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Bandits have abducted Kefas Ishaya, the Catechist of St. Monica Catholic Church, Ikulu-Pari, in Chawai Chiefdom, Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna State.   It was gathered that gunmen invaded the residence of the parish priest, Rev Fr Joseph Shekari, around 9:30 pm on Thursday, January 19, 2023.   They kidnapped the Catechist when they could not find Rev. Fr. Shekari, who had travelled out of the village.    It will be recalled bandits abducted Fr. Shekari and killed his cook, Sati Musa on Sunday, February 6, 2022, he was however released after ransom payment.    The parish had held its annual Thanksgiving Service on Sunday and its members suspect the abductors were targeting the proceeds having succeeded in carting away what was generated in February 2022.   The Chairman of Ikulu Zone of the parish, Mr Sunday Bage, who confirmed the incident told NAN that the abductors came around 9.30 p.m.   "Thank God Father (Reverend) travelled. They didn’t get him, but they pi

One Dr. Ejike Ferdinand Orji has been sentenced to one year in prison by a Lagos High Court sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square, for causing grievous harm, negligence and endangering the life of his 16-year-old patient. The Nation reported that Orji was sentenced on Friday, Jan 20, after being found guilty of four out of a six-count charge.  He was accused of applying Plaster of Paris (POP) cast on PW (Prosecution Witness) 10 (patient)’s’ leg on July 26, 2018, using non-medical staff and without carrying out an x-ray to identify the level of injury. The POP was fixed too tightly on the then sixteen-year-old Ezi-Ashi’s leg and it caused him grievous harm. When the victim complained of discomfort and asked that the POP be relaxed, the convict allegedly refused, which resulted in the teenager becoming unconscious and he was subsequently rushed to the Reddington Hospital, Victoria Island, Lagos, where he was operated upon. The medical official also did not obtain the consent of

A Kenyan man, Stephen Karanja Njomo, has been detained for 21 days to assist police in the investigation into the mysterious d€ath of his friend, Victor Wangai Kiragu.    It was gathered that Njomo allegedly extorted money from the deceased's family residing overseas for about three weeks without their knowledge.    Njomo at the Makadara Law Courts in Nairobi on Monday, January 16, was ordered to remain in police custody until February 6, 2023.   According to the investigating officer, Police Constable Benjamin Wangila, the accused is now being investigated for the offence of m¥rdering the deceased, Victor Wangai Kiragu.   Wangila told Magistrate Mercy Thibaru that police believe Mr Njomo may have been involved in the murder of his friend Kiragu.   In a supporting affidavit, PC Wangila told the court that Kiragu was first reported as a missing person by his brother Samuel Chege at Kahawa West. The magistrate heard the family members began searching for him in various ho