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On the 10th of June 2020, 409 new confirmed cases and 17 deaths were recorded in Nigeria No new state has reported a case in the last 24 hours. Till date, 13,873 cases have been confirmed, 4,351 cases have been discharged and 382 deaths have been recorded in 35 states and the Federal Capital Territory

The Lagos State High Court sitting in Igbosere has in a virtual session sentenced two men to death by hanging for armed robbery and rape. Justice Oluwatoyin Ipaye sentenced Williams Udoh and Ubong Isaiah for raping a married woman during a robbery incident they initiated. Delivering the judgment virtually on Wednesday, the judge found the defendants guilty as charged.  She said, “The prosecution has successfully established that a series of robberies took place on August 2, 2015 and that the robbers were armed with guns and other offensive weapons. “The failure of the state to tender the weapons does not water down the fact that the weapons were actually used.

A Magistrate Court in Lagos has acquitted a 15-year-old girl accused of killing a 51-year-old man, who tried to rape her. She was represented pro bono by the Lagos State Office of the Public Defender. Magistrate Philip Ojo struck out the murder charge filed by the police against the Senior Secondary School 3 student following an advice from the office of the Lagos State Directorate of Public Prosecution. 

The Kano State Police Command has arrested a man, who raped 40 women in one town within the span of a year. The 30-year-old serial predator, Mohammed, of Kwanar Dangora Village according to Kano Police spokesperson, DSP Abdullahi Haruna, confessed that the victims were young girls, married women and old women.

Julie Okah-Donli, Director-General of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, has said anyone caught justifying rape will be arrested and treated as suspects henceforth. Okah-Donli made the revelation while answering questions from newsmen in Abuja on Wednesday. She lamented that 90 per cent of rape cases were perpetrated by uncles, fathers and relations and called for parents to be extra vigilant about, who came close to their children and wards, adding that NAPTIP would approach the Ministry of Justice to push for the establishment of special courts to try rapists.

According to reports on SaharaReporters, Abia State governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, has been confirmed to have diabetes as medical personnel do all they can to save his life from Coronavirus. On Tuesday, SaharaReporters had exclusively reported that kidney failure had further complicated the treatment of the Abia governor, who was moved to Abuja for better care.  A source close to the governor on Wednesday however, told SaharaReporters that, "Abia State governor has diabetes but is in a stable condition

The Governors of Jigawa and Sokoto States yesterday, received ambulances from the BUA Foundation to boost their fight against the dreaded Covid-19 coronavirus.  

The Lagos State COVID-19 response has received 5 ambulances in addition to a cash sum of N200 million earlier received from BUA Foundation, the philanthropic arm of BUA Group, one of Africa’s leading foods and infrastructure conglomerate. The Group Chief Operating Officer, BUA Group, Chimaobi Madukwe, while presenting the COVID-19 response ambulances and cheque to the First Lady of Lagos state, Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu commended the effort of the Lagos State Government in curbing the effects of the virus. Madukwe also added that BUA will continue to support various effort across Nigeria to stop the virus.

Three humanitarian workers and a soldier were abducted along Monguno/Maiduguri highway on Tuesday June 2, by suspected Boko Haram insurgents.  The incident occurred at about 11:30am on the said date. An official of the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) who pleaded anonymity, told Daily Trust;  “Yes, we heard about the unfortunate incident on Tuesday between Monguno and Maiduguri.

Senator Orji Uzor Kalu has been released from Kuje prison. Yesterday Justice Mohammed Liman of the Federal High Court in Lagos ordered his release. Recall that in December 2019, the former Abia state governor was sentenced to 12 years in prison after he was convicted of N7.1bn fraud alongside his firm, Slok Nigeria Limited, and a former Director of Finance during his tenure, Ugo Udeogu.