40 year old man jailed for having sex with a goat

Mr. Rabo Mohammed was arrested and sentenced to two years in prison for having sexual intercourse with a goat in Kebbi, Nigeria.  According to prosecuting police officer, Idrisu Sule, the accused was arrested with a stolen goat in the township stadium where he was caught having sexual intercourse with the goat.

The 40 year old man pleaded guilty to the charges and told the Sharia Court his reason for committing such a shameful act was because of the sexual desire that was burning in him during and after Ramadan fasting.

He informed the court that he was married with six children and his mother in-law was also living with them which made it inconvenient for him to spend quality time with his wife.

"I could not meet with my wife for a very long time now and that has been disturbing me and I have no money to spend on free women," he said.

Mr. Mohammed pleaded for forgiveness from the judge and promised never to engage in bestiality again.

Judge Alhaji Zasiru Zage sentenced Mr. Rabo Mohammed to two years in prison, a fine of 20,000 Naira ($134) and 25 lashes at five different locations in the town.

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70 die in fuel tanker explosion in Anambra

70 people have died in Anambra state after a fuel tanker and five commuter buses were involved in an accident. The fuel tanker is said to have overturned after hitting a pothole, spilling fuel across the road, when a car crashed into it causing an explosion that engulfed the buses.

Several other people were badly wounded and are in critical condition in hospitals. It's been said the death toll could rise as more remains of victims are recovered.

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Nigeria and Britain join forces in combating drug trafficking

The British Minister for Crime Prevention Alan Campbell during his visit to Nigeria on Friday said the partnership between Britain and Nigeria in fighting illegal drug trafficking has already brought about significant results.

Operation West Bridge is a joint collaboration between Nigeria and Britain to stop drug traffickers from trafficking drugs from Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, Nigeria. The British minister visited Nigeria to review Operation West Bridge.

According to intelligent reports Campbell showed that Nigeria has the most operational drug transit routes in West Africa. He said the cooperation was aiding Nigeria reduce the rate of illegal drug trafficking.

"Already Operation West Bridge is a success which is beneficial to both countries as the volume of bound substances from the country to Europe is reducing," he said.

"Nigeria is key partner in the work we are doing to clean up the mess by drug traffickers," he added.  

Nigeria's Minister for Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, Michael Aondoakaa said he was grateful for the assistance of the British government in combating drug trafficking.

"UK has a sincere commitment to the global synergy against drug trafficking and this commitment gave birth to Operation West Bridge,"

The Nigerian minister also said that Nigeria's apex court had set a standard  that awarded a 15-year jail term for drug trafficking.

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69-year old man beats wife to death over rent money

Police in Kaduna state arrested a 69-year old man for allegedly killing his wife, 60-year old Edna  Albert, over rent money. The suspect allegedly beat his wife to death with a piece of firewood after learning she spent some of the money he gave to her for rent.

According to police the suspect gave his wife 7,000 Naira ($46.82) to give to the landlord for rent in which she spent 2,500 Naira ($16.72) from.  He felt humiliated when days later, the landlord approached him for the rest of the balance for rent. It's been established by Kaduna police as his motivation for killing his wife.

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