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A 19-year-old mother identified as Munirat Bagana, an indigene of Zuru Local Government Area of Kebbi State, has been arrested by the police in Sokoto for allegedly suffocated her newborn baby boy. The accused a student of Sokoto State School of Health Technology, Gwadabawa, was arrested on Monday after dumping the dead baby in a dustbin. Upon interrogation, Munirat denied killing the baby, with claims she had a stillbirth and the dead baby was premature. The Sokoto State police command PPRO, ASP Cordelia Nwawe, who paraded the suspect before newsmen, said she would soon be charged after investigation is concluded.

A Ghanaian woman has revealed her horrible past to a Facebook relationship speaker and blogger, Abena Magis. Sharing rape cases with the #Menso, Abena Magis has used her Facebook page to share almost 10 cases from both men and women who have been sexually abused.The anonymous woman explained how her father started his evil act by pressing her boobs and hitting her ass; an act her mother was always in support of. “I don’t remember how my dad started but I remember I one day went to tell my mother that my dad touched my breasts and it wasn’t the first time. She was cooking banku and used the bankuta to hit my head to shut up. She called me “gyimifo” (useless) but will smile if my father hit my buttocks. She will say “wo ne wo ba yi de3, as3 obi ne ne yere.” (As for you and your child, you’re like husband and wife)”, she said. Though she survived after she ran away from home at age 12, she has failed to comprehend how her own mother supported her ‘evil’ husband. “Abena, my dad raped me...

Two policemen killed in Ghana by unknown gunmen Some unknown armed persons on Wednesday night shot and killed two police officers and wounded another at Drobonso in the Sekyere Afram Plains District of the Ashanti Region. The police officers were returning to their base at Kumawu after performing the day’s duties at Drobonso in the Afram Plains area of Ashanti. Confirming the attack, the Ashanti Regional Minister, Mr Simon Osei Mensah who chairs the Regional Security Council (REGSEC) said the attackers opened fire on the police officers without provocation. He said though the attackers were yet to be identified, he suspects the involvement of Fulani herdsmen. The deceased have been identified as Inspector Adolph Mutse and Constable Prosper Ashinyo. They were said to have died on the spot. The injured officer has been named as Constable Enoch Okyere who has been sent to the Komfo Anokye Teaching hospital in Kumasi for medical attention. They were on board a police vehicle with re...