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…
An Abeokuta Magistrates’ Court on Friday sentenced a 23-year-old man, Awalu Bello, to three months in prison for riding his motorcycle recklessly and dangerously on the public highway. Bello whose address was not provided, was convicted following his plea of…
An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Tuesday sentenced a forex trader, Shola Henry, to two years imprisonment for stealing N20 million. Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo, in her ruling, held that crypto currency business was nothing but a Ponzi scheme. “The prosecution,…
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…
