Sorrow, Tears and Blood up north as suspected Boko Haram killings occur...

ELEVEN persons, including three children of the same parents were yesterday killed by suspected members of the Islamic sect, Boko Haram, at Suleimanti and Lawan wards of Maiduguri.

The father of the three children is said to be a State Security Service officer.

A resident of Sulemanti ward, Audu Jubril told our Tribune correspondent that, they started hearing gunshots at about 2:00 a.m. in the area, only to come out of their houses in the morning and be greeted with the news of the killing of little children by suspected sect members.

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Most wanted criminal in Delta State is a PhD holder!!!

ONE of the most wanted kidnappers in Delta State has a doctorate degree (Ph.D) in Mechanical Engineering, the state commissioner of police, Mr Ikechukwu Aduba, has said.

Speaking in an interview with the Nigerian Tribune in Asaba, Aduba said the man (name witheld) hails from Kokori area in Ethiope Local Government Area of the state, adding that the criminal had become a problem, as he masterminded most of the abduction cases in the state.

The commissioner disclosed that over 300 kidnappers and robbers had either been arrested or killed in the state since March.

According to him, some of the suspected kidnappers were acquitted because victims refused to testify in court.