Document #1300530

BBC News (Author)

Nigerian man jailed for idleness

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/7677397.stm

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  • 18 October 2008 | BBC News (Author)

    Nigeria

    An Islamic Sharia court sentences a 20-year-old man to 6 months in jail and 30 strokes of the cane after his father accused him of being lazy

    Nigerian man jailed for idleness (Media Report, English)

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    ecoi.net description:
    An Islamic Sharia court sentences a 20-year-old man to 6 months in jail and 30 strokes of the cane after his father accused him of being lazy
    Country:
    Nigeria
    Source:
    BBC News (Author)
    Original link:
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/7677397.stm
    Document type:
    Media Report
    Language:
    English
    Published:
    18 October 2008
    Document ID:
    1300530 (former ID 107675)

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