The Akwa Ibom State High Court on 4th August 2022 sentenced Uduak Frank Akpan to death by hanging for killing Miss Uniubong Umoren, a graduate of Philosophy, at the University of Uyo after luring her in the guise of offering her a job. In A Judgment presided by Judge Bassey Nkanang, the convict was found guilty of rape and murder of Umoren and thereby sentence to be hung on the neck until his last breath. Reacting to the development, the deceased lawyer has expressed that justice has been served, hence the relief upon the family of the deceased.

The Kano State High Court on Thursday sentenced the proprietor of Nobel Kids Academy and North West Preparatory School, Abdulmalik Tanko, to death for the kidnap and murder of a five-year-old schoolgirl, Hanifa Abubakar. Delivering the judgment, Justice Usman Na'abba sentenced Mr. Tanko, 38, and his accomplice Hashimu Isyaku, 38 to death by hanging for the crime. The convicts were also sentenced to five years each for conspiracy. One other suspect, Fatima Musa, was sentenced to one-year imprisonment for conspiracy and another one year for an attempt to commit a felony.

A high court in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Maitama has granted bail to the suspended Accountant General of the Federation (AGF), Ahmed Idris, and co-defendants. The presiding judge, Justice Adeyemi Ajayi who gave the ruling on Thursday, adopted all the terms and conditions of the administrative bail agreement set by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

A High Court sitting of the Federal Capital Territory on Friday remanded an ex Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF), Ahmed Idris, and two others in the custody of the Nigerian Correctional Service, Kuje, Abuja. Idris and his co-defendants are being prosecuted on a 14-count charge of alleged stealing and criminal breach of trust to the tune of N109 billion.

The National Population Commission (NPC) has disowned the fake recruitment portal circulating on social media platforms and advised the general public to ignore it. This was made known on Monday in a statement issued by the Commission’s Director, Public Affairs, Isiaka Yahaya.

The Katsina Police Command on Friday said its men arrested one of the escapees from the recent Kuje prison jailbreak. According to the police, the 33-year-old escapee, Kamal Abubakar, was re-arrested on Thursday evening in Danmusa Local Government Area of Katsina state, during a raid on suspected criminal hideouts in the council.