Tag: jailed
Police prosecutor almost jailed for re-arresting Adeleke
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, threatened to send Mr Simon Lough, a police prosecutor, to prison for violating…
Ex-NIMASA Acting DG to be jailed for fraud
Justice Mojisola Olatoregum of a Federal High Court in Lagos on Thursday convicted a former Acting Director-General of NIMASA, Calistus…
3 students jailed over attempt to steal
An upper Area Court I, Kaswan Nama, Jos, on Friday sentenced three students to one year in prison each for…
Two jailed in Ibadan over internet fraud
Gbenro Adesina/Ibadan Justice P.I. Ajoku of the Federal High Court, Ibadan on Friday sentenced two serial internet fraudsters, Paul Damilola…
Man convicted of fraud, jailed four months
Gbenro Adesina/Ibadan Justice P. I. Ajoko of the Federal High Court, Ibadan on Tuesday March 12, 2019 sentenced one Ogundiran…
Mechanic jailed 6 months for stealing car battery
A Lugbe Magistrates’ Court in Abuja on Friday sentenced a 32-year-old Mechanic, Abubakar Mohammed, to six months imprisonment for stealing…
Cristiano Ronaldo jailed 2 years for tax fraud
Portuguese football icon Cristiano Ronaldo has accepted a prearranged €18.8 million fine and a suspended 23-month jail term for tax…
70-year old rapist jailed two days
A 70-year-old rapist has been jailed for two days by Justice John Bosco Allieu, an action that has caused outpouring…
Ex-rap mogul Marion ”Suge” Knight jailed 28 years
Former rap mogul Marion “Suge” Knight was sentenced in a Los Angeles courtroom on Thursday to 28 years in prison…
Ex-Brazilian soccer boss gets 4 years in U.S. prison
A former President of Brazil’s Soccer Federation was sentenced on Wednesday by a U.S. judge to four years in prison…
Former Brazil president, Lula, jailed 12 years for corruption
Brazil’s former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, will begin his 12 year prison term from Friday, after a judge…
Unrepentant thief jailed 7 years
An unrepentant church thief, Williams Okonoboh Eromosele, 28 has been sentenced to seven years imprisonment with hard labour by an…
Human Skull Dealer Jailed 6 Years With Hard Labour
An Oyo State Chief Magistrate at Iyaganku, Mrs. Durosaro Tijani Monday sentenced a woman who specializes in selling human skulls,…
Teenager jailed 7 years for planning terror attack
An Australian teenager on Wednesday was sentenced to seven years jail for planning a terrorist attack in Melbourne on Mother’s…
Photographer jailed 1 year for selling banned drug
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday sentenced a 25-year-old photographer, Gabriel Ewulo, to one year imprisonment for dealing…
British banker bags life imprisonment
A British banker was jailed for life on Tuesday for the “sickening” murders of two Indonesian women he tortured in…
Randy teacher jailed for assaulting teenager
Jethro Ibileke/Benin An Egor Chief Magistrates’ Court in Benin, Edo state, southern Nigeria, has sentenced a 47-year-old secondary school teacher…
Fisherman, 2 others jailed 60 years for kidnapping
Jethro Ibileke/Asaba An Asaba High Court, Delta state, has convicted and sentenced three men, Igane Enekorogha, 37, a fisherman; Godwin…
Oil theft: 14 foreigners jailed 110 years
Akin Kuponiyi A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos Friday convicted 14 foreigners identified as citizens of Russia, Ukraine, Philippine…
Driver jailed for stealing bus
Jethro Ibileke/Benin An Egor magistrates’ court in Benin, on Tuesday sentenced a 29-year-old commuter bus driver, Oghenero Magaji, to…
Extra judicial killing: Cop jailed for life
Jethro Ibileke/Benin An operative of the Edo State Command of the Nigerian Police, Corporal Amadin Idahosa, was Monday sentenced to…
9 foreigners jailed for oil theft
Akin Kuponiyi Five Filipinos, Axel Joseph Gibo Jabone, Juanito Camireno Infantado, Suarin Fernado Alave, Gatila Jaypee Gadayan and Rolando Jose…
Man who came to Lagos to steal for Christmas celebration jailed
Cyriacus Izuekwe A 28-year-old man, Ikechukwu Godspower, who confessed that he relocated a few days ago from Abuja to steal…
Man jailed for N1.2m stock fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, October 22, 2015, secured the conviction of Bashir Olumuyiwa, Managing Director,…
Man jailed for life for dealing in marijuana
Akin Kuponiyi A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, western Nigeria, Tuesday, sentenced a 39-year-old man, Sule Ibrahim, to life…
Man jailed for stealing SUV
Cyriacus Izuekwe A 26-year-old man, Somadina Enyiobi, has been jailed for two years without an option of fine after he…
Oil rich Azerbaijan jails opposition figure for six years
A court in Baku, Azerbaijan has sentenced a senior opposition activist to six years in jail on hooliganism charges, his…
Nigerian jailed for rape in UK
A Nigerian, living illegally in the United Kingdom and who was twice spared deportation has been convicted and sentenced for…
Estate agent bags 15 year sentence for fraud
A Nigerian High Court in Ikeja, capital of Lagos state on Monday sentenced an estate agent, Michael Olabameji, to 15…
Ex-Detroit mayor jailed 28 years for corruption
Disgraced Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was sentenced to 28 years in a federal prison on corruption and extortion charges. The…