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  • Man jailed for betting on credit

    A 20-year-old man, Emen George, was yesterday sentenced to one-month imprisonment by an Ogudu Magistrates’ Court, for playing Betnaija game of N50, 000 on credit.

    Magistrate E. Kubeinje convicted George for causing breach of the peace.

    She held that the prosecution proved its case beyond reasonable doubt.

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    “The accused is hereby sentenced to one month imprisonment or a fine of N10, 000,” Kubeinje said.

    Prosecuting Inspector Lucky Ihiehie alleged that the defendant committed the offence on January 28 by playing a game of N50, 000 at a Betnaija centre at Barbinton Street, Mile 12, Ketu, Lagos, without paying.

    He said the accused had no money on him when he was searched.

     

  • Man jailed 10 years for killing friend

    •Over 2015 general election

    A Lagos High Court in Igbosere yesterday sentenced Mr. Kamoru Kushimo to 10 years imprisonment for stabbing his friend to death during an argument over who would win the 2015 general election.

    Justice Sedoten Ogunsanya found Kushimo guilty of a one-count charge of manslaughter brought against him by the Lagos State Government.

    The judge held that from the evidence before her, the prosecution had proved its case beyond reasonable doubt.

    Justice Ogunsanya held: “The convict is hereby sentenced to 10 years imprisonment. The sentence will take effect from the date of arraignment. The sentence is without an option of fine.”

    The sentence takes effect from November 2014 when the defendant was remanded in prison custody.

    Kushimo was arraigned on February 10, 2016, but pleaded not guilty, following which the state renewed the remand order against him.

    Prosecuting counsel Adebayo Haroun told the court that the defendant committed the offence on November 5, 2014 at a viewing centre at Alaafia Street, Alaagba bus stop, Agege, Lagos.

    Haroun said: “Trouble started when the deceased, Mubarak Salau, and the defendant argued over which political party would win the 2015 general election.

    “The argument degenerated to a heated quarrel and the parties began exchanging insults. The defendant told Salau that it seemed he was so drunk that he was saying nonsense. This infuriated Salau and he ran out to get a knife to fight the defendant. The defendant too ran out and got a broken bottle. During the fight, the defendant stabbed Salau in the chest and back.”

    The court heard that after the incident, passersby took Salau and Kushimo to hospital, but Salau was pronounced dead at the hospital.

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    “The injuries the deceased sustained as a result of the stab by the defendant led to his death,” Haroun said.

    The prosecution called four witnesses, who corroborated the evidence against the defendant.

    In his defence, Kushimo denied the allegations. He told the court that he never stabbed Salau, rather Salau attacked him with a knife and ran away, but fell on a plank and injured himself, following which he died.

    But Justice Ogunsanya observed that there were several inconsistencies in his defence.

    The judge noted that the defendant contradicted himself when he, in one breath, claimed that Salau attacked him and fled, and in another breath said both of them fought and someone from the neighbourhood separated the fight.

    “The court finds that the defendant’s defence was an afterthought,” Justice Ogunsanya held.

     

  • Man jailed 15 years for peddling cocaine

    A Lagos Federal High Court has sentenced a 36-year-old man, Onyeka Efobi, to 15 years in prison for unlawful importation of 1.5 kg of cocaine.

    He was prosecuted by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), on a three-count charge of unlawful possession, conspiracy and unlawful importation of the drug from Brazil.

    During the trial, the prosecutor, Mrs. Imaobong Iroabuchi, called six witnesses, who narrated how the convict was arrested at the arrival hall of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport on September 27, 2017.

    The convict change his plea during the trail.

    Following his guilty plea, the prosecutor reviewed the case and tendered exhibits which the court admitted and marked.

    His lawyer pleaded with the court to be lenient with him as a first offender.

    The convict, he said, was forced to engage in the illicit act to raise money for his collapsed business.

  • Man jailed three months for possessing hard drugs

    A Federal High Court in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State has sentenced Olaoye Matthew, 55, to three months’ imprisonment for possessing illicit drugs.

    National Drug Laws Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) counsel Mr. Charles Nwagua had told the court that the defendant committed the offence on August 10 in Atikankan, Ado-Ekiti.

    He said the defendant on the date, without lawful authority, possessed 500 grammes of Cannabis Sativa, a Narcotic drug similar to Cocaine, Heroin and LSD.

    According to him, the offence contravened Section 19 of the NDLEA, Act.Cap N30, Laws of Federation of Nigeria 2004.

    Delivering judgement, Justice Uche Agomoh said counsel to the defendant had pleaded for leniency.

    She said the defendant didn’t waste the time of the court by pleading guilty to his crime.

    “The defendant appeared very remorseful on every of his appearance in court.

    “The court, therefore, finds you guilty and convicts you accordingly.

    “You are hereby sentenced to three months’ imprisonment with hard labour.”

    Justice Agomoh said the sentence would teach the defendant a lesson and act as a deterrent to others.

  • Man jailed three months for illicit drugs

    A Federal High Court in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State yesterday sentenced Ibrahim Taofeek to three months’ imprisonment for possessing illicit drugs.

    Counsel to the National Drug Laws Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Mr. Charles Nwagua, said the defendant committed the offence on March 10 at Dadinkowa village on ABUAD Road, Ado-Ekiti.

    He said the defendant possessed 500 grammes of Cannabis Sativa, a narcotic drug similar to Cocaine, Heroin and LSD.

    Nwagua said the offence contravened Section 19 of the NDLEA Act. Cap N30, Laws of Federation of Nigeria. 2004.

    Delivering judgment, Justice Uche Agomoh said the defendant had pleaded for leniency.

    “The defendant didn’t waste the time of the court by pleading guilty. He appeared very remorseful during the trial. The court, therefore, finds him guilty and convicts him accordingly.

    “You are hereby sentenced to three months’ imprisonment with hard labour.”

    Justice Agomoh said the sentence would act as a deterrent to others.

  • Man jailed for threatening to kill neighbour 

    A Karmo Grade 1 Area Court in Abuja yesterday sentenced a 22-year-old man, Felix Okon, to five months’ imprisonment for threatening to kill his neighbour.

    Okon, who lives at Idu village in Abuja, pleaded guilty to a two-count charge of criminal intimidation and intentional insult, and begged for leniency.

    “I plead with this court to reduce my punishment for I know I am guilty. I am so sorry for what I did. Please sir, temper justice with mercy.

    “Please sir help me. I will not drink and be drunk again, nor insult my neighbour,’’ Okon said.

    The Magistrate, Mr. Maiwa Inuwa, gave the convict an option to pay N8,000 fine.

    He warned Okon to shun crime and stop insulting his elders, noting that the sentence would act as a deterrent to others.

    Prosecutor Mrs. Ijeoma Ukagha had told the court that the convict threatened to kill his 63-year-old neighbour, Raymond Ekeoha, also of Idu village.

    She said between February 2 and July 20, Okon insulted Raymond and his family without any cause.

    Ukagha said Okon threatened to kill the complainant with a gun, adding that the offences contravened sections 399 and 397 of the Penal Code.

    But following Okon’s plea, the prosecutor urged the court to convict him summarily in line with Section 112 (8) of the Administration of Criminal Justices Act, 2015.

  • Man jailed for forging ICAN certificate

    An FCT High Court in Jabi at the weekend sentenced Lebi-Ayodele James, an employee of the Office of the Auditor General of the Federation, to two years for forging the Institute of Chartered Accountant of Nigeria (ICAN)  certificate.

    Justice Yusuf Halilu, who did not give the convict an option of fine, ordered him to pay N100,000 in restitution.

    He said the convict would have risen to the position of Auditor General of the Federation with a forged certificate in future if the forgery had not been discovered. Halilu said the sentence would act as a deterrent to others.

    “The convict knew that he never had ICAN certificate. He forged the certificate and got elevated from executive officer to senior auditor.

    “He will serve his term at Keffi Prison,” the judge said.

    James was arraigned on a three-count charged by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) on March 26.

    The offences are: Forgery of certificate, contrary to Section 25(1)(a) and punishable under Section 25(1)(b) of the ICPC Act 2000 and being in possession of a forged document, contrary to Section 368 of the Penal Code CAP 532, Laws of the FCT Nigeria 2006.

    He was also charged with giving false information, an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 140 of the Penal Code CAP 53, Laws of the FCT Nigeria 2006.

    Prosecutor Mr. Agbili Ezenwa, in March presented the forged certificate and the application to the Director of Admin and Human Resources in the Auditor General’s Office as evidence.

    He said the convict wrote the application, requesting to be converted and upgraded from executive officer to senior auditor.

  • Man jailed two years for defiling minor

    A Plateau State High Court yesterday sentenced a 40-year-old man, Sani Usman, to two years’ imprisonment for defiling a minor.

    Justice Iliya Ashoms handed down the sentence to Usman, who had been on bail, after the court found him guilty.

    But he gave the convict an option to pay N100,000 in the second prison term, saying Usman must serve the first term without fine.

    Justice Ashoms said the sentence would deter others.

    During the arraignment, counsel to the convict Mr Mahan Mahuyai prayed the court to be lenient with his client, saying he was a widower and had five children, who needed parental guidance.

    He added that with a longer sentence, the children would be without parents, which could make them get involved in vices.

    Prosecutor Ibrahim Saleh told the court the convict committed the crime at his home, opposite Plateau Academy, Bukuru, on November 11, 2014.

    He said the accused, who was a neighbour to the victim, lured the minor into his room and defiled her.

     

     

     

  • Man jailed for stealing mattress

    A Karmo Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, at the weekend, sentenced a 23-year old man, Emmanuel Chukwu, to four months’ imprisonment for stealing a mattress.

    The judge, Alhaji Abubakar Sadiq, however, gave the convict an option of N10, 000  fine, saying the sentence would act as a deterrent to others.

    Chukwu, who lives at Mamasa Estate, Galadima Gwarimpa, Abuja, was convicted on a one-count charge of theft.

    The convict pleaded guilty and begged the court for mercy.

    Prosecutor Zannan Dalhatu told the court that a neighbour to the accused, John Nwaru, reported the matter at Gwarimpa Police Station on April 21.

    He said the accused allegedly stole the 10-inch mattress belonging to the complainant.

    Dalhatu said the offence contravened Section 288 of the Penal Code.

  • Man jailed 12 months for forging bank statement

    Justice Idris Baba, of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Apo, yesterday sentenced Onyeugo Anayo, to 12 months’ imprisonment for forging GTB statement.

    The judge, however, gave the convict, N50,000 option of fine.

    Anayo, 35, of 14 MCC Road, Owerri, was first arraigned on January 25 on a  three-count charge.

    He pleaded not guilty.

    The charges were later reduced to one and the convict admitted committing the offence.

    The convict pleaded guilty to the charge of possessing a forged GTB statement of account.

    The prosecutor, Adesola Michael, told the court that the defendant forged a statement of bank account number, 0007663135, belonging to Onyeugo Peter Anayachukwu.