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...

NIGER REPUBLIC FORMALLY FILES FOR ICC EXIT, SLAMS COURT AS NEO-COLONIAL INSTRUMENT. (PHOTO).


 Niger Republic Formally Files For ICC Exit, Slams Court As Neo-Colonial Instrument


The International Criminal Court (ICC) has confirmed receipt of an official "instrument of withdrawal" from Niger Republic, formalising a dramatic break from the Hague-based tribunal that the nation's military leadership has threatened for nearly a year.


The formal notification, submitted to the United Nations on June 18, 2026, makes Niger only the third nation in history to trigger an exit from the international court, following Burundi and the Philippines.


Under the Rome Statute, the withdrawal takes exactly 12 months to finalise, setting Niger’s official departure date for June 18, 2027.


In a scathing letter outlining the decision, Niger’s junta leadership accused the tribunal of systemic bias against African nations.


"While the court had raised great hopes among peoples who cherish peace and justice, it has been misused and exploited. It has become an instrument of neo-colonialist repression practising selective justice."


The exit marks a significant geopolitical shift for the Sahel region. Under General Abdourahamane Tiani, Niger has systematically dismantled its traditional Western alliances. Having already severed ties with European defense partners and pulled out of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Niamey’s exit from the ICC further aligns the nation with its neighbors, Mali and Burkina Faso, under the newly formed Confederation of Sahel States — a bloc increasingly anchored by defense ties with Russia.

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