Kidnapping: Army employs drones to locate hideouts in Ondo, Ekiti

The Nigerian Army has procured some anti-kidnapping drones in a bid to further curtail kidnapping incidents in Ondo and Ekiti states. It was gathered that the drones would be employed to search for the hideouts of the criminals in the bushes and forests in the two states. At the launch of the drones in Osi community in Akure, on Friday, the Commander, 32 Artillery Brigade of the Army, Akure, Brig. Gen Zakari Abubakar, said the newly acquired drones would be deployed to flashpoints in the two states. He said that…

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Judge orders abortion of 22-week-old pregnancy

A British judge, Nathalie Lieven, on Friday, ordered a mentally disabled woman to abort her 22-week pregnancy despite objections from the woman and her mother. The woman who is described to be in her 20s has developmental disabilities and the mental age of a 6- to 9-year-old. She is reported to be under the care of an NHS trust, as part of the country’s National Health Service. Although the judge admitted in the ruling that it’s an “immense intrusion” to order the abortion against the woman’s will, he argued that it’s in…

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