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By Fatima Zahra Muhammad ASHENEWS reports that the Niger State Police Command have arrested 14 suspects in connection with the murder of the village head of Lambatta, in the Gurara local government area of Niger state. Recall that this online platform reported the killing of the district head, Abdulsafur Lambatta by some unidentified persons on Sunday last week in Lambatta. Recall also that the murder prompted unrest forcing the Niger state government to place an indefinite curfew in the area. Confirming their arrest, the Niger State Commissioner of Police, CP Ogundele Ayodeji said the operatives of the command attached to…

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By Fatima Zahra Muhammad ASHENEWS reports that Rev. Fr Isaac Achi, a priest of St. Peters and Paul Catholic Church who was burnt alive by bandits in Kaffin-Korro in Paiko local government area of Niger state has been buried. The cleric, who was buried at the St.Michael Cathedral Church, Bosso in Minna, the Niger state capital was killed on January 15 by bandits who reportedly razed down his house during an attack. Speaking during the funeral mass held on Friday, the Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Niger State Chapter, Most Rev Bulus Dauwa Yohanna condemned the gruesome…

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