Six internet fraudsters have been convicted and sentenced to six months of imprisonment each by the Federal High Court in Calabar, Cross River State. A statement posted on X.com by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Saturday revealed that Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu found the defendants guilty of charges including criminal impersonation, love scams, and identity theft. The convicts were …

A Bayelsa State High Court sitting in Yenagoa has jailed a 41-year-old man, Baridapsi Needam, to 17 years in jail for raping and impregnating his daughter. It was gathered that the victim gave birth to a baby girl while the trial was pending. Needam in the suit numbered YHC/14C/2022, was charged with rape contrary to Section 1(1) of the Violence …

Four healthcare workers have been jailed after they were caught on camera physically and emotionally abusing an elderly patient, reports The BBC on Thursday. While Ame Tunkara and Morountaro Adefila were found guilty of ill-treatment and wilful neglect and sentenced on December 8 to four months in prison, Danny Ohen and Bridget Aideyan were also found guilty of the same …