ZIMBABWEAN COUPLE DEPORTED OVER SECRET BURIAL OF CHILD IN BOTSWANA.(PHOTO)

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 ZIMBABWEAN COUPLE DEPORTED OVER SECRET BURIAL OF CHILD IN BOTSWANA A Zimbabwean couple has been deported from Botswana after secretly burying their child without notifying authorities. Motilinah Mpofu and Christopher Ncube were convicted on Thursday of concealing a death after they allegedly dug a grave for their child in the dead of night. The Gaborone court heard the child had died suddenly. Instead of reporting the death to police, health officials, or traditional leaders, the couple quietly buried the youngster and hoped no one would find out. But the secret did not stay buried for long.   Police moved in and arrested the pair. In sentencing, the court ordered that the couple be taken to the Plumtree Border Post for deportation to Zimbabwe.  Top Botswana lawyer Winnie Masitha who offered the couple free legal representation during the trial, confirmed the deportation to BTV News. Masitha believed that the matter should not be viewed only through the lens of crim...
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PATERNITY OF MOHBAD’S SON: LAGOS HIGH COURT ORDERS THREE DNA TESTS TO BE DONE ABROAD. (PHOTO).

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Paternity of Mohbad’s son: Lagos High court orders three DNA tests to be done abroad


The Ikorodu High Court in Lagos state has ordered three DNA tests to be conducted abroad to determine the paternity of Liam, the child late singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba aka Mohbad, left behind.


Liam’s parternity has been disputed on several occassions by Joseph Aloba, the father of the late singer. Mr Aloba says that the remains of late Mohbad who passed way on September 27, 2023, will not be laid to rest until a DNA test is done to determine Liam’s paternity.


At the resumed hearing of the paternity case between Mr Aloba and Wunmi, the singer’s widow, on Tuesday, February 3, counsel to Mr Aloba, Barrister Oladayo Ogungbe, said the court has now ruled that three different DNA tests must be conducted abroad. 


According to Ogungbe, the court directed Mr Aloba’s level team to suggest three different facilities abroad while that of Wunmis are also to suggest three different facilities where the DNA tests will be conducted. He said the court will now select one each from the three each team provided and then the court will also proffer one center abroad where the DNA test will also be conducted. In all, three tests is expected to be carried out. He mentioned that the court also ruled that all facilities must be able to carry out tissue-based DNA tests.


The matter has been adjourned to February 10.

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