Spousal killings
3 Nov
Security experts have raised concerns over the surge in spousal killings in the country, calling for urgent measures to address the trend. The experts, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in separate interviews on Sunday in Lagos, described the trending act as ” worrisome.” NAN reports that many such cases have been…
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