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Justice Simo Amobeda of a Federal High Court sitting in Kano, has sentenced a 31-year old man, Lawan Salisu, to three years imprisonment for sexu@lly abusing a 10-year old boy.   Salisu, of Tishama Yan Awakai Farin Bene Transformer in Nassarawa Local Government, Kano State, was convicted on a one-count charge of procurement and s#xual exploitation after he pleaded guilty …

An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court has sentenced a 64-year-old Lagos man, Lateef Durojaiye to life imprisonment for def!ling his neighbour’s 11-year-old daughter.    The State Lead Counsel, Mr Babajide Boye called five witnesses; PW(1) the survivor mother, PW(2) the survivor, PW (3) the Investigation Police Officer (IPO), PW(4) the nominal complainant neighbour and PW(5), the Medical doctor.  …

A 41-year-old Nigerian national, Alex Ogunshakin, has been sentenced in federal court in Omaha, Nebraska, the United States for stealing more than $6 million in a wire fraud scheme that victimized two businesses.   United States Attorney Susan Lehr announced that Senior US District John M. Gerrard sentenced Ogunshakin to a total of 45 months’ imprisonment on October 31, 2024 …

An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Monday sentenced an Islamic cleric, Alani Rafiu, to life imprisonment for def!ling a 14-year-old year girl.   In his judgement, Justice Rahman Oshodi held that the prosecution proved each of the ingredients of def!lement against Rafiu.   Mr Oshodi said that the gravity of the convict’s offence could not be overstated as he …

The man convicted of killing Young Dolph has been sentenced to additional years in prison for his role in the shooting death of the US rapper.   Judge Jennifer Mitchell made the ruling Friday and sentenced Justin Johnson to 35 years on a charge of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder and 15 years on another charge of being a convicted …

A final-year student of the University of Port Harcourt in Rivers State, has been convicted and sentenced to 14 years in prison for internet fraud. Henry Nathaniel Ekanem was jailed on Wednesday, October 30, by Justice A. T. Mohammed of the Federal High Court in Port Harcourt.  The development follows his arraignment by the Port Harcourt Zonal Directorate of the …

The Chief Magistrate Court II sitting in Yola, Adamawa State, has convicted and sentenced a 37-year-old housewife, Fatima Abubakar, to one year imprisonment for child abuse.   The sentence is to be served at a correctional centre without the option of a fine.   Fatima, of Sanda Makama B Ward in Yola South Local Government Area, was arrested on October …

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 …

[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 …

Justice O.O. Abike-Fadipe of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Tuesday, October 8, 2024, convicted and sentenced one Nonso Joseph Ekeocha to one-year imprisonment for possession of fraudulent documents.  Ekeocha was prosecuted by the Lagos Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on a one-count charge bordering on possession of fraudulent documents used to perpetrate …