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Nigerian Extradited To US For Alleged Sextortion
29 Jan

Nigerian Extradited To US For Alleged Sextortion

CUD WontumiNews,
A Nigerian man has been extradited to the US to face prosecution over alleged sextortion of a minor, which led to the victim’s death. Hassanbunhussein Abolore Lawal, 24, from Nigeria’s Osun state was flown to the US on Saturday after an agreement was reportedly reached with the Nigerian government that he would not be sentenced to death if found guilty. Lawal appeared in a federal court in Columbia, South Carolina, on Monday wearing an orange prison jumpsuit, with shackles on his wrists and ankles, US media reported. He entered a not guilty plea to charges including child exploitation resulting in…
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411 Nigerians died scooping fuel
28 Jan

411 Nigerians died scooping fuel

MAN WontumiNews,
About 21, 580 traffic offenders were arrested by the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, between January and December 2024 across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT. This is also as the corps revealed that 411 persons died scoping fuel in 2024 across the country. The FRSC Corps Marshal, Malam Shehu Mohammed, made the disclosure while addressing newsmen on the 2024 special patrol operations on Monday in Abuja. According to Mohammed, the corps recorded a reduction in the number of offenders in 2024 as against 29,220 within the same period in 2023. He explained, “This signifies a 26…
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Nigerian Jailed 450 Days For Attempting To Acquire Ghanaian Passport Twice
26 Jan

Nigerian Jailed 450 Days For Attempting To Acquire Ghanaian Passport Twice

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A Madina District Court has sentenced Peter Michael Ifaenyi aka Peter Yaw Asare, a Nigerian Computer Engineer, to 450 days imprisonment for attempting to obtain a Ghanaian Passport twice. Ifaenyi, 26, who was charged with attempting to obtain Ghanaian passports by false declaration, pleaded guilty. The Court therefore sentenced him on his own plea and handed down a custodial sentence without an option of a fine. Prosecution led by Chief Superintendent of Immigration Adolf Assenso, informed the court that accused person was known for his wanton disregard for authority. He therefore prayed the Court to hand down a custodial sentence…
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