Crime

Boy remanded for allegedly defiling 12-year-old girl

A teenager (name withheld) on Thursday appeared before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly defiling a 12-year-old girl. The police charged the 15-year-old with defilement but the Chief Magistrate, Mrs Ejiro Kubeinje, did not take his plea. She ordered…

Man bags 12 months jail term over cybercrime

A Federal High Court in Ibadan on Wednesday sentenced an internet fraudster, Oluwadamilare Ogunleke, to 12 months imprisonment after being found guilty of US$500 internet fraud. Delivering judgment, Justice Uche Agomoh said that she convicted and sentenced Ogunleke based on…

Police arrest 26 suspects, recover arms in Enugu

The Police Command in Enugu State arrested 26 suspects involved in offences of conspiracy, unlawful possession of firearms, ammunition and cult activities within two days in the state. The state’s Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Daniel Ndukwe, in a statement…

Farmer jailed 10 years for rape

An Ado-Ekiti High Court on Wednesday sentenced a 29- year- old farmer, Tobi Owajulu to 10 years imprisonment for raping a 17-year-old girl. The police charged Owajulu on June 12, 2021 with rape contrary to Section 31(2) of the Child’s…

Court jails Chinese two years for naira mutilation

The Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Tuesday, May 31, 2022, secured the conviction and sentencing of one Li Lei Lei, a Chinese national, to 24 months imprisonment for mutilating the Nigerian currency before Justice…