An American, Donn Perkins, was on Friday sentenced to six months imprisonment for unlawful importation of firearms, by a Lagos Federal High Court. Justice Abimbola Awogboro sentenced the American following his change of plea to the charges, last week Wednesday. Perkins was first arraigned before the court on May 25, on a four-count charge unlawful importation […]Continue Reading
A Nigerian businessman, Chief Joseph Umezugha, has been detained at the Ikoyi Center of the Nigeria Correctional Services (NCoS) by a Federal High Court in Lagos. He faces charges of forgery, providing false information to the police, and obtaining N185 million through fraudulent means. The presiding judge, Justice Abimbola Awogboro, issued the order for the […]Continue Reading
Muhammad Nuruddeen, has been convicted, a 35 year-old man has been sentenced to nine months imprisonment, for dealing in 6.5 kilograms of Cannabis Sativa, a.k.a. marijuana, by a Lagos Federal High Court. The convict, Muhammed, a resident of Sakpo Zongo area of Badagry, was given the jail-term by Justice Abimbola Awogboro, after he pleaded guilty […]Continue Reading