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Akwa Ibom boy, Hope reunites with his mother seven years after he was branded a witch, stigmatized and left to starve to death

Akwa Ibom boy, Hope reunites with his mother seven years after he was branded a witch, stigmatized and left to starve to death

On January 30, 2016, Danish aid worker Anja Ringgren Lovén was photographed giving water to a severely emaciated 2-year-old boy, whom she rescued after he was branded a witch by his family and left to starve to death in Akwa Ibom.      The boy had wandered the streets for …

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Akwa Ibom police arrest suspected child trafficker who stole two children and attempted to kill their mother

Akwa Ibom police arrest suspected child trafficker who stole two children and attempted to kill their mother

The Akwa Ibom State Police has arrested a suspected child trafficker, Peace Patrick Paul, who stole two children and attempted to kill their mother.      The State Police Commissioner, CP Olatoye Durosinmi, paraded Peace at the police headquarters, Ikot Akpanabia, Uyo on Wednesday, August 30, 2023. alongside three other …

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Angry mob sets tricycle robber ablaze in Akwa Ibom as police rescue two suspected thieves from being lynched for stealing wine and generator

Angry mob sets tricycle robber ablaze in Akwa Ibom as police rescue two suspected thieves from being lynched for stealing wine and generator

Operatives of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command have rescued two suspected thieves from being lynched by an angry mob.    Spokesperson of the command, SP Odiko Macdon, who disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, July 18, 2023, said the suspects were accused of stealing drinks and a generator. …

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