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Nigeria: Suspected Islamists killed 25 in series of attacks in east Nigeria: police

March 23, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

(AFP) KANO, Nigeria — Twenty-five people were killed in eastern Nigeria when attackers blasted a jail, a police station and a bank with bombs, machine-guns and rocket-propelled grenades, police said Saturday. “We have 25 dead from yesterday’s attacks in Ganye, … read more »

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Kenya: 5 killed in Nairobi grenade attack

November 18, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Five people were killed and more than 10 wounded in a minibus explosion in the Kenyan capital Nairobi on Sunday, police said. Nairobi police chief Moses Nyakwama said the blast occurred in the district of Eastleigh, where mainly Somalis or … read more »

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Two dead, infant among 19 others injured in Scarborough shooting

July 17, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Two people are dead and at least 19 others have been injured after a shooting in Scarborough Monday night. Chief Bill Blair said the shots broke out at a large party at 193 Danzig Street at about 10:40 p.m. “An … read more »

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Toronto Mall shooting: One Killed, 7 Injured

June 3, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

- One person was killed and seven others were injured in a shooting in a shopping mall in the Canadian city of Toronto on Saturday. Local media reported that a 25-year-old man was fatally shot at Toronto Eaton Center’s food … read more »

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Gunmen kill 4 cops in north Nigeria

March 8, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Gombe – Police say gunmen have attacked three banks and a police station in Nigeria’s northeast, killing four policemen. Gombe state deputy police chief Kabir Muhammad said on Thursday that the attacks occurred in a town about 140km from the … read more »

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Liberia police chief fired

November 28, 2011 by benim

Monrovia – Liberia’s police chief Marc Amblard has been fired after a police shooting at an opposition rally on the eve of elections earlier this month, the presidency said on Monday. An independent electoral commission set up by President Ellen … read more »

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Attack on Kenyan disco injures 14

October 24, 2011 by benim

Nairobi – Kenyan police early on Monday linked an attack on a Nairobi discotheque, which injured 14 people, to recent threats made by al-Shabaab insurgents, calling for vigilance. “Yes, we are linking the grenade attack to the threats that have … read more »

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S Africa police chief faces suspension

September 25, 2011 by benim

South Africa’s top policeman is expected to be suspended in the coming days over allegedly fraudulent police leases, the Sunday Times reported. According to the South African Sunday paper, President Jacob Zuma will sign a letter suspending Bheki Cele upon … read more »

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She mixed cocaine into boyfriend’s dinner

September 15, 2011 by benim

A New Jersey woman cooked up her own arrest last week – mixing two lines of cocaine into her boyfriend’s dinner. Monica Cookman’s lover sensed something wasn’t right with the grub after he scarfed down a few mouthfuls and his … read more »

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23 die as bus plunges into Kenyan river

August 21, 2011 by benim

Nairobi – A bus plunged into a river east of the Kenyan capital overnight, killing at least 23 people, police said on Sunday. Fifteen people were rushed to hospitals with various injuries. “The driver lost control of the bus which … read more »

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W.African police chiefs meet on regional security

July 27, 2011 by benim

Police chiefs from West Africa met in Nigeria on Wednesday to chart ways to better police a region notorious for human and drug trafficking and which also faces the risk of extremist attacks. Gathering under the aegis of the 15-nation … read more »

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Nigeria president visits site of first suicide blast

June 17, 2011 by benim

  President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday visited the site of Nigeria’s first suicide blast, claimed by Islamists, assuring that security forces were tackling the “ugly” emergence of terror attacks.   The radical Boko Haram sect said it was behind Thursday’s … read more »

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Nigeria: Pregnant teens help trafficking inquest

June 9, 2011 by benim

LAGOS, Nigeria – An authority says dozens of pregnant teens arrested during a raid last month on a Nigerian clinic accused of illegally selling babies are victims of human trafficking. Arinze Orakwe, a spokesman for the National Agency for Prohibition … read more »

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Woman hands in cut off penis as proof

May 31, 2011 by benim

A 40-year-old Bangladeshi woman cut off a man’s penis during an alleged attempted rape and took it to a police station as evidence, police in a remote part of Bangladesh said on Monday. The woman, a married mother of three, … read more »

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Suspected Nigerian Islamists attack police barracks, bank

May 27, 2011 by benim

Gunmen believed to be members of a radical Islamist sect attacked a police barracks and a bank in north Nigeria Friday, police said. “There was an attack today on a police barracks and a bank by gunmen believed to be … read more »

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Nigerian Boko Haram kill another cop

May 24, 2011 by benim

Maiduguri – Police say gunmen have shot a police official dead, the latest in a rash of killings targeting security officers in Nigeria’s northeast. The Borno State police chief said on Tuesday the police officiak on patrol was killed in … read more »

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One killed, 4 injured in northeastern Nigerian city attack

April 28, 2011 by benim

The police in northeast Nigeria’s Borno State has confirmed the killing of at least one person, after unidentified gunmen invaded a polling unit in Ummarari area of Maiduguri, the state capital. State Commissioner of Police Mike Zuokumor disclosed this to … read more »

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Dewani placed in psychiatric care for his own protection

March 15, 2011 by benim

Four months on from murder of new bride in South Africa, dejected 31-year-old is sent to the Priory Four months after his wife was murdered on their honeymoon in South Africa, Shrien Dewani cuts a very different figure from the … read more »

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Anni Dewani parents plead with Shrien Dewani to return to South Africa

March 2, 2011 by benim

The parents of Anni Dewani, the British woman murdered on her honeymoon, have pleaded with their daughter’s husband Shrien Dewani to return to South Africa. Speaking as they made a pilgrimage to the township street near Cape Town where Anni … read more »

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Police trace ‘key witness’ in Dewani case

February 27, 2011 by benim

Police have obtained a statement from a Cape Grace hotel porter they have been searching for in connection with the murder of UK honeymooner Anni Dewani. A source says he could be the link between the taxi driver Xola Tongo … read more »

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New witnesses in Annie Dewani’s case

February 26, 2011 by benim

The lawyer for one of the men accused of murdering tourist Annie Dewani has argued that the evidence of the taxi driver convicted for the killing cannot be trusted. Zola Tongo is the only person to have been convicted for … read more »

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Shrien Dewani attempts suicide – report

February 22, 2011 by benim

London – Honeymoon murder suspect Shrien Dewani has been hospitalised in his hometown Bristol after an apparent suicide attempt. British tabloid The Daily Mirror reported on Tuesday that Dewani was taken to hospital after an overdose over the weekend. A … read more »

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Nigeria police kill 6 Boko Haram militants

February 22, 2011 by benim

Maiduguri – Police say they’ve killed six members of a radical Muslim sect after a man led them to their hideout in northeastern Nigeria. The Borno State police chief said on Monday that police were taken to a house believed … read more »

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Dewani ‘will get fair trial’

February 21, 2011 by benim

Justice Minister Jeff Radebe insisted on Sunday that Shrien Dewani, whose extradition from Britain is sought in connection with the murder of his wife, Anni, during their honeymoon in Cape Town, would receive a fair trial in South Africa. Radebe … read more »

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South African prosecutor says Shrien Dewani ‘committed heinous crime’

February 20, 2011 by benim

Honeymoon murder suspect Shrien Dewani appears to have been pre-judged by South Africa’s top prosecutor in an interview that could strengthen claims the British businessman will not receive a fair trial. Menzi Simelane, director of the national prosecuting authority (NPA), … read more »

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Anni Dewani was sexually assaulted before her murder

February 19, 2011 by benim

It throws doubt on the official police claim that she was the victim of a clinical execution on the orders of her husband Shrien Dewani, who is facing extradition to South Africa over the honeymoon killing. A witness who saw … read more »

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Dewani ‘severely traumatised’

February 8, 2011 by benim

Honeymoon murder accused Shrien Dewani’s legal team had to launch a second application at the Belmarsh Magistrate’s Court in Woolwich, London, to have him excused from the hearing. Shrien and Anni Dewani shortly before their ill-fated honeymoon trip to South … read more »

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Dewani ‘can’t be sick’

February 8, 2011 by benim

Murdered tourist Anni Dewani’s father has questioned whether her murder accused and husband, Shrien Dewani, was really sick enough to forgo a court appearance on Tuesday. The Star newspaper quoted Vinod Hindocha, Anni’s father, as saying: “When you can go … read more »

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‘Anni was not meant to die’

February 8, 2011 by benim

One of the gunmen accused of killing honeymoon bride Anni Dewani has cast doubt on police claims that her husband Shrien plotted the murder. Mziwamadoda Qwabe told police that, rather than being a planned hit, there was never any intention … read more »

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Tunisia: Police chief fires on crowd

February 6, 2011 by benim

Tunis – Police fired at an angry crowd of 1 000 attacking the police station in the northwestern town of Kef on Saturday, killing two people and injuring 17 others, the interior ministry said. The official Tunisian news agency said … read more »

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