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The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Kano Zonal Command, has received 12 rescued victims of human trafficking. The agency Zonal Commander, Mr Abdullahi Babale, stated this on Tuesday, in Kano while receiving the victims rescued by the Kano State Police Command. Babale said the state police arrested three suspects, Shafi’u…
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A Jos Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday sentenced a 26- year-old miner, Anas Abubakar to two years imprisonment for defrauding a woman of N800, 000. READ ALSO:Tinubu directs security agencies to crack down on illegal miners The Magistrate, Mr Shawomi Bokkos, summarily tried and sentenced Abubakar after he pleaded guilty to the charge. Bokos in…
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A Federal High Court in Lagos has dismissed applications by Indian nationals, Prem Garg and Devashish Garg, along with Briton Marcus Wade, seeking to quash a bench warrant issued for their arrest and extradition. The warrant relates to a $42.485 million fraud involving Ecobank Plc. The defendants, associated with Wilben Trade Limited in Dubai, are…
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A Jos Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday sentenced a 38-year-old driver , Usman Abdulkarim to one year imprisonment for stealing 1050 liters of petrol worth N977, 000. READ ALSO:Police arraign six for alleged kidnapping, stealing The Magistrate, Mr Shawomi Bokkos, summarily tried and sentenced Abdulkarim after he pleaded guilty to theft. The magistrate, however, gave…
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Four persons have died in a boat mishap at Dundaye community in Wamakko Local Government Area (LGA) of Sokoto State. Alhaji Aliyu Kafindangi, Head, Sokoto Field Operation Office of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Sokoto. He said that the incident occured…
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