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The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has strongly refuted circulating reports alleging that shooting incidents occurred in the state during a recent political march that
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The Imo State Police Command has successfully rescued 10 individuals who were abducted by gunmen along the Owerri-Onitsha Expressway. Security agencies have intensified their search-and-rescue
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Suspected terrorists have hijacked two 18-seater commercial buses and abducted all their passengers, including 19 prospective National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members, along the Owerri-Onitsha
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Akwa Ibom Police Debunk Shooting Claims, Arrest Eight On Independence Day
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