MALI RENAMES COLONIAL FRENCH STREET NAMES. (PHOTO).

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 Mali renames colonial French street names Mali followed Burkina Faso and Niger on Wednesday in renaming streets and squares in its capital to get rid of their French colonial names, AFP reported. Streets bearing the names of members of France's colonial administration have been rebaptised in Bamako, according to a decree by the junta chief. Cedeao Avenue (the French acronym for the Economic Community of West African States or ECOWAS) is also now named after a new strategic confederation that Mali has formed with Burkina Faso and Niger – the Alliance of Sahel States (AES). In all, nearly 25 names have been replaced, among them boulevards, streets, squares and public establishments. Niger and Burkina Faso have already made several changes to street and monument names in the last two years. In October, Niger renamed several historic sites in its capital Niamey which previously bore references to old colonial master France. Mali has been ruled by the military since back-to-back coups ...
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BAUCHI,ADAMAWA COURTS JAIL 18 INTERNET FRAUDSTERS.(PHOTOS).#PRESS RELEASE

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 Bauchi, Adamawa Courts Jail 18 Internet Fraudsters

 

Justices Aminu Garba and Aisha A. Ibrahim of the Federal High Court 1 and 2 sitting in Bauchi, Bauchi State have convicted and sentenced 17 internet fraudsters to various jail terms, even as Justice Ahmed Isa of the Adamawa State High Court sitting in Yola equally jailed another internet fraudster.   

 

The convict's are: Fumi Joshua , Nathan Timothy Aruku, Femi Johnson Adelowo, Chimieze Alajemba , Jeremiah Pam Samuel, Emmanuel Shadrach , Ibrahim Yusuf, Shikaan Martin's , Mishack Daniel , Jerry Moses , Joseph Yagat Baye, Emmanuel pontiff.

 

Others are: Godiya Simon , Noble Max , Perfect Nuhu and Agbande A.Bature, Fred Omale and Yasar Usman Hamman.  

 

They were separately arraigned on a one- count separate charges of fraudulent personation by the Gombe Zonal Directorate of the Commission between November and December 2024.

 

The charge against Chimieze Alajemba reads: "That you Chimieze Alajemba sometimes in November 2024 at Bauchi, Bauchi State within the jurisdiction of this honourable court fraudulently impersonate one John Miller, an American national by creating and operating fake Facebook and Gmail account with a profile name " johnmiller366 and johnmiller264.64312@gmail.com and in process gained to your advantage the gross sum of $700 thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 22(2) (b) of Cybercrimes ( Prohibition Prevention etc) Act 2015 and punishable under Section 22(2)(b) (vi) of same Act

 

All the defendants pleaded guilty to their respective charges when they were read to them in court, prompting the prosecution counsel, SM Aliyu, A. Aliyu and JD Tortema to pray the court to convict and sentence them accordingly. However, counsels to the defendants pleaded with the court to temper justice with mercy stressing that they have become remorseful for their actions.

 

Justice Garba on December 11 , 2024 convicted and ntenced Pontiff to seven months imprisonment with an option of N130,000 (One Hundred and Thirty Thousand Naira) fine and Omale is to pay n170,000 (One Hundred and Seventy Thousand Naira in lieu of seven months jail term. 


On December 10, 2024, the judge convicted and sentenced Joshua , Bayi and Daniel to seven months imprisonment or a fine of N170,000 each. 

 

Yusuf and Samuel are to pay a fine of N100,000 each in lieu of seven months jail term and Moses, Shedrach and Martin's were sentenced to seven months imprisonment with an option of fine of N130,000 each.

 

Justice Aisha Ibrahim on December 10, 2024 convicted and sentenced Aruku , Adelewo, Alajemba and Pam to six months imprisonment or a fine n250,000 (Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira) each.

 

Also, on November 28, 2024 the judge convicted and sentenced Simon, Max Bature and Nuhu to six months imprisonment with an option of fine of N150,000 (One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira) each 

 

The judges ordered the forfeiture of the convicts’ mobile phones recovered during investigation and being proceeds of crime to the Federal Government of Nigeria.

 

The convicts' journey to the Correctional Centre began following their arrest by operatives of the Gombe Zonal directorate of the Commission based on actionable intelligence regarding their involvement in computer- related fraud.

 

In a related development, the Gombe Zonal Directorate of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has secured the conviction of one internet fraudster, Yasar Usman Hamman before Justice Ahmed Isa of the High Court sitting in Yola, Adamawa State.

 

Hamman was arraigned on December 10, 2024 on a one- count charge of cheating by personation by Gombe Zonal Directorate .

 

The charge reads: that you Yasar Usman Hamman sometimes in 2024 at Sangere area of Modibbo Yola, Adamawa State within the jurisdiction of this honourable court whilst impersonating benricothetrader, attempted to cheat by enticing one Morgan and other unsuspecting foreign national to invest their money in your cryptocurrency platform with intent to defraud them, an attempt to cheat by impersonation contrary to Section 59 and punishable under Section 315 of the Adamawa State Penal Code Law 2018

 

The defendant pleaded guilty to the charge prompting prosecution counsel, Saad H.Saad to ask the court to convict and sentence the defendant accordingly. However, counsel to the defendant pleaded with the court to temper justice with mercy.

 

Justice Isa thereafter convicted and sentenced Hamman to ten years imprisonment with an option of fine of N200,000 (Two Hundred Thousand Naira) 

The court also ordered that the iPhone X used in the commission of the offence be forfeited to the Federal Government of Nigeria 

 

The convict' s journey to Correctional Centre began sometimes in September 2024 when the Commission received an intelligence alleging that some syndicate of cyber- related fraudsters between the ages of 18-30 years residing in Sangere area of Madibbo , Yola , Adamawa State were defrauding innocent victims. Hamman was thereafter arrested, prosecuted and convicted.

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