by Admin | Mar 23, 2017 | Blog |
Follow @NigeriaPI Justice Simon Aboki of the State High Court sitting in Mararaba, Nasarawa State has convicted and sentenced one Hanna Abraham to 14 years imprisonment on a 3-count charge of obtaining by false pretence and issuance of dud cheque to the tune of N7 million preferred against her by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. The convict was said to have, under false pretence, obtained the said sum as loan to supply 22 trucks of diesel to News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, and diverted it to other purposes other than what it was meant for. The offence contravenes Section 1 (1) a, Section 1 (b) (i) and Section 1 (b) (i) of the Advance Fee Fraud Act, 2006 and Dishonoured Cheque Offences. She pleaded not guilty to the counts when she was arraigned. After diligent prosecution, Justice Aboki found Abraham guilty on all three counts. Delivering the judgment, Justice Aboki sentenced her to 10years imprisonment on count one and two years each on counts two and three without option of fine. While the sentence is to run concurrently, the convict is to refund all monies collected from the...
by Admin | Mar 23, 2017 | Blog |
Follow @NigeriaPI The police in Lagos have confirmed the arrest of a middle-aged man found in possession of a fresh woman head and two hands at Muwo area of Badagry. An eyewitness, Mr Solomon Adube, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Badagry that the suspect was seen carry a sack with blood dripping from it. “The man was seen carrying a bag with blood dripping from it but when he was asked what was in the bag, he claimed it was bush meat, saying he had just finished hunting. “The people insisted on seeing the bush meat but he didn’t oblige, so we suspected foul play and the bag was collected from him. “Upon searching the bag, a head and two hands of a lady was seen in the bag and that was how people descended on him,’’ he said. “The timely intervention of policemen from the Area K Command, Morogbo saved the suspect from being lynched by angry mob,’’ Mr Deji Sebonji, another eyewitness told NAN. Lagos State Police spokesman, ASP Olarinde Famous-Cole, told NAN that investigation was underway to ascertain the identity of the victim. He added that the matter would be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department,...
by Admin | Mar 23, 2017 | Blog |
Follow @NigeriaPI The killing of a Ovye Amos in a road accident on Monday night had sparked a protest in the school. Mr. Khaleel Umar Al-Makura, the son of Nasarawa state governor Umar Al-Makura, has been arrested over the killing of a student of Government Secondary School, Lafia. The killing of a Ovye Amos in a road accident on Monday night had sparked a protest in the school. The students took to the streets on Tuesday carrying placards with various inscriptions demanding justice for the killing Amos, a Junior Secondary School two student. The police, officers of the Nigeria Security Civil Defence Corps, teachers and government officials intervened to calm the students. The governor’s son was reported to have hit the deceased with a car, Channels TVreported. Addressing the students at the school parade ground, the Nasarawa state Commissioner for Education, Aliyu Tijjani, said that government had taken measures to ensuring that the person that perpetrated this killing was brought to book. “He has already been arrested. “I want to express my profound dismay and sadness over what happened here yesterday. It is unfortunate, very very unfortunate.’’ The school Head Boy, Goodluck Agwu, had explained that Amos was hit by the car driven by Khaleed when he went out to buy batteries for his flashlight at 8:00pm. The students who were not satisfied with the explanation of the commissioner continued their protest, but the police were deployed to calm them. The police explained that they were investigating the case. The area commander of Lafia area office, Mr. Maikudi Shehu, assured the students that they would be briefed on the...
by Admin | Mar 23, 2017 | Blog |
Follow @NigeriaPI The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday March 21, 2017, arraigned one Adeola Dada, a lawyer, before Justice Oluwatoyin Ipaye of the Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja on one-count charge bordering on stealing to the tune of N15m (Fifteen Million Naira). The complainant, Olowo Emmanuel, a serving member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, had allegedly sought the services of the accused to help him recover the sum of N35 million, which he paid to Royal Sanderton Technologies Nigeria Limited to acquire two houses. Emmanuel had dragged the company to court, following its inability to deliver the houses as agreed. Consequently, Royal Sanderton was ordered to pay the sum of N15m to the complainant, which was allegedly raised in bank drafts and handed over to the accused. The complainant also alleged that the accused subsequently lodged the money into his personal account and made several withdrawals from it. The charge reads: “That you Adeolu Dada sometime in December, 2014 at Lagos within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court dishonestly stole the sum of N15,000,000.00 (Fifteen Million Naira), property of Honorable Olowo Rotimi Emmanuel.” The accused pleaded not guilty when the charge was read to him. In view of his plea, the prosecution counsel, Sesan Ola, asked for a trial date and prayed the court to remand the defendant in prison custody. However, the defense counsel, A. L. Ogunyemi, told the court that a bail application with a medical report attached had been filed and served on the prosecution. The defense council also urged the court to grant the accused bail. The prosecution counsel...
by Admin | Mar 23, 2017 | Blog |
Follow @NigeriaPI Justice Simon Aboki of the State High Court sitting in Mararaba, Nasarawa State has convicted and sentenced one Hanna Abraham to 14 years imprisonment on a 3-count charge of obtaining by false pretence and issuance of dud cheque to the tune of N7 million preferred against her by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. The convict was said to have, under false pretence, obtained the said sum as loan to supply 22 trucks of diesel to News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, and diverted it to other purposes other than what it was meant for. The offence contravenes Section 1 (1) a, Section 1 (b) (i) and Section 1 (b) (i) of the Advance Fee Fraud Act, 2006 and Dishonoured Cheque Offences. She pleaded not guilty to the counts when she was arraigned. After diligent prosecution, Justice Aboki found Abraham guilty on all three counts. Delivering the judgment, Justice Aboki sentenced her to 10years imprisonment on count one and two years each on counts two and three without option of fine. While the sentence is to run concurrently, the convict is to refund all monies collected from the complainant. Source: Today...
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