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Court jails AGIS staff, Henry Udora 9 years for advance fee fraud
A senior staff of Abuja Geographical Information Service, AGIS, Henry Udora has been sentenced to nine years imprisonment without option of fine.
Udora was jailed by the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory upon his conviction for advance fee fraud and issuance of dud cheques.
Justice Maryann Anenih found him guilty in the charges of obtaining property by fraudulent intent and issuance of dud cheques brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
Delivering judgment in the fraud charges, Justice Anenih found the convict guilty of using a company to defraud his victim of N12.5 million on the pretext of securing a plot of land contrary to Section 1(1) of the Advance Fee Fraud Prohibition and Prevention Act, 2003.
Udora was also found guilty of issuing a dud cheque for the sum of N5 million to his victim when he knew he had insufficient fund in his bank account, contrary to Section 416 (g) of the Advance Fee Fraud Act.
After reviewing the charges and evidence of the two witnesses that testified in the trial, the judge found the convict guilty of advance fee fraud.
Justice Anenih also found him guilty of issuing dud cheque.
He was sentenced to seven years imprisonment in the advance fee fraud offence and another two years in the charge of issuing dud cheque.
Justice Anenih however ordered that the sentences should run concurrently meaning that the convict will serve seven years in jail.
A plea by his lawyer, Osita Ibekwute for clemency on ground of being a first offender was rejected by the judge who stated that there was no provision for court discretion in the Advance Fee Fraud Act.
Besides, counsel to the EFCC, Victor Ughagwu had informed the judge that the convict still had series of petitions against him running into millions of maira.
Justice Anenih in response said that cases of advance fee fraud especially on Abuja land have become matters of grave concern and a serious menace in Nigeria.
The judge said that victims suffer grievous injuries, making it imperative that advance fee fraud must not be encouraged or treated with levity.
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Man in shock after lady he lodged with in a hotel in Abuja flees with his car and other valuables
A Nigerian man is currently in shock after a young lady identified as Precious Chinyere , whom he took to a hotel in the Asokoro area in the FCT for a romantic getaway allegedly fled with his car and other personal belongings on Thursday, February 5,
The distraught man and Precious had visited the hotel and opted for a short time stay. Things took a different in the evening when the man noticed Precious had left the hotel room without notifying him and took along with her some of his personal belongings including phones and laptop and also his car.
The victim immediately reported the incident to the police.
When contacted, the spokesperson of the FCT police command, SP Josephine Adeh, told LIB that the matter is currently being investigated and that efforts are being made to apprehend the suspect.
The United States Mission in Nigeria has condemned the k!lling of more than 200 civilians in recent attacks on communities in Kwara State.
Recall that terrorists launched de@dly attacks on Woro and Nuku communities in Kaiama Local Government Area of the state on Tuesday night, k!lling unsuspecting citizens.
It was gathered that the gunmen invaded the villages, opened fire on residents and burned homes.
According to reports, the de@th toll from the unfortunate incident hit 200 on Thursday night.
Reacting, the US Mission Nigeria condemned the k!lling via a post on its official X handle.
The post reads, “The United States condemns the horrific attack in Kwara state in Nigeria, which claimed the lives of more than 160 people, with the de@th toll still unconfirmed and many still unaccounted for.
“We express our deepest condolences to the families of those affected by this senseless violence.
“We welcome President Tinubu’s order to deploy security forces to protect villages in the area and his directive to federal and state officials to provide aid to the community and bring the perpetrators of this atrocity to justice.”
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“I’ll never settle for a barber, yahoo boy or a poor man” — nail tech’s list of men she says she can’t marry sparks reactions online
A Nigerian nail technician has set social media talking after openly listing the kind of men she says she can never settle for.
In a now-viral post, she stated clearly that she refuses to “settle for less” and went on to mention professions and traits she considers a no-go area.
According to her, she can never settle for a barber, an aza man, a yahoo boy, a mechanic, an actor, a laundry man, a hype man, or a plumber. She also added that she wouldn’t marry a man with a high body count or a poor man.
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