Judiciary

Court Jails 27 Internet Fraudsters In Anambra The Enugu Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, on Tuesday, secured the conviction and sentencing of 27 internet fraudsters before Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal High Court sitting in Awka, Anambra State. This was disclosed in a statement posted on the official X handle of the EFCC on Thursday. According to the statement, the internet fraudsters were jailed after pleading guilty to one-count separate charges bordering on fraudulent impersonation and obtaining by false pretence. EFCC revealed the convicts to be: Ajaero Chidiebube, Kosisochukwu Ugwu, Apeh Samuel, Hyacinth Henry, Ebuka…

You Can't Prosecute Me in Abuja for Anambra Crimes - Ex-Gov Obiano Challenges EFCC Willie Maduabuchi Obiano, the former Governor of Anambra State, has taken a stand against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) by asserting that he cannot be prosecuted in Abuja for alleged fraud crimes committed in Anambra State. This assertion was made during a court session at the Federal High Court in Abuja, where Obiano's legal representation sought to question the jurisdiction of the court over the charges brought against him. Obiano's legal contention stems from his arrest on March 17, 2022, at the Murtala Muhammad…

Court Jails Seven Internet Fraudsters In Ogun, Oyo The Ibadan Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction and sentencing of seven internet fraudsters to various jail terms. The convicts: Adio Peter Olakunle, Adebanjo Oluwafemi Samuel, Ezekiel Papi Kolawole, Lukman Olakunle Alabi, Sakiru Olamilekan Usman, Godwin Moses Abaka and Amosu Oladele Gbenon were arraigned on one -count separate charge each before Justices M.O. Ishola, O.A. Lajide of the Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan and S.O. Adeniyi of the Ogun State High Court, Abeokuta. One of the charges reads: “That you, Amosu Oladele…

79-Year-Old Man Bags Life Jail For Sexually Assaulting 12-Year-Old Girl The Lagos State Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court sitting in Ikeja, on Monday, sentenced a 79-year-old carpenter, Olagbade Jeremiah, to life imprisonment for sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl. Justice Abiola Soladoye held that the prosecution was able to prove the offence of defilement against the convict without reasonable doubt. Jeremiah was arraigned on a count sexual assault by penetration preferred against him by the state. According to the lead prosecution counsel, Olusola Soneye, the offence committed contravened Section 261 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015. Soneye, who…

Man Gets Four Life Imprisonment For Sexually Assaulting His 3 Children An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Monday sentenced a man, Ademola Oladimeji to four life imprisonment for sexually assaulting his three children. The children were aged five, seven and nine. Delivering judgment, Justice Abiola Soladoye, held that the evidence of the respective prosecution witnesses were believable and truthful. Soladoye, however, said that their evidence established the offence of sexual assault by penetration and not defilement. According to her, the evidence of the three survivors was corroborated by the investigative police officer and their mother’s. He said:…