A 10-year-old boy, Ifeanyi, was on Saturday thrown into a fire for allegedly stealing a small measure of uncooked rice in a market at Inikiri Benard village, Effium community, in the Ohaukwu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. Newsmen gathered that the lad’s mother was late, while his father was mentally-challenged. A community source said, “The boy was thrown into a fire by two traders who accused him of stealing rice from a shop at the market to cook for himself and his father.” The Chairman of Human Rights Defenders,…
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Hoodlums were successfully prevented from looting Abuja market.
Markets and traders at the UTC market, Area 10, Garlic and Abuja were saved by security personnels from the hands of hoodlums though it wasn’t done as peacefully, it was a though one as gunshots and teargas were fired to subdue the hoodlums