Judiciary

Man bags 6-month jail over housebreaking

An Ota Magistrates’ Court in Ogun on Friday sentenced a 31-year-old man, Lekan Amusa, to six months in the correctional centre for breaking into a house with the intention to steal. The Magistrate, Mrs A.O. Adeyemi, sentenced the convict with…

Man bags 6-month jail over housebreaking

An Ota Magistrates’ Court in Ogun on Friday sentenced a 31-year-old man, Lekan Amusa, to six months in the correctional centre for breaking into a house with the intention to steal. The Magistrate, Mrs A.O. Adeyemi, sentenced the convict with…

Police arraign alleged”serial” bag snatcher

The police on Thursday arraigned an alleged”serial” bag snatcher, Abdullahi Mohammed, in a Grade I Area Court, Nyanya, Abuja. Mohammed, 32, is charged with one count of extortion. The prosecution counsel, D.F. Abah told the court that the complainant, Hassana…

Businessman docked over alleged N1.5m land fraud

A 45-year-old businessman, Shehu Abdullahi, was on Thursday arraigned in a Kaduna Magistrates’ Court over alleged N1.5 million land fraud. Abdullahi who lives at Isah Kaita Road, Kaduna, is facing a two-count of fraud and cheating. The Prosecutor, Insp. Chidi…

Police arraign man, 55, over alleged arson

The Police on Thursday arraigned a 55-year-old man, Agwu Oji, for allegedly setting fire to a structure valued at N400,000. Agwu whose address is unknown is facing a two-count charge of arson and malicious damage. The prosecution counsel, ASP. Clement…