CRIMINAL PROSECUTION

The Sokoto Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, Tuesday, 9th August, 2022 arraigned the duo of Yahaya Abdulrahman and Mohammad Iliyasu alongside their company, Azzumee Multipurpose Cooperative Society, before Justice Mohammed Mohammed of the Sokoto State High Court on…

Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of the Lagos State Special Offences Court sitting at Ikeja, on Tuesday, sentenced a pastor, Erinmole Adetokunbo, and his accomplice, Adedoyin Oyekanmi, to death for killing a seven-year-old boy in the Ikorodu area of the state. Justice Taiwo gave the…

A 23-year-old driver, Habib Gbadamosi has appeared before an Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ibadan on Tuesday, for allegedly causing the death of a 55-year-old man. He was charged with reckless driving; causing death. Gbadamosi, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge. Mr D.…

Two persons have been arrested, prosecuted and convicted for illegal possession of minerals (gemstones). The duo, Emeka Ezema and Ye Kachi who were arrested on the 5th of July, 2022, in Cross River State, were found in possession of 300g of Tourmaline, without…

The Kwara State Juvenile Court has remanded a 15-year-old boy who allegedly had carnal knowledge of a 10-year-old girl at Oro-Ago, in the Ifelodun Local Government Area of the state. The teenager reportedly emerged from the bush and met the victim with four…

A Magistrate’s Court sitting at Ebute Metta, Lagos State, has sentenced a 31-year-old former Fidelity Bank worker, Adenike Okuneye, to six months’ imprisonment for fraudulently obtaining N50,000 from customers of the bank. Magistrate A.T. Omoyele convicted and sentenced her after finding her guilty…

The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, has set aside the judgment of a Federal High Court, Abuja which discharged and acquitted a former Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Mohammed Umar, of a money laundering charge to the tune of N66 million. In…

A Makurdi Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday ordered that three men be remanded in a correctional centre for alleged possession of offensive weapons. The police charged Iordye Terhide, Emmanuel Kuhwa and Ikyor Titus with acts of terrorism and being in possession of offensive weapons. Magistrate…

An Ikeja Chief Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday ordered that a 60-year- old Ghanaian, Edward Quayson, be remanded in Kirikiri Correctional Centre for allegedly defiling his neighbour’s daughter. The police charged Quayson, who resides at 14, Kalejaiye St., Sasha, Lagos with defilement. The Chief Magistrate,…