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Abducted Anambra Medical Doctor Regains Freedom

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Dr. Cornelius Onuigbo, a medical doctor at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, who was abducted by unidentified gunmen on Tuesday, has regained his freedom.

Onuigbo, who was kidnapped in front of his house in Nnewi while returning from work, was released in the early hours of Thursday after spending two harrowing nights in captivity.

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The news of his release was confirmed by his colleagues in the Urology Department of the hospital and the Head of Corporate Affairs at NAUTH, Martina Onwuka.

READ ALSO: Medical Doctor Kidnapped In Anambra

Details surrounding his release remain unclear, including whether a ransom was paid or if he managed to escape from his abductors.

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It was gathered that the news of Onuigbo’s release sparked jubilation at the premises of NAUTH on Thursday, with staff members and doctors singing praises to God for his safe return.

A colleague from the Urology Department, who spoke on condition of anonymity, expressed gratitude for Onuigbo’s release but noted the psychological toll the experience may have taken on him.

READ ALSO: Husband Sets Wife Ablaze In Anambra Over Suspicion Of Infidelity

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We thank God that he has been released. We are not yet sure if any ransom was paid, and we cannot confirm if he was physically hurt.

“However, the psychological trauma of such an ordeal is significant. The most important thing is that he has reunited with his family.

“We thank God for sparing his life,” the colleague said.

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Contacted, the spokesperson for the Anambra State Police Command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, also confirmed the doctor’s release, stating that he had safely reunited with his family.
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Police Arrest Kidnap Kingpin, Others In Benue

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A combined team of Policemen from Benue and Enugu States have apprehended a suspected kidnapper’s gang leader identified as Yusuf Muhamed, in Orokam, Ogbadibo Local Government Area of Benue State.

According to residents of the area, the suspect and his group had been terrorising some communities in the local government leading the chairman of the local government to impose curfew in the council.

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One of the residents, Mike Agbo said that the gang leader and others were apprehended during the week.

Agbo said, “The suspect’s identity was confirmed by three kidnapped victims who revealed that Muhamed was the officer in charge of torture in the kidnappers’ camp.

READ ALSO:Police Arrest ‘One-chance’ Suspects Linked To Killing Of Benue Lady, Grace Alewa In Abuja

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His easy identification is a result of his bad left hand.

Confirming the incident to journalists on Saturday in a telephone chat, chairman of Ogbadibo LGA, Sunday Ajunwa said that the kidnapper’s gang leader was arrested by combined teams of policemen and vigilance group in the area.

The chairman said, “It is true that Yusuf has been arrested by the combined team of Police from Makurdi and Enugu as well as the vigilante in the area.

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“He attempted to run but the youths pursued and caught him. Those he kidnapped made a confessional statement of how he tortured them in captivity.”

The chairman added that the suspect alongside 21 other suspects was in police custody.

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Ajunwa who also confirmed that the rampant insecurity in his council made him impose curfew from 6pm to 6am said that the security situation in the area has improved.

The security situation in Orokam is stable though the curfew from 6pm to 6am is still enforced. But I am thinking of lifting it after meeting with security agencies and stakeholders,” the chairman said.

When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer for the State Command, DSP, Udeme Edet said she was yet to receive the report.

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Edet said, “Please what do you want to confirm, I’m yet to confirm it. When I get news of it, it will be related.”

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My Wife Sleeps In Leggings, Denies Me Sex —Husband

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He starves me, our children, beat me, left me almost naked in public —Wife

A minibus driver complained before a local court in Lusaka, Zambia, that his wife sleeps in leggings to prevent him from making love to her.

Richard Makura, 48, of Kanyama compound was testifying in a case in which his wife, Patricia Mulenga, 40, a business woman sued him for divorce on allegation that he was violent.

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According to the Zambian Observer, the two got married in 1996 and have three children.

Patricia told the senior court magistrate, Lewis Mum, sitting with two other magistrates, Abbyshine Michelo and Esther Mulomba at Kanyama Local Court that Richard has been beating her over petty issues since her father in 2004.

READ ALSO:I No Longer Love My Husband, I Want Divorce —Wife

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She explained that in 2006, he threatened to burn her clothes and was forced to seek refuge at her parents’ home.

She told the court that he once beat her until she fainted.

Patricia stated that in 2015, Richard started working for APG Milling in Mansa but still failed to provide for the family because he only sent home K50 or K100 per month.

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She further said that Richard joined her in June 2016 when his contract was terminated but she never saw the benefits he was given.

READ ALSO:‘My Husband Became Hostile After Losing His Job, Brandished Cutlass At Me’

“When I asked for our children’s school fees, he beat me in public and removed the chitenge material I was wearing.

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“I was left in the short skirt I was wearing and in the confusion, he beat a man who wanted to rescue from his hand,” Patricia stated.

In defense, Richard denied being violet but admitted that problem started in 2006 when he had a girlfriend.

READ ALSO:My Wife Denies Me Sex, Neglects Our Children —Husband

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He explained that when he came from Mansa, his wife started sleeping in leggings to prevent him from making love to her.

The magistrate, Mumba stated that there was violence in their marriage and since Patricia wanted divorce, the court had no power to continue to live with Richard.

He granted the couple divorce, ordering Richard to compensate Patricia with K6,000 with initial payment of K1,000 followed by monthly installment of K400.

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Property acquired together was ordered to be shared equally.

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I Spent 13 Days In Hospital After My Husband Beat Me —Wife

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…I now love her the more —Husband

A housewife, LadidiI Abass, has dragged her husband, Shehu Abass, to a Sharia Court sitting in Magajin Garki, Kaduna, Kaduna State, seeking divorce over alleged battery.

Abass who reside at Rigasa, Kaduna, said her husband usually beat her any time they had a misunderstanding.

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Accordng to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the last time he did, he was hospitalised for 13 days.

He usually beats me in front of our children.

The last time he beat me, I was hospitalized for 13 days,”  Ladidi said.

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READ ALSO:My Wife Harasses, Slaps Me All The Time —Husband

She prayed the court to dissolve their union and grant her custody of their children.

The defendant, Shehu, denied all the allegations.

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“I have just started loving my wife. I love her more and more every hour, “

Shehu thus prayed the court to grant him time to resolve their differences.

The judge, Murtal Nasir, after he had heard both parties, ordered the complainant to testify on her allegation on battery.

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He then adjourned the case.

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