Crime
Court remands Trinity Guy, parents of minor in Ibadan prison
A family court sitting in Iyaganku, Ibadan has ordered the remand of Trinity Guy over alleged sexual exploitation of a 10-year-old girl.
Last Thursday, the Oyo state police command summoned the skit maker for asking the minor “inappropriate questions” about his manhood in a viral video.
NAN reports that the comedian, born Maruf Abdullahi, was arraigned on two-count charge of conspiracy and sexual abuse as well as exploitation on Monday.
He was arraigned alongside Isiaka Ahmed, 40, and Rofiat, 29 — parents of the minor in the viral video.
During the court session, Oluwakemi Arowosaye, the prosecution counsel, said the three defendants allegedly conspired to sexually abuse the girl.
“Trinity, on Dec. 17, 2022, sexually abused and exploited the girl at Kuola area of Ibadan,” she said.
“Abdullahi was asking the victim the colour of his penis, recording the scene and posting it on social media.”
Arowosaye noted that the development violated Section 35 (1) and is punishable under Section 35 (2) of Oyo State Child Right’s Law, 2006.
She added that such also contravened Section 516 of the Criminal Code Laws of Oyo State, 2000.
On his part, Oludare Adebayo, the defence counsel, argued that the court has jurisdiction to hear the matter.
But Adetuyibi P.O., the magistrate, refused to take the defendants’ request for want of jurisdiction.
Adetuyibi said the case file had been filed and duplicated at the Oyo state ministry of justice.
The magistrate added that she can only hear the matter when the ministry accepts to withdraw from it.
She ordered the remand of the defendants at the Agodi correctional facility in Ibadan till July 11 for further hearing.
It is understood that the skit maker is liable to 15 years imprisonment under the Child Right’s Law, 2006 if convicted.
Crime
NDLEA arrests returning businessman for smuggling cocaine
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested a businessman identified as an ‘I Just Got Back’ returnee for attempting to smuggle cocaine into the country.
Femi Babafemi, the agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, shared videos of the seized contraband on X.com on Sunday.
The suspect, who had just returned from a foreign trip, initially raised suspicion due to his nervous demeanour.
NDLEA officials subjected him to a routine screening, during which wraps of cocaine began to fall from his body.
The statement said: “Narco-trend update: The moment #ndlea_nigeria officers intercepted an ‘I Just Got Back’ businessman, screened him, and wraps of cocaine began to ‘rain’ from his body. Who will tell them that NDLEA will always get them no matter the mode of concealment?”
Click the link below to watch the video:
Crime
Court jails ex-IMF chief Rodrigo Rato for tax fraud, corruption
A Madrid court on Friday sentenced former International Monetary Fund chief Rodrigo Rato to more than four years in prison for tax crimes, money laundering and corruption.
Judges found Rato who was also a former economy minister in Spain, guilty of “three offences against the treasury, one offence of money laundering and one offence of corruption between individuals,” the court announced in a statement.
Crime
Paul Pogba’s brother sentenced to prison over extortion
A Paris court on Thursday sentenced the brother of France midfielder, Paul Pogba, to a three-year prison term, with two years suspended, after convicting him in a high-profile extortion case.
Mathias Pogba will be able to serve his one-year sentence with an electronic bracelet rather than behind bars.
The court also fined Pogba’s brother 20,000 euros for participating in the attempted extortion of 13 million euros ($13.5 million) from Pogba in 2022, and for putting pressure on the player, his family and his business contacts to obtain the payment.
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