COURT JAILS TWO FOR N14.8M FRAUD IN MAIDUGURI. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE.

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 Court Jails Two for N14.8m Fraud in Maiduguri Justice B.T Zannah of the Borno State High Court sitting in Maiduguri, on Monday, July 13, 2026 convicted and sentenced two to three years imprisonment. The convicts are: Babagana Bukar and Hauwa Chabri.  The convicts were arraigned on Monday, July 13, 2026 by the Maiduguri Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on a separate one -count charge for the offence of criminal misappropriation to the tune of N14,800,000.00 (Fourteen  Million, Eight Hundred Thousand Naira). The charge against Bukar reads: "That you, Babagana Bukar sometimes in 2025 at Maiduguri, Borno State within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, dishonestly misappropriated and converted to your own use the aggregate sum of N8,800,000.00 (Eight Million, Eight Hundred Thousand Naira)  money belonging to Bunu Gambo Liman, being amount given to you through Babakura Umar and Bello Adamu for the supplies of 100 bags of IRS...

NINE PEOPLE RESCUED IN TUDUN LONA, SOKOTO STATE CANOE INCIDENT . (PHOTO).


 Nine People Rescued In Tudun Lona, Sokoto State Canoe Incident 


Nine passengers have been rescued and a body of a 29-year-old man was recovered while an 80-year-old woman is still missing in a Thursday boat disaster

 at Tudun Lona Jaranja River in Shagari Local Government Area of Sokoto state. 

The Thursday boat disaster marked the third in two weeks in the state. It was reported that the canoe was conveying eleven passengers before it capsized. 


Officials of the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and the Sokoto State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) alongside community volunteers, are coordinating efforts to recover the missing victim as search and rescue operations continue.


This third canoe mishap within two weeks in Sokoto has sparked concern over safety of riverine transportation and the urgent need for enforcement of regulation and preventive measures.


Authorities have assured that investigations are ongoing and communities advised to adhere to safety guidelines particularly the use of life jackets and overloading to avert further loss of lives on the waterways.

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