POLICE in Lagos have arrested a woman illegally holding 16 teenage boys at her home following a tip-off by her neighbours. The children, aged between nine and 16 years, were in various stages of ill-health, neighbours said. Police said the woman kept the children in her custody for several months without the consent of their parents. Newspapers, radio and television stations in Nigeria make regular announcements reporting missing children, some of whom are suspected to be victims of ritual sacrifices. – AFP
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