Crime

Court remands student over alleged theft

An Upper Area Court Gwagwalada, Abuja, on Thursday ordered that a Student, Hillary Yunana, be remanded in the Nigerian Correctional Service, Abuja for allegedly stealing items worth N1.57 million. The defendant, a resident of Bassa Village in Abuja, was remanded…

Hushpuppi caught in $400k fraud case while in US prison

A Federal Bureau of Investigation agent in the United States has alleged that Instagram celebrity, Ramon Abbas, aka Hushpuppi, received fresh charges as the United States prosecutors submitted court documents showing that he committed fraud and laundered over $400,000 while…

NDLEA arrests 111 drug traffickers in Kaduna

The Kaduna state command of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), on Thursday, said that it arrested a total of 111 drug traffickers between January and February 2022, in the state. Mr. Umar Adoro, the commander, Kaduna command, made…

4 security guards docked for alleged theft in Ogun

Four security guards were on Wednesday brought before an Ota Magistrates’ Court in Ogun for allegedly attempting to steal aluminum products valued at N2.5 million. The police charged the defendants: Adekanbi Kabiru, 37, Onuh Isaac, 27, Jonathan Udoh, 33, and…

Teenager bags six months for $150 internet fraud

A Federal High Court in Ibadan on Wednesday  sentenced an 18-year-old university admission seeker, Oluwafemi Adam, to six months imprisonment for US$150 internet fraud. Justice Uche Agomoh said that she convicted and sentenced Adam based on evidence before her as…

Court jails 2 labourers for stealing wires

A Dei-dei Grade I Area Court has sentenced two labourers, Elaigwu Anthony and Emmanuel Abam to 12 months in prison each for stealing wires worth N4.2 million. Anthony, 26, and Abam, 31, were convicted and sentenced after pleading guilty to…