NUT PROTEST : WIKE WARNS AGAINST POLITICISING INSECURITY. (PHOTO).

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 NUT Protest : Wike Warns Against Politicising Insecurity The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has warned against politicising insecurity amid protests by the Nigeria Union of Teachers, FCT wing, over the killing and abduction of school staff and children in Oyo State. Teachers stormed the FCTA Secretariat in Abuja to condemn the killing of Michael Oyedokun and to demand the release of abducted pupils and teachers from Community High School, Ahoro-Esinle in Oriire Local Government Area. The FCT minister addressed the protesters on Tuesday, saying the federal government is on its toes working to secure the rescue of the schoolchildren and their teachers. Wike urged protesters to avoid turning the tragedy into a political issue and to give security efforts time to produce results. Chairman of the union in the FCT, Mr Abdullahi Shafa, explained that the nationwide solidarity protest was to condemn the killing of the teacher and abduction of the school chil...

TWO CONVICTED FOR FRAUD IN MAKURDI. (PHOTOS).#PRESS RELEASE


Two Convicted For Fraud in Makurdi

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Makurdi Zonal Command, on Monday, July 10, 2023, secured the conviction of one Agbo Julius Agbo before Justice Abdul Dogo of the Federal High Court, Makurdi, Benue State on one count charge bordering on impersonation.
 
Agbo, presented himself as a female American citizen through Goggle Chats with the username 'Nick Lance' and procured various gifts cards and Bitcoins worth $200US Dollars (Two Hundred United States Dollars) from one Tasha Little, a United States citizen, whom he misled into believing that he was into Bitcoin Investment.
The charge against Agbo reads: "That you, Agbo JuliusAgbo "M" sometime between 2022 - 2023, in Makurdi, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, with intent to defraud sent electronic messages to one Tasha Little,  an American female citizen through Google Chats, where you disguised as a foreign national in the name "Nick Lasce" by procuring various Gift cards and Bitcoins worth $200 US Dollars from her and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 22(3) of the Cybercrime (Prohibition  Prevention, etc) Act, 2015 and punishable under the same Section of the Act".
 
Following his guilty plea, Justice Dogo convicted and sentenced Agbo to one year imprisonment with an option of N500, 000.00 (Five Hundred Thousand Naira) fine.
 
Justice Dogo also ordered that his iPhone 11 which he used to commit the crime and the sum of N100,000.00 in his account be forfeited to the Federal Government of Nigeria. 
 
In the same vein, Justice Dogo also convicted one Eze Joy Ada following her guilty plea to one count of fraud.
Eze was sentenced to one year imprisonment with an option of fine of N250, 000 (Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira Only). She also forfeits a phone to the Federal Government of Nigeria.  
  
The charge against Ada reads: "That you, Eze Joy Ada "F" sometime in 2022, at Makurdi, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, knowingly sent messages (nude pictures and videos) by means of a computer system to Foreign Nationals that are pornographic, which you knew to be grossly offensive, indecent and obscene and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 24(1)(a) of the Cybercrime (Prohibition, Prevention etc) Act, 2015 and punishable under Section 24(1)(b)of the same Act".

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