
According to Vanguard, police in Ogun State, Nigeria, arrested a woman, Iyabo Sowunmi, for allegedly attempting to smuggle hemp to her son held in prison custody. The report, published in Yoruba, also mentions that a clergyman and his wife lost their lives in a violent incident and that an investigation has begun into a hospital accused of kidney-related misconduct. Details beyond these claims were not provided in the feed excerpt.
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