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Boko Haram bombs Maiduguri again •Kills 2 police officers •Many soldiers injured •JTF arrests suspected Boko Haram members •NBA condemns SSS

Nigerian Tribune "DREADED Islamic sect, Boko Haram struck again in Maiduguri, Borno State capital on Wednesday, killing two policemen and injuring three soldiers in two separate incidents

which occurred in the town.

The two policemen, it was gathered, were killed while returning from their duty posts in Gwange ward of Maiduguri metropolis while the three soldiers were injured in an explosion which occurred near a military checkpoint in Abaganaram ward. The soldiers were on patrol when the explosion occurred."

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The Namibian Newspaper: "THE High Court yesterday ordered the immediate release of a 12-year-old boy who became Namibia's youngest sentenced prison inmate after receiving a six-month jail term for housebreaking and theft at Karasburg in October.

In a review judgement handed down by Judge Elton Hoff, Acting Judge Claus Hinrichsen set aside the boy's conviction and sentence and ordered his immediate release from detention.

Judge Hoff agreed with Acting Judge Hinrichsen's decision, which was based on the principle that a child as young as the boy is presumed not to be criminally liable, especially where he had been involved in a crime while under the influence and instructions of a much older person.
The boy was sentenced to six months' imprisonment on October 19, after he had been convicted in the Karasburg Magistrate's Court on a charge of housebreaking with intent to steal and theft."
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