Metro - Daily Post Nigeria

Author: dailypost.ngPublished on: April 5, 2026Country: Nigeria

Crime & Law

The Jigawa police have detained seven teachers over alleged exam malpractice. An attack on a community in Benue resulted in 17 deaths during Easter celebrations. Two Agbekoya hunters were arrested in Ibadan in connection with the death of a motorcyclist. One member of a vigilante group was killed in a Boko Haram attack in Dapchi.

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