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      The Oyo State Police Command have recovered a total of 178 guns and 840 rounds of ammunition in circulation in the state. Briefing newsmen at the Command Headquarters, Eleyele, Ibadan on Thursday, the Commissioner of Police, CP Abiodun Odude said pump-action guns, imported pistols, single-barrelled guns, AK-47 guns and locally-made single-barrelled guns were among the recovered firearms. "Among the recovered arms are 27 pump- action guns, 65 locally- made single-barrelled guns , 34 cut-to - size guns, 21 imported pistols , six AK-47 rifles, two Sterling sub -machine guns , three Berretta rifles , 504 cartridges and other ammunition. In all, we have recovered 178 guns and 840 rounds of ammunition." said Odude. The police boss said the command would soon begin house - to- house search for prohibited firearms.

The remains of Mopmi Samson Markus was committed to mother earth in Bauchi State on Thursday, March 29th. Samsom, 33, died in a fatal accident on March 24, while travelling to Bauchi from Abuja for his wedding to Pheobe Masoyi, slated for tomorrow, March 31st. May his soul rest in peace, Amen.

The head pastor of   Windsor Village United Methodist Church , a 14,000-member megachurch in   Houston, Texas , has been indicted for wire fraud and money laundering. He's also accused of stealing millions from his congregation.  Pastor Kirbyjon Caldwell,  64, a longtime spiritual adviser to ex-President  George W. Bush  was on Thursday indicted in federal court on claims that he sold more than $1 million in worthless Chinese bonds to vulnerable and elderly investors, some of whom lost their life savings to the alleged scheme, The Washington Post reports. Prosecutors said in a news release, that the federal grand jury in   Shreveport, La ., returned a 13-count indictment accusing the Rev. Kirbyjon H. Caldwell and financial planner   Gregory Alan Smith   of wire fraud, money laundering, and conspiracy. The two men were also sued by the Securities and Exchange Commission in the same federal court on allegations that they v...

After four hours of deliberation Tuesday, a jury recommended the death penalty for a man who repeatedly entered the United States illegally before killing two Northern California deputies. Some of the jurors left the courtroom in tears. Luis Bracamontes, who is a Mexican citizen, was found guilty of murder in the 2014 shootings of Sacramento County sheriff's Deputy Danny Oliver and Placer County sheriff's Detective Michael Davis Jr. He also was convicted of attempted murder, carjacking, weapons violations and other crimes.  During a number of profane outbursts at trial, Bracamontes admitted to killing the officers and threatened to kill more. He looked toward relatives of the slain victims as he was  removed from the courtroom mid-rant,  prompting a renewed request from his lawyers to allow him to plead not guilty by reason of insanity. As the jury read its verdict, Bracamontes grinned. Sacramento Superior Court Judge Steve White will deliver a formal sentence Ap...

A jury has found the  wife of Orlando gunman Omar Mateen  not guilty of aiding her husband in the deadly attack. Noor Salman was accused of aiding and abetting the attempted provision and provision of material support to a foreign terrorist organization and obstructing justice in connection with her husband's attack on the Pulse nightclub. She was found not guilty of all charges. Salman's husband  shot and killed 49 people in the nightclub  in June 2016. Police killed him after the attack. Prosecutors say Salman knew about Mateen's plans and did nothing to stop them. Her lawyers say she had no knowledge of what he intended to do and was mentally and physically abused by him. They say she wasn't an Islamic extremist. The jury began deliberating at 1:42 p.m. Wednesday, following hours of closing statements from government prosecutors and defense attorneys that morning,  reports CBS affiliate WKMG.  They asked several questions about the c...

A West Texas man has been found guilty in the 2014 slaying of his then-girlfriend's 5-year-old daughter, who died after her throat was slit. The  San Angelo Standard-Times  reports a jury found 27-year-old Isidro Miguel Delacruz guilty of capital murder Thursday in the death of Naiya Villegas. The sentencing phase begins Monday. Delacruz faces death or life in prison. According to testimony, the girl was killed after Delacruz went to his girlfriend's home in the early morning hours. Tanya Bermea testified she'd been afraid he would come over and she'd tried to barricade the residence. She testified that when she saw him break in through a window she ran out of the house. Bermea said she left Naiya sleeping because she believed Delacruz wouldn't hurt the child.

                                                   The parents of the boy who was  allegedly sexually abused by his teacher  called her a "monster" who used their son "for her own grotesque benefits," reports  CBS Phoenix affiliate KPHO . The boy's father and stepmother spoke out about the arrest of Brittany Zamora, 27, who was a sixth-grade teacher at Las Brisas Academy in Arizona and is accused of sexually molesting the boy. Police say a parent found text messages between Zamora and the male student, indicating sexual activity both on and off campus.                                           "He said that it started in a classroom chat group where she would talk to him, and then flirted with him, and it just progressed from there,...