The Ogun State Community, Social Orientation and Safety Corps, also known as So-Safe Corps, has arrested an ex-convict for stealing. The suspect is 21-year-old Timothy Sonyegbe, a vulcanizer by profession, who allegedly stole a motorcycle, also known as Okada, around…
A 37-year-old father of six, Buba Muhammed, has bagged one year jail term for illegal possession of solid minerals without lawful authority. Buba Muhammed, a truck driver was convicted by a Federal High court sitting in Ilorin presided by Justice…
An Ekiti State High Court in Ado Ekiti on Thursday sentenced two men – a 63 years old cleric, Rt. Rev. Adereti Ebenezar and 68 years old Chief Akinyede Joseph – to three years imprisonment each for conspiracy and other…
The Ibadan Division of the Federal High Court has sentenced a 29-year-old woman, Shukurat Ademola, to 10 months’ imprisonment for dealing in 500g of cannabis. Delivering judgement, Justice Uche Agomoh held that she convicted and sentenced Ms Ademola based on…
A sales representative, Hassan Nasir, has been sentenced to nine months’ imprisonment by a Dei-dei Grade I Area Court for stealing N759, 400 from his employer. Mr Nasir, 30, a resident of Suleja, Niger, was convicted and sentenced after pleading…
Stories by Ridwan Adekunle No less than 66 internet fraudsters were convicted and sentenced to various jail terms, ranging from two weeks, four months, and six months of community service to 10 months imprisonment by Oyo State High Court sitting…
A 22-year old Student, Umar Farouk, was on Tuesday sentenced to six months imprisonment at a Kado Grade 1 Area Court Abuja, for stealing two laptops worth N325,000. Farouk of Jahi Abuja, who pleaded guilty to the charges of criminal…
A Dei-Dei Grade I Area Court in Abuja on Monday sentenced a 27-year-old tricycle rider, Abdullahi Musa, to 12 months imprisonment for swindling his passenger of N350,000. Musa, who lives in Ushaffa Abuja, pleaded guilty to criminal breach of trust…
A Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin, on Wednesday, convicted one Abdulrahman Wasiu for offenses bordering on cybercrime and retention of proceeds of unlawful activities. The Ilorin Zonal Command of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) secured the conviction.…
An Ado-Ekiti High Court has sentenced a 49- year-old man, Dele Adeyanju, to four years imprisonment for raping an 11-year-old girl. The convict, arraigned before Justice Bamidele Omotoso, on a count charge of rape in September 2019, was sentenced without…
