metro - Daily Post Nigeria

Author: dailypost.ngPublished on: April 7, 2026Country: Nigeria

Crime & Law

Hamatu Modu, a major food supplier to Boko Haram, has been sentenced to 40 years in prison by Justice Binta Fatima Nyako at the Federal High Court in Abuja. Additionally, a displaced man was found dead, allegedly by suicide, in Benue State. Police also arrested three suspected armed robbers and one kidnapper, while bandits abducted six people in a raid in Sokoto.

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