Crime

The Sokoto administration has imposed a curfew in the northwestern Nigerian city after several protestors took to the streets demanding the release of the accused who had been arrested after they burnt alive a Christian female student named Deborah Samuel because of allegations of 'blasphemy'.

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has warned telecoms clients and members of the public about an ongoing cyber-vulnerability that enables a nearby hacker to unlock a vehicle, activate the engine wirelessly and make away with the automobile.

The Police Command in the Anambra State of Nigeria has confirmed the abduction of Okechukwu Okoye, a lawmaker who is representing Aguata Constituency 1 in the State House of Assembly.

Terrorists who attacked and abducted passengers on an Abuja-Kaduna train have released a woman who was pregnant from their confinement on compassionate grounds.

One individual in Nigeria lost his life during a shooting to send back protesting youth over the arrest of a youth who allegedly burnt a female student in Sokoto state.

A student in northwestern Nigeria was beaten and burnt to death on Thursday, 12 May, by other students after she was blamed for making a blasphemous comment on social media.

An investigation by the BBC has found that a group of Nigerian separatists is making use of social media to spread violence and hatred among people against the opponents of Biafran independence. This group is from outside the country.

President of Sri Lanka, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who resigned on Monday, May 9, amid the worst economic crisis, addressed the country on Wednesday, May 11, and stated that a new government would be formed soon and the country would also get a new prime minister. He further noted that he is conducting discussions with all the party leaders about this. 

Local officials and residents of northwest Nigeria said on Sunday, 8 May, that shooters killed over 48 people during attacks on three villages in Zmafara state.