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...

TALIBAN FREES BRITISH COUPLE PETER AND BARBIE REYNOLDS AFTER MONTHS IN AFGHANISTAN . (PHOTO).


 Taliban frees British couple Peter and Barbie Reynolds after months in Afghanistan 

The Taliban released a British couple on Friday after holding them in Afghanistan for more than seven months on undisclosed charges. Officials said the move appears linked to the Taliban’s ongoing efforts to gain international recognition as Afghanistan’s legitimate government, more than four years after they regained control following the U.S. military withdrawal.

Peter and Barbie Reynolds, 80 and 75, had lived in Afghanistan for 18 years, running an education and training organization in Bamiyan province. They chose to remain in the country after the Taliban takeover in 2021. Their release was reportedly secured through mediation by Qatari officials in coordination with the British government and the couple’s family. During their detention, the Reynolds were largely held separately, but the Qatari embassy in Kabul provided medical support, medication, and regular communication with their family. The couple is now on their way home.

The British government expressed relief at their release. Hamish Falconer, U.K. Minister for the Middle East, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, said the government had worked “intensively since their detention” and thanked Qatar for its “essential role.” The Reynolds’ family had repeatedly raised concerns about their treatment, while the Taliban has not disclosed the reasons for their detention.

The couple’s ordeal comes amid ongoing international scrutiny of Taliban governance. Earlier this year, the Taliban reached a prisoner exchange agreement with U.S. envoys, and in March, they released U.S. citizen George Glezmann, abducted while traveling in Afghanistan. The Reynolds were detained in February alongside American friend Faye Hall and their Afghan interpreter; Hall was released in the spring through Qatari assistance.

Afghanistan remains a focus of international attention, including U.S. interests in the Bagram Air Base. Taliban officials, however, have dismissed U.S. claims about regaining control of the military installation.

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