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A Kano magistrate court has sentenced two men to nine years in prison each for supplying rubber solution and other intoxicating substances to vulnerable children. Kabiru Isa, also known as Mada, and Usman Hamisu, also known as Mani, were convicted of criminal conspiracy, membership of an unlawful society and…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced two senior commanders of the Ansaru terrorist group to life imprisonment after they pleaded guilty to multiple terrorism-related offences. Justice Emeka Nwite convicted Abubakar Abba, also known as Abu Baraa, and Mahmud Usman, popularly called Mamuda, on a 32-count charge filed…
A Federal High Court in Abuja has convicted and sentenced former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, to multiple prison terms over fraud and money laundering offences linked to federal power projects. Delivering judgment, Justice James Omotosho found the former minister guilty on all 12 counts filed against him by the…
