UNKNOWN INDIVIDUALS LOOTED PALLIATIVES AT OUR OWERRI RALLY – CITY BOY MOVEMENT. (PHOTO).

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 Unknown individuals looted palliatives at our Owerri rally – City Boy Movement An empowerment programme organised by the City Boy Movement, a support group for President Bola Tinubu, descended into disorder on Saturday when a large crowd surged forward and looted items intended for distribution to beneficiaries across Nigeria's South-East region. The event, held at Heroes Square in Owerri, marked the official launch of the Renewed Hope National Tour and the City Boy Movement South-East Youth Tour and Empowerment Programme on March 14, 2026. It aimed to provide support to young people, market traders, and vulnerable individuals from Abia, Anambra, Imo, Ebonyi, and Enugu states. Items prepared for distribution included shuttle buses, sewing machines, deep freezers, grinding machines, barbing kits, wheelchairs for persons with disabilities, smartphones for content creators, generator sets, laptops, cash grants, farming kits, fertilizers, and hair salon equipment. According to the mov...

HAIR STYLIST BAGS TWO YEARS IMPRISONMENT FOR INTERNET FRAUD IN BENIN.(PHOTO).#PRESS RELEASE


Hair Stylist Bags Two Years Imprisonment for Internet Fraud in Benin

Justice Efe Ikponmwonba of the Edo State High Court sitting in Benin City on Tuesday, June 27, 2023 convicted and sentenced Idoko Innocent, a hair stylist, to two years imprisonment for internet fraud.

The convict journey to prison began following his arrest by operatives of the the Benin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for his involvement in internet fraud. He allegedly fraudulently represented himself as one Don Smart, a white man in his attempt to defraud unsuspecting victims, an offence contrary to and punishable under section 384(1) of the Criminal Code Law of Edo State Law, 2022
 
Upon arraignment,  he pleaded guilty to the charge, prompting  the prosecution counsel,  K.U..Udus to pray the court to convict and sentence the defendant accordingly. However, Pascal Ugbome, the defence counsel, pleaded with the court to temper justice with mercy as the defendant was a first time offender.

Justice Ikponmwonba thereafter convicted and sentenced Innocent to two years imprisonment with an option of One Hundred Thousand Naira fine.

In addition, the court ordered the convict to forfeit his mobile phone recovered in the course of investigation to the Federal Government of Nigeria through the EFCC. His bank account used as instrument of crime was ordered closed.



 

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