Court jails two for selling fake Patience Jonathan’s gold

This was contained in a press statement issued by the

Head, Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, on Sunday October 15, 2023. The statement explained that the convicts were arraigned on May 16, 2022, before Justice Aisha Kumaliya of the Borno State High Court, Maiduguri, on two- count charge bordering on conspiracy and obtaining under false pretence to the tune of N26.4 million.

counsel, Mukhtar Ali Ahmed, presented three witnesses and tendered several documents as exhibits before the court adding that the defence counsel, H. Waziri, prayed the court to temper justice with mercy. It further noted that Justice Kumaliya, in her judgment, found them guilty, convicted and sentenced them on count one to seven years imprisonment each for the offence of conspiracy and seven years for the offence of obtaining under false pretence.

Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)

Nigeria Latest News, Nigeria Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

APM's challenge of Shettima's nomination a waste of court's timePresident Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima have argued that the case by the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) challenging Shettima's nomination to
Source: TheNationNews - 🏆 6. / 69 Read more »

Alleged Contract Breach: Nigerian Firm Drags HP, 10 Associates To Court Savemore Retail Technologies Limited, a Nigerian retail partner of HP International Inc., has dragged the latter before the Lagos State High Court over
Source: LeadershipNGA - 🏆 4. / 77 Read more »

JUST IN: “Nothing but a Jamboree” – Tinubu, Shettima tell Supreme Court to Dismiss Obi’s PetitionA Trusted Nigerian Newspaper
Source: NigeriaNewsdesk - 🏆 10. / 63 Read more »

Presidential Election Appeal: DG SS Not Blackmailing S’Court Justices’A Trusted Nigerian Newspaper
Source: NigeriaNewsdesk - 🏆 10. / 63 Read more »

Newspaper Headlines: Obi's appeal mere jamboree, Tinubu tells supreme courtNigeria's independent online newspaper
Source: thecableng - 🏆 2. / 80 Read more »

Tinubu, Shettima Tell Supreme Court to Dismiss APM’s Appeal, Cite ReasonsA Trusted Nigerian Newspaper
Source: NigeriaNewsdesk - 🏆 10. / 63 Read more »