Police investigation indicated that the convicts conspired and dishonestly went into the complainant's bedroom under construction to steal the electric wires. A Karmo Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, on Friday, August 25, sentenced one Gambo Ibrahim, and Kabiru Sani, to one year imprisonment each for stealing electric wires worth about N1.1million. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the convicts had pleaded guilty to a two-count charge of joint act and theft. The Judge, Mr Abubakar Sadiq , held that the convicts' confessional statements necessitated their convictions. He also said that the prosecutor had carried out a diligent prosecution of the case, adding that the allegations brought against the convicts were not disputed. "This is a summary trial, meaning that the convicts did not waste the time of the court as they have before the court admitted to the offences. "But being first offenders, the court is therefore moved to show mercy by allowing them option of...
Jerusalem – The U.S. Army has inaugurated its first military base in Israel,which sends a message of readiness to Iran in the region, local media reported on Tuesday. The base's opening comes as Israel faces a slew of regional threats, especially from its Iran, Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth said. The Israeli military said the new base is located inside an existing Israel Air Force base in the southern region. The American military base houses dozens of U.S. soldiers operating radar device alongside Israeli soldiers as U.S. radar has been operational on site for a decade, using American civilians to operate it.
Zeinab as-Sayyid Mahfouz. Source: al-Arabiya. A man has been arrested by the Egyptian police after he allegedly admitted to beating his 85-year-old mother to death because his wife complained about her. Zeinab as-Sayyid Mahfouz died at a hospital in Alexandria on September 15 after what many speculated to be domestic violence. After reports of him beating his aged mother to death circulated online, social media users in Egypt demanded that he be brought to justice. It was learnt that Zeinab's daughter-in-law had complained to her son about her after which he brutally beat her up to please his wife. He then proceeded to a restaurant with his wife, leaving his battered and wounded mother in the house to bleed. Neighbours who noticed blood draining out of the house, broke into the house to find the woman lying unconscious with bruises on her face. They immediately rushed her to the hospital where she eventually died. There were reports that the son and wife tried to flee the city when...
GOODIE IBRU BOWS OUT OF IKEJA HOTELS AMIDST FAMILY WARS AND COURT VICTORY Feb 20th 2017, Barely two months after securing victory in court as the authentic chairman of Ikeja Hotels plc, Goodie Ibru has resigned from that office. Mr. Ibru said he took the move in the overall interest of the company and the larger Ibru family. In a statement, he anchored his decision on the need to get Ikeja Hotels to perform optimally, which have been hampered by multiple law suits filed by shareholders in the contest for the management and control of the company. He stated that the decision of Justice Kafarati of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on December 21, 2016, confirming him chairman vindicates his struggle for corporate governance in the company and provides right timing for him to retire as founding chairman after 32 years in office. Mr. Ibru called on the younger generation of Ibrus to work with other shareholders to continue to carry on the torch of excellence for which Ikeja Hotels has been k...
Police officers The Ondo State Police Command says it had arrested three suspects in connection with the alleged kidnapping and killing of two female students of the Adeyemi College of Education in Ondo state. The Public Relations Officer of the command, Femi Joseph, revealed that one of the suspects was arrested on Friday after participating in a robbery operation in Ondo town, while the other accomplices were arrested on Saturday. Victims It was gathered that the two students, Oladepo Blessing and Oluwasemilore Mary, had earlier been declared missing, while their whereabouts was unknown. According to the PPRO, the suspects are John Adenikiri, also known as Emir; Fisayo Fasanu, aka Abore; and a herbalist, Alfa Abdurafiu. Joseph also explained that Adenikiri and Fasanu confessed that they sold the mutilated bodies of the victims to Abdurafiu, who used them for rituals. Arrest The police spokesman noted that Adenikiri and Fasanu were arrested in Ondo town while Abdurafu was arrested in ...
The former chief intelligence officer was arrested by troops in June along Buni Yadi in Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe State. The ex Boko Haram commander, Abdulkadir Abubakar has revealed that the sect's leader, Abubakar Shekau has left Sambisa forest, and is now hiding in Mandara Mountain. This is coming three days to the end of the order » given to the army by ,Maj. Gen Tukur Buratai to capture- dead or alive- Abubakar Shekau. The former chief intelligence officer was arrested by troops in June along Buni Yadi in Gujba local government area of Yobe State, NAN reports. Abubakar also promised to help the military capture Shekau and also broker peace between the sect's two factions and the Federal Government. He said "I am cooperating with the military and I am ready to provide information on the whereabouts of Shekau. Shekau has left his enclave in Sambisa and moved deep into Mandara Mountain. I know the area where he is hiding and willing to provide a guide to the mi...
PHOTO The mugshots of Paul Maris (left) and Adrian Attwater, who are currently in custody. Two men found guilty of the rape of Lynette Daley, whose bloodied body was found on a remote beach, have long criminal histories featuring multiple police assaults, court documents have revealed. Ms Daley, 33, bled to death on an Australia Day camping trip at Iluka in 2011 after violent sexual intercourse with Adrian Attwater, 42, and Paul Maris, 47. A fortnight ago a NSW Supreme Court jury took just half an hour to find Attwater guilty of manslaughter, Maris guilty of burning a blood-soaked mattress to hide evidence, and both men guilty of aggravated sexual assault. Today Justice Elizabeth Fullerton released the NSW criminal histories of both men ahead of sentencing proceedings in November. Assaulting police just one of the crimes The documents list a range of crimes going back to when Attwater was a child and Maris was a teenager. Maris' violent history consists of: Six serious assault char...
- A fatal car crash took the lives of two newlyweds and their friends when the vehicle they were travelling in crashed into a large truck - According to the police report the driver of the vehicle got distracted and slammed into the truck full speed without even braking - Police are still investigating what could have been the cause of distraction A couple that got married died in a car crash with their two friends only hours after they got married. The couple died just hours after getting married 58-year-old Paul Dockerty and his 57-year-old wife Susan were travelling with two friends in a Suzuki Ignis, when their vehicle collided into a 38-ton truck in North Yorkshire. As a result all four people died on impact. According to the police report the most likely cause of the fatal car crash was that the driver, 63-year-old Derek Green, got distracted and the vehicle crashed into the massive truck. The road where the fatal car crash happened The police officer stated: "We have ruled...
2 GERMAN ARCHAEOLOGISTS KIDNAPPED IN KADUNA REGAIN FREEDOM 26TH FEB 2017, The two German archaeologists kidnapped recently in kaduna state have regained their freedom. Channels Television reports that Professor Peter Breunia and Johannes Behirnger, were released unhurt in the night of Saturday, February 25 by their abductors. They were released in Katari village, along the Kaduna-Abuja expressway, according to the report. It is not yet known if a ransom was paid for their release as demanded by their abductors who picked them on February 22 in a deep forest. Just days ago, the acting president, Yemi Osinbajo, reportedly summoned the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, following the incident. Since then, the police had intensified their security surveillance efforts around the forest through its various teams. Premium Times also quotes a security source as saying: “Yes, they were released last night (Saturday) by their kidnappers. No ransom was paid,” a senior p...
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