COURT JAILS FAKE AMERICAN, TWO OTGERS IN KADUNA. (PHOTOS). #PRESS RELEASE.
Court Jails Fake American, Two others in Kaduna Justice A.A Isiaka of the Kaduna State High Court, sitting in Kaduna has convicted and sentenced a fake American, Stephen Thomas to five years imprisonment. He was jailed after pleading guilty to one-count charge bordering on impersonation by the Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. His charge reads: “That you, Stephen Thomas (a.k.a Rolanda Collins), male, sometimes in February, 2024 at Narayi Kaduna within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court fraudulently impersonated one Rolando Collins (an American citizen) on Facebook and in such assumed character, cheated one Kate Stewarton (an American citizen) the sum of $100(One Hundred USD) and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 308 and punishable under Section 309 of the Kaduna State Penal Code Law 2017.” He pleaded “guilty” to the charge when it was read to him which prompted the prosecution counsel, M. J. Arugungu urged th
Lagos State Governor,Mr Akinwumi Ambode yesterday monday presided over an emergency security council meeting attended over an emergency security council meeting attended by heads of security agencies in the state,just as the State Government assured residents that efforts are being out in place to make kidnapping a thing of the past in the State.Briefing journalists at the end of the meeting,Lagos State Commissioner of Police,Mr Fatai Owoseni said government and all security agencies in the State are bordered about the emerging crime of kidnapping,and that efforts are on to rescue all those kidnapped recentl in the State including the Oniba of Ibaland,Oba Yushau Goriola Oseni.''What we want to assure the people is that we are putting efforts together to ensure that not just the monarch is rescued and we bring those criminals of justice''.Owoseni said.He added that the emergency security council meeting was principally to holistically appraise the security issues confronting the State,as well to assure members of the public on the priority and importance that the State attached to their welfare and security.Speaking on the spate of kidnapping in the State,Owoseni said ''All of us are bordered.As the people are bordered,government is boerdered and law enforcement institutions in the State are bordered.We are looking at the issue of kidnapping and the only thing we can tell the good people in Lagos is that government is doing everything possible and is deploying all arsenals of the State towards ensuring that we put a stop to all these and at the same time seize this opportunity to tell the fellows engaging in these activities to channel their energy to lawful conduct because there is no excuse to say that because they cannot vandalize the pipelines again,that is why they are resorting to all these soft targets kidnapping.They should divert their energy into productive use.The government has opened up lots of oportunities for people that want to access soft loans for small scale businesses and industries,the Bank of Industry {BOI} for instance is there,they have been putting up adverts,let them have a change of mind,drop their weapons,access these funds that government at the State and federal level had created and for those of them that have certificates and saying that yes we have stopped bunkering and there is no other thing for us to do,there are platforms that have been created by government for them to be meaningfully employed'',the CP said.One more photo below. 
Comments
Post a Comment