YOLA — An Upper Area Court 4 sitting in Yola, Adamawa state on Friday convicted an 18-year-old Abubakar Mohammed a member of Shila groups that have been terrorizing residents of the state capital by snatching their cell phones. The court sentenced the accused to 7 years in prison for extortion without option of a fine. Abubakar of Rumde ward in Yola North Local Government Area was earlier arrested for extorting an infinix cell phone valued...

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has granted amnesty to 50 convicts serving various jail terms across the country. Some of the convicts granted amnesty are Benue indigenes while others are indigenes of other states who committed the offences in Benue state and were convicted before being moved to Jos Correctional Center to serve their jail terms. Commissioner for Justice and Attorney General of the state, Barrister Michael Gusa who briefed journalists Thursday, January 20th, 2022...

LAGOS — A Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court in Ikeja, Lagos has sentenced a businessman, Ofure Siakpere to life imprisonment for defiling and impregnating his 14-year-old in-law (name withheld) in his care. The accused was sentenced after finding him guilty of a charge of defilement contrary to Section 137 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State 2015. The convict was 35-years old when the offence was committed. Justice Abiola Soladoye, while passing the judgment,...