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VIDEO: Woman stops police from taking boys away after phone search in Lagos
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A woman confronts policemen in a viral video, stopping them from taking two boys away after an alleged illegal police phone search in Lagos.
- A woman confronts policemen in a viral video, stopping them from taking two boys away after an alleged illegal police phone search in Lagos.
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- Woman who falsely accused 10 men of rape has jail term increased
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VIDEO: Woman stops police from taking boys away after phone search in Lagos
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Timeline of this story
- Sep 9BBC News: Stacey Sharples, who falsely accused 10 men of rape, has her sentence increased to seven years.
- Sep 9Punch Newspapers: A woman confronts policemen in a viral video, stopping them from taking two boys away after an alleged illegal police phone search in Lagos.
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