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Lagos court sentences five women to two years imprisonment for cannabis importation

Lagos court sentences five women to two years imprisonment for cannabis importation

A Federal High Court in Lagos has convicted and sentenced five women to two years in prison each for illegally importing 6.96 kilograms of “Ghana loud,” a potent strain of cannabis sativa, commonly known as marijuana.   The convicted women are Basirat  Olarigbibe (also known as Basirat Feyisara Olaribigbe), Fatima Garuba (aka Fatima Ladidi Abogun), Amudalat Adekunle (aka Amudalat Ajetunmobi), …

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Canadian lady bags 11 years imprisonment for importing illicit drug into Nigeria

Canadian lady bags 11 years imprisonment for importing illicit drug into Nigeria

A 41-year-old Canadian lady, Adrienne Munju, was on Wednesday 23rd October 2024 convicted and sentenced to 11 years imprisonment by a Federal High Court in Lagos for importing 74 parcels of Canadian Loud, a strong strain of synthetic cannabis weighing 35.20 kilograms into Nigeria.     Munju’s conviction followed her arraignment on two counts charge before Justice Dehinde Dipeolu of …

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Six family members sentenced to three years imprisonment for assault in Kwara

Six family members sentenced to three years imprisonment for assault in Kwara

A Kwara State Magistrate Court on Thursday, sentenced six members of a family to jail for assault, intimidation and stealing of the property of one Mr. Ajayi Oluwafemi, who was the husband of their daughter, Mrs. Temitope Oluwafemi.   The court presided by Mrs Kudirat Yahaya convicted six members of the family including a father and his wife and four …

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67-year-old Lebanese sentenced to 14 years imprisonment for s£xually exploiting two teenage girls in Kano

67-year-old Lebanese sentenced to 14 years imprisonment for s�xually exploiting two teenage girls in Kano

[Nigeria news] A Federal High Court sitting in Kano State has sentenced a 67-year-old Lebanese national, Zuhier R Akar, to 14 years imprisonment for s@xually exploiting two teenage girls. The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) Kano Command, arraigned Akar of Gidan Wanka, Unity Road, Fagge Local Government Area, Kano with a two-count charge on trafficking …

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Court sentences head teacher to life imprisonment for def!ling two 7-year-old pupils in Lagos

Court sentences head teacher to life imprisonment for def!ling two 7-year-old pupils in Lagos

Justice Abiola Soladoye of the Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court, on Tuesday, sentenced a head teacher, Benjamin Ogba, to life imprisonment for def!ling two seven-year-old girls.    The judge held that the prosecution proved the case beyond a reasonable doubt, with the ingredients of defilement to the court’s satisfaction.   Sholadoye held that the evidence of the defence …

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South African serial r£pist whose victims are mostly children, sentenced to 42 life terms and 791 years imprisonment for 94 counts of r£pe

The Pretoria High Court in South Africa has sentenced a serial r@pist, Nkosinathi Emmanuel Phakathi (40) to 42 life terms and 791 years and 6 months direct imprisonment.      The National Prosecuting Authority in a statement on Friday, October 4, 2024, said the court ordered that he be declared unfit to possess a firearm, and his name be added …

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Two s3x workers sentenced to life imprisonment for k!lling client in South Africa

Two s3x workers sentenced to life imprisonment for k!lling client in South Africa

Two s3x workers have been sentenced to life imprisonment sentences by the High Court of South Africa: Gauteng Division Johannesburg, for the m8rder of a 29-year-old client in Sandton.      The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) Regional Spokesperson – Gauteng Division, Johannesburg, Phindi Mjonondwane, who disclosed this in a statement on Friday, October 4, 2024, said the sentences include life …

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Man sentenced to 7 years imprisonment for abducting 16-year-old girl in Lagos

Man sentenced to 7 years imprisonment for abducting 16-year-old girl in Lagos

An Ikeja High Court on Thursday sentenced a motorcyclist, Monday Olukunle (alias Seaman) to seven years imprisonment for abducting a 16-year-old girl.   Olukunle allegedly abducted the girl in an uncompleted building with others still at large on Sept. 30, 2022, on Ralitu Daramola Street, Abogunleko, Ikotun in Lagos, according to the prosecution counsel.    The prosecution called three witnesses …

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