CRIMINAL PROSECUTION

The Chief Magistrate Court in Akure has granted bail to 34-year-old Jide Akinsanmi and his father, Robinson Akinsanmi. They are standing trial for allegedly defrauding a produce buyer of N6 million. Akinsanmi and his son were arraigned before the court for obtaining the…

The Federal High Court in Lagos has fixed April 9, 2024, to sentence controversial cross-dresser and social media celebrity, Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky. Justice Abimbola Awogboro reserved the date for his judgment after Bobrisky pleaded guilty to a four-count charge of…

Justice Abimbola Awogboro of the Federal High Court in Lagos has remanded 25-year-old lady Olubube Nwobi and her 55-year-old mother, Ebele Nwobi, in prison for allegedly using two underage girls as domestic servants. Justice Awogboro ordered that the mother and daughter be remanded…

The Kano State Government has filed criminal charges against the immediate past governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, over alleged $413,000, N1.38bn bribery. The state said it had assembled 15 witnesses to testify against Ganduje. Joined as co-defendants in the charge sheet dated April 3, 2024, sighted…

Justice John Okorowo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has awarded N5m damages against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for wrongfully parading a photographer, Nasiru Saidu-Ali, popularly known as Kozzo, as a fraudster. The incident happened in May 2019 when the photographer…

The Chief Magistrate Court, Wuse Zone 2, has summoned five social media users for “criminal defamation” of the reputation of gospel singer, Mercy Chinwo; and her husband, Blessed Uzochikwa. In the court summons dated April 3, 2024, Chief Magistrate Emmanuel Iyanna ordered the five…

The Federal Government has objected to the bail application filed by the detained President of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Bello Bodejo. Bodejo, held in the custody of the Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) was, on March 22 arraigned before a Federal High Court…

A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the detention of a Nigerian accused of being a member of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, Emmanuel Osase, for 60 days. The trial judge, Inyang Ekwo, gave the order following a motion ex-parte…

The Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos, has affirmed the judgement of a Lagos State High Court, which sentenced two officials of Keystone Bank, Anayo Nwosu and Olajide Oshodi, to five years imprisonment over N855m fraud. The Appeal Court, in a unanimous judgment…