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Nov 06, 2016 Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks
Up until a bandit was killed recently, criminal activity was a pastime for many. The young gunmen took it for granted that they would escape with whatever they planned. The result is a slight lull in home invasions in the city.
But there will be another in the eastern part of the country. The result would be rather interesting.
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A crowded city street is a damper to serious road accidents, but there will be a serious crash in the dark hours when a group of young men would defy the rule that states ‘Don’t drink and drive’. The crash was avoidable but as fate would have it, another hospital would be pressed into emergency mode once more.
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Yet another fire would strike a hapless home owner. Carelessness would be the root cause. A lighted stove would be left unattended. Of course, this would be a rented dwelling.
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