M23 SAYS HUNDREDS OF BURUNDI SOLDIERS CAPTURED IN LATEST CONGO OFFENSIVE. (PHOTO).

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 M23 says hundreds of Burundi soldiers captured in latest Congo offensive The Rwanda-backed M23 group has captured hundreds of Burundian soldiers during its latest offensive in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a rebel official said, as clashes continued despite a warning from the Trump administration. Last week M23 entered the strategic town of Uvira near the border with Burundi, less than a week after the presidents of Congo and Rwanda met in Washington with U.S. President Donald Trump and affirmed their commitment to a peace deal known as the Washington Accords. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Saturday that Rwanda's actions in eastern Congo violated the Washington Accords and vowed to "take action to ensure promises made to the President are kept". Rwanda denies supporting M23 and has blamed Congolese and Burundian forces for the renewed fighting. A United Nations group of experts report published in July said Rwanda exercised command and control over t...

N7 MILLION ADVANCE FEE FRAUD: MAN SENTENCED TO 4 YEARS IMPRISONMENT TODAY AT AWKA ANAMBRA STATE.{PHOTO}.

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                   The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,EFCC,today wednesday May 3,2017 obtained the conviction of one Adekunle Yakub Asuni who has been sentenced to four years imprisonment without any option of fine by Justice I.B Gafai of the Federal High Court Awka Anambra State for attempting to transfer the sum of {N7,000.000.00} Seven million naira belonging to a customer of a new generation bank.Asuani who was earlier arraigned on Monday 11 April,2016 on a four count charge of attempted stealing contrary to section 8 {b} of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Related Offences Act.2006,had pleaded not guilt to the charge leading to the trial.According to investigations by operative of the commission,officials of the bank stated that Adekunle gave his name as Abduhhahi Adamu with funds transfer form requesting to transfer the sum of N7,000.000.00 {Seven Million Naira only} from account No,0046119649 Abudullahi Adamu to accoun No.0020220860 belonging to Salisu Abubakar all in the same bank.Suspecting foul play,the branch manager asked the suspect to sign on the transfer form again,but he said that he couldn't sign that his PA signs for him,he was asked to call his PA,and he requested to make the call outside the bank premises.His intention was blown open when he was asked the last he withdrew money from the account but he could not provide an answer which led to his subsequent arrest and further investigation.In his ruling,Justice Gafai had held that it would have been naivety on the part of the defendant to think that the court would believe that he never took part in series of event leading to the commission of the offence in the face of overwhelming evidence that refutes all his claim.The trial judge had actually discharged him on the fourth count bothering on altering of transfer form and sentenced him to three years on the first count,four years on second count and three years on the third count all to run concurrently.
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