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South Africa: ATM Bomber Shoots Himself

28.05.2008 22:43    allafrica.com
A man shot himself in the head and died after being arrested with an accomplice when they tried to flee after an ATM bombing in Sarepta, Kuils River, early on Tuesday.
Africa    Crime


South Africa: Bigger Budget for Fraud Unit

28.05.2008 22:43    allafrica.com
THE correctional services department announced yesterday it had set aside R14,4m this year for the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to help the department intensify its fight against fraud and corruption in prisons.
Africa    Crime

Nigeria: Youths Kill Man, Set Police Station Ablaze

28.05.2008 22:42    allafrica.com
Youths numbering about 50 have killed a 25-year-old-man, Kingsley Onu, and burnt his remains to ashes, after setting the police station in which the latter was under its custody ablaze.
Africa    Crime

Nigeria: Man Arraigned for Forgery, Impersonation

28.05.2008 22:42    allafrica.com
One Kingsley Obola, of no fixed address, has been arraigned before a Federal Capital Territory (FCT) magistrate's court holding at Wuse Zone 6, Abuja for alleged criminal conspiracy, forgery, using as genuine forged documents, criminal intimidation, cheating and breach of
Africa    Crime


Kenya: Video of Shooting to Be Replayed in Court

28.05.2008 22:42    allafrica.com
Video footage that allegedly shows a police officer shooting two unarmed men at Kondele area in Kisumu at the height of post-election violence will be replayed in court.
Africa    Crime

South Africa: Street Violence Reflects Schools Crisis

28.05.2008 22:42    allafrica.com
THE crisis in SA's school and education system is a reflection of the crisis in South African society, which has been played out in township streets across Gauteng in recent weeks, says Jonathan Jansen, honorary professor of education at the
Africa    Crime

Nigeria: Rule of Law - How Has Yar'Adua Fared?

28.05.2008 22:42    allafrica.com
Tomorrow, the government of President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua will be one year old. No sooner had Yar'Adua assumed office than he declared: "As a nation, one of our greatest challenges has been the evolvement of a culture of disrespect for
Africa    Crime

Liberia: No Suspect Arrested Yet

28.05.2008 22:42    allafrica.com
Three people from the Salvation Church of God have been invited by authorities of the Liberia National Police (LNP) to help with the ongoing investigation over the gruesome murder of Bishop John Alfred Quao.
Africa    Crime

Nigeria: Mbadinuju Denies Forging of Police Report

28.05.2008 22:42    allafrica.com
Former Governor of Anambra, Dr. Chinwoke Mbadinuju, has denied the allegation that he forged the police report on the murder of a lawyer and a former President of the Nigeria Bar Association, Onitsha Branch, Mr. Barnabas Igwe and his wife,
Africa    Crime

Sierra Leone: Cannibalism?

28.05.2008 22:42    allafrica.com
Police in Motema are investigating Aiah Senesie and Tamba Gbondo of Gondama village in the Nimikoro chiefdom Kono district for an alleged attempt at cannibalism.
Africa    Crime

Namibia: Amadhila Off Hook for Now Rape Charge Withdrawn

28.05.2008 22:42    allafrica.com
THE rape charge that had been pending against prominent northern Namibian businessman Onesmus Tobias Amadhila for the past ten months was withdrawn in the High Court in Windhoek yesterday.
Africa    Crime

Kenya: Four Lynched in Foiled Robbery

28.05.2008 22:42    allafrica.com
Villagers killed four gangsters, among them two women, Tuesday in a foiled robbery in Kirinyaga District. Two accomplices escaped the mob's wrath during the 2am incident at Mukinduri Village, three kilometres from Kerugoya Town.
Africa    Crime

Nigeria: Chief Judge Frees Convict, Nine Suspects

28.05.2008 22:42    allafrica.com
Chief judge of Kogi State, Justice Umaru Eri, has ordered the release of a convicted armed robber, Nuhu Isa on health ground.
Africa    Crime

Liberia: '14-Year-Old Girl Gang-Raped'

28.05.2008 22:42    allafrica.com
The Liberian National Police have arrested two suspects for allegedly gang- raping a 14-year-old girl in Monrovia.
Africa    Crime

Liberia: Armed Robbers Or Assassins? Police Must Be Keen

28.05.2008 22:41    allafrica.com
Allegations and actual cases of armed robberies are frequent occurrences to the extent that when armed men attack their targets it is generally assumed that the armed men were robbers.
Africa    Crime

South Africa: Samuel Zona - 'They Drove My Brothers Out, Literally'

28.05.2008 22:41    allafrica.com
On 11 May 2008, violence directed against foreign nationals broke out in the Johannesburg township of Alexandra. In the following two weeks, the xenophobia descended on seven of the country's nine provinces. Samuel Zona, originally from Zimbabwe, used to live
Africa    Crime

Uganda: Four Suspected Murderers Held

28.05.2008 22:41    allafrica.com
FOUR suspected thugs, believed to have killed an employee of Total filling station in Tororo, have been arrested. John Okoth was on March 29 discovered dead in his car, which was parked by the roadside at Busitema on the Tororo-Bugiri
Africa    Crime

Botswana: Rape Case Postponed

28.05.2008 22:41    allafrica.com
The case in which Radio Botswana personality, Norman Patlakwe, is accused of rape has been postponed to June 12.
Africa    Crime

Uganda: Kayihura Intervenes in Bushenyi Murders

28.05.2008 22:41    allafrica.com
A 70-year-old man was hacked to death hours after the Inspector General of Police, Kale Kayihura, visited Ishaka town to investigate the numerous murders in the area.
Africa    Crime

Liberia: Anti-Corruption Act Faces Hiccups

28.05.2008 22:41    allafrica.com
From all indications, the Anti-Corruption Act at the National Legislature is experiencing hiccups and Representative Saywah Dunah of Nimba County squarely puts the blame at the feet of the ruling party and President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.
Africa    Crime

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