COURT JAILS TWO FOR N14.8M FRAUD IN MAIDUGURI. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE.
Court Jails Two for N14.8m Fraud in Maiduguri Justice B.T Zannah of the Borno State High Court sitting in Maiduguri, on Monday, July 13, 2026 convicted and sentenced two to three years imprisonment. The convicts are: Babagana Bukar and Hauwa Chabri. The convicts were arraigned on Monday, July 13, 2026 by the Maiduguri Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on a separate one -count charge for the offence of criminal misappropriation to the tune of N14,800,000.00 (Fourteen Million, Eight Hundred Thousand Naira). The charge against Bukar reads: "That you, Babagana Bukar sometimes in 2025 at Maiduguri, Borno State within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, dishonestly misappropriated and converted to your own use the aggregate sum of N8,800,000.00 (Eight Million, Eight Hundred Thousand Naira) money belonging to Bunu Gambo Liman, being amount given to you through Babakura Umar and Bello Adamu for the supplies of 100 bags of IRS...
Ogun State Governor,Senator Ibikunle Amosun,has charged security agencies to checkmate the infiltration of militants terrorising riverine areas of the state.The governor stated this yesterday wednesday,while receiving the Deputy Inspector General of Police overseeing the South West region,D.I.G Foluso Adebanjo at his Oke Mosan,Abeokuta office.Governor Amosun,who harped on the need for proactive measures to be taken to nip criminal activities in the bud,expressed confidence that the police and other security agencies are up to the task.The Governor,while commending the efforts of the state police command in maintaining peace and order,solicited for an increase in the number of police zones in the state.The governor called for more police presence in the three Senatorial Districts of the state.He further assured that Ogun State would not be a comfort zone for criminals.In order to further boost police operations in Ogun State,Governor Amosun also seized the opportunity to announce that the state is giving two additional Armoured Personnel Carrier,APCs and Hilux vehicles to the police.Speaking earlier,DIG Adebanjo said he was in Ogun State to assess and proffer solutions to the crime rate in the geo-political region on the orders of the Inspector-General of Police.D.I.G Adebanjo ,who lauded the developmental strides of the present adminstration in the state,commended the state Governor for creating an enabling environment and a safe haven for businesses to thrive.
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