Tag: Special Offences Court
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Involuntary Manslaughter: Doctor docked over alleged failure to care for patient
An Ikeja Special Offences Court, Lagos State, has adjourned till December 19, 2022, the trial of a medical doctor, Oyeyinka Oyetunde, who was arraigned over alleged involuntary manslaughter of a patient. The prosecuting counsel, Tola Esan, told the court that the defendant committed the offence on June 16, 2020, on 1, Ajibade Oke Street, Isolo,…
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Teacher jailed for sexually molesting 16-year-old minor
The Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos state has sentenced a private school teacher, Idowu Daniel, to seven years imprisonment for sexually assaulting a 16-year-old student on the school premises. Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo, noted that the prosecution failed to establish the charge of defilement. The judge said the confessional statement by the defendant, made…
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Alleged $1.2m Fraud: Court adjourns American Businessman’s trial till August 10
Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, has adjourned till August 10, 2022, for further trial in the case involving one Marco Antonio Ramirez, an American businessman who is being prosecuted on an amended 16-count charge bordering on obtaining money under false pretence contrary to Section 1 (3) of the…
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Alleged N6bn Fraud: Court revokes Mompha’s bail, orders immediate arrest
A Special Offences Court, Ikeja in Lagos on Wednesday issued a bench warrant for the arrest of embattled Internet celebrity, Ismaila Mustapha, aka Mompha, after he failed to appear in court on two scheduled dates for his trial. Ismaila Mustapha is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on 8 counts bordering…
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Court adjourns Mompha’s trial till June 2
Mompha was arraigned by the EFCC on January 12, 2022, on eight counts bordering on conspiracy to launder funds