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...

FAITH LEADERS PREVENTED BY ICE FROM GIVING COMMUNION TO IMMIGRANTS SPEAK OUT. (PHOTO).


 Faith leaders prevented by ICE from giving Communion to immigrants speak out

Faith leaders criticized ICE and the Department of Homeland Security for denying them access to give Communion to immigrants at a detention facility in Illinois over the weekend.

The Coalition for Spiritual and Public Leadership (CSPL), a Catholic and Christian nonprofit, organized a Mass outside the immigration processing center to mark All Saints Day and Día de los Muertos. Organizers estimated around 2,000 people attended, many praying, singing, and holding signs protesting ICE. CSPL Executive Director Michael OkiÅ„czyc-Cruz called the federal crackdown in Chicago “chaos and mayhem,” saying it has caused fear and trauma for the families they work with.

CSPL said they submitted a formal request over a week in advance and took multiple steps to allow ministers to provide Communion, but they were denied entry for the second time since their first attempt on Oct. 11. Broadview Mayor Katrina Thompson also submitted a letter to DHS and ICE on their behalf, which went unanswered.

Sister JoAnn Persch, president of Catherine’s Caring Cause, and Chicago Auxiliary Bishop José María Garcia-Maldonado led the delegation. Persch, who has prayed for immigrants outside the center for nearly 20 years, said federal agents repeatedly drove past the Mass, appearing to intimidate participants. Illinois State Police confirmed the delegation could not enter due to “safety reasons,” though Persch questioned whose safety was at risk, noting she had spent years inside the facility without incident.

Attendees expressed concern over the denial of religious services. Persch said immigrants deserve pastoral care and Communion, while Dan Greenstone, who is not Catholic, described the Mass as a moving ceremony juxtaposed against the “razor wire and tactical vehicles.”

OkiÅ„czyc-Cruz said CSPL plans to submit another request and meet with officials to offer Communion, emphasizing that denying access infringes on religious freedom. “We have to keep going back, persistently, non-violently, but we are not gonna give up,” he said.


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