Saturday, June 20, 2026

Jail

April 15, 2026

NDLEA wants strict jail terms not fine options for drug traffickers

Mr Marwa made the call on Tuesday in Abuja at the unveiling of the National Minimum Standards on the Implementation of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act 2015.

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May 22, 2025

Two graduates jailed 30 years for abducting Ekiti varsity student

The two men, whose offences are to run for 15 years each, are to spend 10 years each in prison for kidnapping and five years each for conspiracy.

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November 18, 2024

Security guard jailed nine months for stealing N41,300

The prosecutor said the convict fraudulently collected the complainant’s phone and manipulated the bank application to transfer money from the account.

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March 27, 2024

Rapist of seven-year-old girl arrested, arraigned in Lagos

The defendant is liable to life imprisonment if found guilty of the offence.

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March 20, 2024

Labourer jailed 14 months for stealing iron rod

Mr Jonathan pleaded guilty to trespass, mischief, and theft charges.

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March 19, 2024

Lagosian gets life sentence for raping 11-year-old neighbour

Justice Rahman Oshodi, in his judgment, held that Mr Wasiu defiled the survivor in a “beastly” manner.

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December 21, 2023

53,836 inmates awaiting trial in 253 correction centres nationwide: Official

“Statistics shows that 69 per cent of the inmates in custodial centres are awaiting trial.’’

Assistant Controller of Corrections, Abubakar Umar
October 23, 2023

Pakistani court indicts ex-PM Khan for leaking state secrets

Judge Mohamed Zulqarnain said Mr Khan and his former foreign minister must stand trial for revealing a state secret at a public rally.

Imran Khan
January 4, 2023

Ex-boyfriend, two others in jail for luring married woman

The defendants criminally conspired and trespassed into the house of the complainant (the woman’s husband) situated at Dorayi Quarters, Kano.

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