Ugochukwu Onuoha, a middle aged man, has been sentenced to life imprisonment by an Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court, for defiling a five-year-old minor, his neighbour’s daughter. Justice Rahman Oshodi, in his judgment, held that the prosecution had established beyond reasonable doubt, the charge of defilement against Onuoha. Oshodi said the prosecutrix (survivor) was a child at the time of the incident. He said the prosecutrix’s mother’s evidence that Onuoha apologised and promised not to do it again was an admission which corroborated the prosecutrix’s evidence. According to…
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Chinese man sentenced to death by hanging over Ummu’s murder
A Chinese national, Frank Geng Quangrong, has been sentenced to death by hanging by a Kano State High Court, for stabbing to death his Nigerian lover, Ummukulsum Buhari. Frank, who lives in Railway Quarters Kano, was convicted on one count charge of culpable homicide. The trial judge, Justice Sanusi Ma’aji handed down the sentence in his judgment. Justice Ma’aji held that the prosecution had proven its case beyond reasonable doubt. “The defendant’s testimony is inconsistent. I hereby find him guilty. I hereby recommend mercy by the Kano State Governor on…
Read MoreRepentant cultists surrender arms in Ogun
About 48 repentant cultists in the Sagamu area of Ogun State have surrendered their arms to the Nigeria Police Force and renounced their membership in the various cult groups they belonged to. The ceremony to profile the repentant cultists and take stock of the arms and ammunition was held at the Palace of the Akarigbo of Remoland, Oba Adewale Ajayi, in the Sagamu Local Government Area of the state on Tuesday. In January, two cult groups, Neo Black Movement, popularly called Aye, and the National Association of Airlords, also known…
Read MoreGuinea-Bissau former president’s son jailed in US for heroin trafficking
52-year-old Malam Bacai Sanha Jr, son of a former president of Guinea-Bissau, has been sentenced to more than six and a half years in prison for involvement in a transnational heroin trafficking conspiracy, the US Justice Department announced Tuesday. Malam Bacai Sanha Jr planned to use the proceeds to finance a coup in the West African country that would lead to his eventual presidency and establishment of a “drugs regime,” according to the statement released by the US Attorney for the Southern District of Texas. “Malam Bacai Sanha Jr. wasn’t…
Read MoreFG invites controversial Kaduna cleric for questioning
Ahmad Gumi, a controversial Kaduna-based Islamic cleric, has been invited for questioning over his comments on the activities of bandits in the country. Mohammed Idris, the Minister of Information and Orientation, disclosed this at the State House, Abuja, on Monday. Recall the controversial cleric faulted the Federal Government on the continued use of force or kinetic means to secure the release of victims of kidnapping. Gumi said the government ought to go closer to the bandits and study them to provide them with better living conditions. According to him, the…
Read More137 abducted Kaduna schoolchildren regain freedom
Abducted pupils and teachers of LEA School Kuriga in the Chikun Local Government Area in Kaduna have been rescued by troops in Zamfara State, the Defence Headquarters said on Sunday. On March 7, 2024, about 287 pupils and teachers of the school were abducted by suspected terrorists who took them into the forest. Their abductors subsequently requested a ransom of N1bn for their release, setting a deadline of March 27, 2024, for the payment. But the Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj Gen. Edward Buba, in a statement, stated that the…
Read MoreHerdsmen attack Otukpo LG, 2 killed, many missing
Suspected armed herdsmen have reportedly attacked the Onipi community of Adoka in Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State, leaving two persons dead while several others have been declared missing from their farms after attack. The armed herders were reported to have besieged the community, on Tuesday afternoon, and attacked the victims in their farms. According to a source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, “After killing the victims in the farms, the herdsmen also burnt down yam barns and a mini truck conveying tubers of yam from the farms.…
Read MoreMan arrested for threatening to kill EFCC chairman
One Kayode Cole has been arrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for issuing a death threat against the Executive Chairman of the Commission, Ola Olukoyede. Cole, according to EFCC’s Spokesman Dele Oyewale, was arrested at the Lugbe axis of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja. The suspect made the death threat through his Instagram page handle: “1billionsecretss”, while commenting on a story posted by a popular Instagram blogger, Instablog9ja on February 1, 2024. Instablog9ja had posted a story with a caption: “A Religious Sect Is Laundering…
Read MoreMan sentenced to 20 years imprisonment for raping minor
A man, Dennis Okubiat,has been sentenced to 20 years imprisonment by a Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja on Wednesday, for raping a 12-year-old girl for three months, which caused urinary incontinence. Justice Ismail Ijelu held that the victim had testified that she went for evangelism and, in the process, went to check on the convict, who had not been coming to church after the pastor of her church said they should visit members who had not been seen in church for some time. He said that she testified…
Read More15 terrorism financiers, BDCs identified by FG
The identity of 15 entities, including nine individuals and six Bureau De Change operators and firms, allegedly involved in terrorism financing has been revealed by the Federal Government. Details of the development were revealed by the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit, in an email on Tuesday night, entitled “Designation of Individuals and Entities for March 18, 2024.” The document revealed that the Nigeria Sanctions Committee met on March 18, 2024, where specific individuals and entities were recommended for sanction following their involvement in terrorism financing. “The Honourable Attorney General of the…
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