In Nigeria, the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons has urged the public to furnish reliable information about suspected cases of child sexual abuse and misbehavior in daycare facilities. In a public statement released on Tuesday through its official X account, the agency stated that it was dedicated to examining issues raised in recent public debates and viral articles in great detail.
A State High Court in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, has condemned Emmanuel Umoh, 29, to death by hanging for the murder of his landlord, Gabriel Edward, at Living Faith Church (Winners Chapel), Ifa Ikot Ubo–Ifa Ikot Okpon branch. Mr. Edward was a 23-year-old University of Uyo student in his final year of civil engineering. According to results made public following his passing, he received a first-class degree upon graduation. After finding Mr. Umoh guilty of fatally stabbing the young student on December 21, 2020, at Ifa Ikot Ubo, Uyo, Justice Gabriel Ette delivered the ruling on Thursday.
On February 25, Nasir El-Rufai, the immediate former governor of Kaduna State, is scheduled to appear before a Federal High Court in Abuja on a three-count criminal complaint brought against him by the Department of State Services (DSS), barring any unanticipated events. The matter has been handed to Justice Joyce Abdulmalik, who will arraign El-Rufai. The court sent the parties a hearing notice that included information to this effect.
In the case designated FHC/ABJ/CR/99/2026, the DSS charged El-Rufai with breaking the Communications Act and committing cybercrimes by allegedly participating in the illegal bugging of National Security Adviser (NSA) Nuhu Ribadu's phone.
Officials of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) searched the Abuja residence of a former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, on Thursday.
Eight Nigerians have had their assets and properties frozen by the United States on suspicion of having ties to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, Boko Haram, and other Islamic sects. This was seen by the correspondent on Monday in a 3,000-page document dated February 10 that was made public by the US Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control. Individuals sanctioned for offenses related to cybercrime and other security hazards were also listed in the publication.
The Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested two suspects linked to the killing of four military personnel in Ashaka Aboh, Ndokwa East LGA, Delta State, 3 years after the incident.
