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“Detectives in Imenti North, Meru County, Kenya have apprehended three 17-year-olds who orchestrated a sham kidnapping in Kainginyo, Thimbiri location, before audaciously demanding Sh6 million ransom from the “victims” family,” the statement read.    “In a classic case of misguided get-rich-quick mentality, the three, two males and a female, faked the kidnapping of the female, then called her parents with …

Four teenage girls drowned in a pond in Malkaderi village, Gagarawa Local Government Area of Jigawa State.   The spokesperson of the command, DSP Lawan Shiisu Adam, who made this known to newsmen in Dutse said the incident occurred on Saturday, September 28, 2024.    Adam said the victims, identified as Saina’u Musa, 12; Fiddausi Ado, 11; Habiba Musa, 12; …

Getty Images A major international study suggests there has been a sharp rise in what it calls “problematic” social media use among young people since the pandemic. Researchers came to the conclusion after surveying almost 280,000 children aged 11, 13 and 15 across 44 countries. The Health Behaviour In School-aged Children (HBSC) study found, on average, 11% of respondents engaged …