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Edo bizman bags seven years for N12.5m fraud

5 months ago6464 min

The Federal High Court sitting in Benin City has convicted and sentenced an investor and businessman, Olabinjor Ajobor, to seven years imprisonment for duping one George Ezomo of N12.5m. The Edo Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission disclosed this in a statement, obtained by our correspondent on Tuesday. According to the EFCC, Ajobor was jailed on Tuesday with an option to pay the sum of N500,000 as an option of fine. Ajobor...

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Artisan bags life jail for defiling 13-year-old house help

5 months ago934 min

Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Lagos State Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court, on Monday, convicted and sentenced an artisan, Peter Odu, to life imprisonment for the defilement of a 13-year-old housemaid. The judge held that the prosecution proved the case of defilement beyond reasonable doubt. He also added that he held the prosecution’s comments and the impact of the convict’s actions on the young victim. “The crime strikes at the heart of our society’s...