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Court Sends Bauchi Finance Commissioner to Kuje Prison Over ₦4.6bn Fraud
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the remand of the Bauchi State Commissioner for Finance, Yakubu Adamu, at the Kuje Correctional Centre. The order followed his arraignment over alleged financial crimes involving N4.6 billion. The court said Adamu would remain in custody pending a ruling on his bail application. Justice Emeka Nwite […]
N33bn fraud trial: Drama as courts remands ex-Power Minister Mamman in Kuje prison
There was drama in Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday as former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, was remanded in Kuje Correctional Centre pending the hearing of his bail application after he had earlier collapsed at the premises of the court. Mamman was arraigned on a 12-count amended charge bordering on money laundering offences […]
Ooni of Ife gives reason for visiting Kuje prison
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has explained why he visited the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Kuje. Ooni, who visited the correctional facility in Kuje to commemorate his 8th anniversary of ascending the throne, said he was there to give hope to the hopeless. He urged inmates to see their incarceration as an […]