A Federal High Court in Lagos, presided over by Justice Yellim Bogoro, has sentenced four drug kingpins to a combined total of 28 years in prison with hard labour. EKO HOT BLOG gathered that the kingpins were arrested two years ago with 2.1 tonnes of cocaine at a residential estate in Ikorodu. Femi Babafemi, Director … Read more
‘Predator’ jailed for life for raping five women he met on Tinder EKO HOT BLOG reports that a would-be paramedic who raped five women he met on the Tinder dating app has been jailed for life. Tattooed Tom Rodwell, 31, of Acklam, Middlesbrough subjected his victims to sexual and physical harm, manipulated them, and made … Read more
Nigerian Nurse Jailed For Sexually Abusing Patients In US EKO HOT BLOG reports that Godbless Uwadiegwu, a Nigerian nurse, was sentenced to three years in jail in the United States for sexually abusing patients. After pleading guilty to sexually abusing patients, Uwadiegwu, a former nurse assistant, was sentenced to three years in jail by a … Read more
South Korea pardons former President jailed for corruption EKO HOT BLOG reports that former South Korean President Park Geun-hye has been pardoned after serving time in jail for corruption. Park’s pardon, announced on Friday by the country’s Justice Ministry, is “aimed at strengthening national unity in the midst of challenges imposed by the coronavirus outbreak.” … Read more
Two Remanded for Beheading Nine-Year-Old Boy in Rivers Chief Magistrate I.F. Iyabo remanded the two defendants and instructed the prosecutor to coordinate with the attorney general… EKO HOT BLOG reports that two men, Keneth Sylvanus and Chijioke Ogbonna, have been remanded in custody for reportedly beheading Destiny Peter, a nine-year-old kid, in Agbandele village, Emuoha … Read more
Mexican Drug Kingpin El Chapo’s Wife Coronel Aispuro Jailed EKO HOT BLOG reports that Emma Coronel Aispuro, the wife of Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, has been imprisoned by the United States District Court in Washington, D.C. She was sentenced to three years in jail on Tuesday after pleading guilty to assisting her … Read more
4 Kenyan Cops Jailed for Torturing British Man to Death in Prison 28-year-old British was found dead after being arrested in May 2012 for allegedly smoking cannabis during a night out in Diani After a high court in Kenya found four police officers guilty of the manslaughter of Alexander Monson, a British aristocrat discovered dead … Read more
Abuja Man Ohis Jailed for Defrauding Danish Woman He will avoid incarceration by paying a fine of N500,000 as part of his plea deal with the EFCC. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Omoaregba Ohis, an Abuja-based scammer, was found guilty of one count of false impersonation. Justice Akanbi-Yusuf of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, … Read more
Sokoto Man Ahmed Jailed 7 Years Over Cement Scam Upon arraignment, he pleaded guilty to the one-count charge. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s (EFCC) Sokoto Zonal Command has secured Aminu Ahmed’s conviction before Justice Malami Dogondaji of the Sokoto State High Court on a single count charge of acquiring … Read more
U.S. journalist Fenster jailed for 11 years in Myanmar Fenster was arrested while trying to leave the country in May and has since been held in Yangon’s notorious Insein prison. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Danny Fenster, an American journalist, has been jailed for 11 years by a court in military-ruled Myanmar on Friday. Fenster’s … Read more
Fake Chinese contractor jailed 6 months without fine option The prisoner admitted to impersonating Mr Zhang Wei, a Chinese contractor working in Thailand Ekohotblog reports that Olorunwa Emmanuel, alias Zhang Wei, a 22-year-old Abuja-based beer parlour attendant, was sentenced to six months in jail without the option of a fine by a Federal High Court … Read more
A Ugandan High Court has sentenced a man, Amuza Kamulya, to 50 years in prison for defiling and impregnating his 14-year-old daughter. Amuza Kamulya pleaded guilty after his daughter and his wife showed up in court to testify against him. He had denied the offence and had threatened to kill his daughter if she dared … Read more
An high court sitting in Yola, Adamawa state, presided over by Justice Nathan Musa has sentenced two Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) officials to 42 years for bribery offence. Justice Musa also asked the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, and the International Police to produce former Minister of Petroleum, Diezani Allison-Madueke, to face prosecution over … Read more
A 61 year old Dutchman has been jailed on Wednesday after he pleaded guilty of attempting to smuggle cocaine with a street value of £133 million ($171 million) into the country on his yacht. The Dutchman was arrested after a two-day search of the 60-foot (18-metre) vessel found 93 packages of cocaine. The packages contained … Read more