PRESIDENT TINUBU'S MESSAGE OF CONDOLENCE TO CHIMAMANDA ADICHIE AND HER FAMILY. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE.

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 STATEHOUSE PRESS STATEMENT PRESIDENT TINUBU'S MESSAGE OF CONDOLENCE TO CHIMAMANDA ADICHIE AND HER FAMILY   With a deep sense of grief, I condole with Ms Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, her husband, Dr Ivara Esege, and the entire family on the passing of their son, Nkanu Nnamdi.   As a parent myself who has suffered the loss of a loved one, no grief is as devastating as losing a child.   I empathise with the family at this difficult time, and I mourn this sad loss with them.   Ms Adichie is a literary icon who has brought joy and light to many homes globally, and I pray she and her family find strength in the Almighty in this trying hour.   My prayers are with the family.   Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Federal Republic of Nigeria January 8, 2026

COURTS JAIL SEVEN FRAUDSTERS IN BAUCH, GOMBE, TARABA. (PHOTOS). #PRESS RELEASE.


 Courts Jail Seven Fraudsters in Bauch,  Gombe,  Taraba

 

The Gombe Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission , EFCC,  have secured the conviction and sentence  of seven fraudsters  for offences of cheating and obtaining under false pretences.


 

The convicts are: Yusuf.O. Muhammed  , Joseph Opeoluwa , Samuel Chukwudi Okonkwo. , Rotimi Tobi Samuel , Oladimeji Mubarak , Blessed Johnson and Usman Lari.


 

Samuel and Mubarak were arraigned on.May 6,2025  before Justice  Muazu Abubakar of the  Bauchi State High Court.  Muhammed , Opeoluwa and Okonkwo were arraigned on May 5, 2025 before Justice Shafa'u ladan Yusuf of Bauchi State High Court while  Lari and Johnson were arraigned before Justices Kereng  Abdulhameed and Ludukiya Bulila Ikharo of Gombe and Taraba State High Courts respectively  between April 3 and April 16, 2025.


 

The charge against Rotimi Tobi Samuel reads: That you Rotimi Tobi Samuel sometimes in March 2024 at Bauchi State within the jurisdiction of this honourable court with intent to defraud created fake social media account on telegram with the user name, paigeandpaigechannel and represented yourself as a  female bearing the name Paige residing in Alabama USA , induced jack Phillips and Martinfred ( United States of American citizens ) to deliver to you $300 through gift card and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 321 and punishable under Section 324 of the penal code law.


Upon arraignment, the defendants pleaded guilty to their respective charges prompting the prosecution counsel M.A. Aliyu and others to pray the court to convict and sentence the defendants accordingly.   However,  counsel to the defendants pleaded with the court to temper justice with mercy.


Having listened to both prosecution and defence counsel, Justice Muazu Abubakar convicted and sentenced Samuel and Mubarak to seven years imprisonment or a fine of  N500,000 (Four Hundred Thousand Naira only) respectively. 


On May 5, 2025,  Justice Yusuf convicted and sentenced Muhammed to four months imprisonment with an option of  fine of N200,000 (Two Hundred Thousand Naira)


Okpelowa baged six months imprisonment or a fine of N300, 000(  Three Hundred Thousand Naira while  Okonkwo is to pay a fine  of N50,000  (Fifty Thousand Naira)  in lieu of six months imprisonment  .


On April 3,  2025, Justice Ikharo convicted and sentenced Johnson to four months  imprisonment or a fine of N50,000.


 

On April 16, 2025  Justice Abdulhameed convicted and sentenced Lari to  twelve months imprisonment with an option of fine of N50,000.


 The courts ruled that the aggregate sum of $735 ( Seven Hundred Thirty Five United States Dollars),  being proceeds of crime  recovered from the convicts during investigation  be used to restitute the victims of crime while the mobile phones of the convicts,  being instruments of crimes, be  forfeited to the Federal Government of Nigeria.


All the convicts bagged their imprisonment when they were arrested for obtaining money under false pretences.  They were subsequently prosecuted and jailed.

More photos below. 








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