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Aug 12, 2018 Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks
Active police patrols are curtailing the movement of young and senseless gunmen. Another police patrol will pull over a group of men on motorcycles and a search will reveal a handgun.
The men were casing the road for a hapless victim.
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Domestic disputes are rampant. In fact they have been like that for a long time. However, the twist of these disputes being as violent as they are is new.
In this context a man will slap his spouse and end up in court. He would be jailed because the court is now cautious that when they release the abuser the situation becomes deadly.
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A political row is brewing. The opposition is refusing to meet with the government because it is not involved in development plans.
The government is prepared to notify the opposition but the Opposition Leader is insisting on more than notification.
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