nigerians

04 Nov

Nigerians In Libya Cry For Help As Police Embark On Arbitrary Detention Following CAF Ruling

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The Libyan Police have reportedly started imposing fines and engaging in mass arrests of Nigerians in the country. According to reports, the mass arrests are a reaction to CAF fining the Libyan Football Federation $50,000 and awarding three points to the Super Eagles of Nigeria after they were subjected to inhumane treatment during their away trip to Libya for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier. An unidentified Nigerian community leader in Libya, in a video sighted by GhanaWeb Sports, shared that the arrests were intended to raise funds from Nigerians to pay the $50,000 fine. "The Libyan police are…

18 Oct

Five Nigerians Jailed For Exhuming Skull ‘To Get Rich’

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Five men have been jailed for 12 years each in Nigeria after they were convicted of exhuming a human skull. They had planned to take it to a traditional doctor, who said it was needed for rituals that would make them rich. The men pleaded guilty after being caught with the skull in a bag. The prosecutor told the court that the men had dug up a body buried three years earlier at a Muslim cemetery in north-central Niger state. “They said the herbalist informed and promised all of them that they would share the wealth from the said criminal…