Tag: Sentence
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Chinese man bags 3 months jail term for receiving stolen NRC equipment
A Central Area Court sitting in Kasuwan Nama in Jos on Wednesday, sentenced a 34 year-old , Chinese businessman, Arvin Wu to three months imprisonment for receiving stolen railway sleepers, property of the Nigerian Railway Corporation. A panel of two magistrates, Ghazali Adam and Hyacinth Dolnaan, sentenced Arvin, after he pleaded guilty to the offence. Magistrates Adam…
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Teenager gets 10 strokes of cane for trespass, attempted theft
A Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday ordered that a 19-year-old boy, Salisu Tijjani, be given ten strokes of the cane for criminal trespass and attempted theft. Tijjani, who resides in Ungwan Shanu, Kaduna, pleaded guilty to the charge. The Magistrate, Ibrahim Emmanuel, said the punishment would serve as deterrent to others. He ordered a…
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Court sentences trader 12 strokes for stealing phone
An Upper Area Court in Zuba, FCT, on Friday sentenced a trader, Abdullahi Sani, to 12 strokes of cane for stealing a phone worth N35,000. The police charged Sani, who resides in Mabloba, Gwarinpa Estate, Abuja with theft. He pleaded not guilty. The Judge, Gambo Garba, said that the light punishment was because Sani saved…
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Court jails man 6 months for trafficking in Cannabis
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday sentenced a 28-year-old man, Lateef Agboola, to six months imprisonment for trafficking in Cannabis. Agboola, who was arraigned by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), had pleaded guilty before Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke. After his plea, the court reviewed the facts of the case with the prosecutor, …
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Court sentences man to 1 year imprisonment for drug trafficking
A Federal High Court in Lagos, on Thursday sentenced a 45-year-old man, Kehinde Bangbose to one year in prison, for trafficking in banned drugs. Justice Nicholas Oweibo sentenced Bangbose after he pleaded guilty to a three-count charge bordering on trafficking of Hemp, Tramadol and Rophynol. Oweibo found the defendant guilty of the offences as charged…
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Court sentences artisan to 24 months imprisonment for stealing car stereo
An Upper Area Court sitting in Kasuwan Nama, Jos on Tuesday sentenced an artisan, Solomon Clement to 24 months imprisonment for stealing car accessories. The presiding Judge, Mr Lawal Suleiman, sentenced Clement after he pleaded guilty to theft. Suleiman however, gave the convict an option to pay a fine of N30,000. Earlier, the police prosecutor,…
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Court sentences internet fraudster to 11 months imprisonment
A Federal High Court in Ibadan on Thursday sentenced an internet fraudster, Kazeem Adeoye to 11 months imprisonment for defrauding a German of 1,200 Euro. Delivering judgment, Justice Patricia Ajoku, held that the court convicted and sentenced Adeoye, based on his guilty plea and in line with the plea bargain agreement he entered into with…
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Court sentences man to 7 years imprisonment with hard labour for defiling minor
A Federal High Court In Kano on Tuesday sentenced a 42-year-old man, Salisu Tanko to seven years imprisonment with hard labour for defiling a 13-year-old girl. Delivering judgment, Justice Sa’adatu Mark also fined N1 million for the crime. The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons ( NAPTIP) charged Tanko with one count…