INDIAN BILLIONAIRE GAUTAM ADANI CHARGED IN U. S. FOR ALLEGED BRIBERY, FRAUD. (PHOTO).
Indian billionaire Gautam Adani charged in US for alleged bribery, fraud Gautam Adani, the chair of Indian conglomerate Adani Group and one of the world’s richest people, whose business empire extends from ports and airports to renewable energy,has been indicted in New York over an alleged multibillion-dollar fraud scheme, United States prosecutors have said. The authorities on Wednesday charged Adani and two other executives at Adani Green Energy, his nephew Sagar Adani and Vneet Jaain, with agreeing between 2020 and 2024 to pay more than $250m in bribes to Indian government officials to obtain solar energy supply contracts expected to yield $2bn in profits. Prosecutors said the renewable energy company also raised more than $3bn in loans and bonds during this period based on false and misleading statements. Shares of Adani Enterprises, the group's flagship firm, closed down 22% on Thursday. Other group firms also closed in the red. Adani Green Energy, which is the firm at the c
The Guards Brigade of the Nigerian Army yesterday paraded 36 armed herdsmen who were intercepted by troops of the 117 Guards Battalion Keffi along the Abuja-Keffi road on Sunday.Another group of 56 herdsmen were arrested at the Dantata check point between Kuje and the Abuja airport.The 36 heredsmen were arrested by troops at the Keffi check point at about 4:30 pm Sunday uin a Diana Truck and a Toyota Camry Salon Car,the spokesman of the brigade,Captain Bashir Jajira,told newsmen yesterday.He said during interrogation by troops at the check point,they said they were going to Nasarawa LGA of Nasarawa State.Jajira said after a thorough check of the vehicles,the troops discovered one pump action gun,19 cartridges of dane guns,118 cartridges of ammo,28 cutlasses,three jack knives,14 sticks,seven torches,assorted charms and hard drugs.He also said the other group of 56 herdsmen were arrested at the Dantata check point between Kuje and the airport in the Gwagwalada area of the Federal Capital Territory {FCT}.He said items recovered from them include 26 cartridge dane guns and 49 cutlasses and knives.Jajira added that all the suspects claimed to be on the lookout for cattle rustlers who stole their cows.Captain Jajira said the suspects would be handed over to the police for further investigation.The Commander,Guards Brigade,Brigadier General Musa Yusuf,told newsmen that the arrests showed the determination of the bridage to ride the Federal Capital Territory of any criminal activity.More photos below. 
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