Tag: #Justice
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POLICE OREDER AUTOPSY IN INVESTIGATION OF WOMAN’S DEATH AT UMAHI’S EBONYI RESIDENCE
The Ebonyi State Police Command has announced plans to conduct an autopsy on Miss Mary Habila, a nurse who reportedly died at the Uburu residence of the Minister of Works, Sen. David Umahi. According to the police, the post-mortem examination is a key part of efforts to establish the exact cause of death. Authorities said…
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TRADER BAGS 1 YEAR JAIL TERM FOR STEALING SHEEP
A Jos Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday sentenced a 27-year-old trader, Aminu Mohammed to one year in prison for stealing a sheep. While reviewing the facts, the Prosecutor, Inspector Ijuptil Thaiwur told the court that the case was reported on June 11, at the “C” Division Police Station by one Halima Usman, the complainant. He said…
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MAN TO SWEEP COURT PREMISES FOR 40 DAYS FOR STEALING MATTRESS
A Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday ordered a 45-year-old man, Dennis Dogo, to sweep the court premises for 40 days for stealing a mattress. Dogo, a resident of Ungwan Pama, Kaduna, was charged with criminal conspiracy and stealing. The Prosecutor, Inspector Chidi Leo, had told the court that the matter was reported by one…
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KADUNA COURT JAILS MAN 10 MONTHS FOR STEALING CHURCH EQUIPMENT
A Kaduna Magistrates’ Court has sentenced a 30-year-old man, Michael Pascal, to 10 months imprisonment with hard labour after he pleaded guilty to stealing electrical appliances and a generator from a church in Ungwan Maigero, Kaduna. The court held that the prosecution proved its case beyond reasonable doubt. In delivering judgment, the magistrate said it…
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APPEAL COURT AFFIRMS DEATH SENTENCE FOR KILLER OF YETUNDE LAWAL
The Court of Appeal sitting in Ilorin has upheld the death sentence by hanging imposed on Abdulrahman Bello for the murder of Hafsoh Yetunde Lawal, a student of the Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin, bringing an end to one of the state’s most closely watched murder cases. In a unanimous judgment delivered by a…
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COURT REMANDS 3 OVER ALLEGED MURDER OF FORMER OGUN TV BROADCASTER
An Abeokuta Chief Magistrates’ Court, on Monday, ordered the remand of three men over the alleged murder of a former Ogun TV broadcaster, Mrs Kitan Oyesiku and her guard, Pelumi Adetayo. Oyesiku and her guard were found dead at her Agodo residence in June. The three remanded are Olajunwon Sodeinde, the principal suspect, Sobu Obafunsho…
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KADUNA POLICE DETAIN COUPLE OVER DEATH OF TEENAGE BOY, LAUNCH INVESTIGATION
The Kaduna State Police Command has detained a couple following the death of a teenage boy identified as Sadiq in the Kurmin-Mashi area of Kaduna metropolis. According to the police, the incident occurred on Sunday night along Dahiru Road. Preliminary reports indicate that the teenager was allegedly punished by his mother and stepfather over a…
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KADUNA MOB KILLING: 17 MORE SUSPECTS ARRAIGNED IN COURT
The Kaduna State Police Command says 17 additional suspects have been arraigned in connection with the mob killing of a woman in Maraban Jos, Kaduna State. The Command disclosed this in a statement on Friday June 26 by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Mansir Hassan, in Kaduna. According to the statement, the suspects were…
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KEBBI FARMERS – HERDERS CLASH: 8 DEAD, 4 SUSPECTS ARRESTED
The Kebbi Police Command says it has arrested four suspects in connection with the recent farmers-herders clash in Gulma Town, Argungu Local Government Area. The Kebbi Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, SP Bashir Usman, disclosed this in a statement issued in Birnin Kebbi on Thursday June 25. Usman said the suspects were arrested following ongoing…
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THREE CONVICTED FOR SUPPLYING ARMS TO TERRORISTS, SENTENCED TO DEATH IN SOKOTO
A Sokoto State High Court has sentenced three men, including a citizen of the Republic of Niger, to death by hanging for terrorism-related offences and illegal arms trafficking linked to cross-border criminal activities. The convicts, Yusuf Muhammad, popularly known as Sallau, Jabbi Alhaji Yalle and Kabiru Muhammad, were found guilty after the court upheld evidence…
