Africa Press-Nigeria:
1. Justice Mohammed Abubakar of the Federal High Court sitting in Abeokuta, Ogun State, has jailed sixteen internet fraudsters. The judge gave his ruling on Friday. Those convicted were found guilty of criminal impersonation and possession of documents containing false pretences. The convicts were sentenced to months in prison. While some got 11 months jail term, others are to spend six and 2 months in prison.
2. The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has berated President Muhammadu Buhari over alleged insecurity across the country. The party noted that the Buhari-led government has completely collapsed. The opposition party in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiya, condemned the increasing killings, armed robbery and kidnapping activities in Kaduna and Kogi States. The party lamented Buhari’s inability to take decisive steps to curb incessant killings across the country.
3. A House of Representatives member, Ahmed Jaha (APC-Borno), has apologised for the comments he made at Thursday’s plenary. Speaking to newsmen on Saturday, Jaha had advised women to dress properly to avoid harassment from men who could not control themselves. But lawmaker representing Chibok, Damboa, Gwoza Federal Constituency of Borno, said he regretted making such a statement.
4. The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) on Saturday night confirmed 329 new cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria. NCDC made the confirmation in a post on its official Twitter handle. It said Lagos State recorded the highest number with 66 cases, FCT had 50, while Delta State followed with 32. With this development, the total number of confirmed cases in the country now stands at 12,233.
5. The Sokoto State government has confirmed that eleven out of the 33 deported almajiris from Kaduna State have tested positive for COVID-19. The announcement was made in a statement by the states Ministry of Health and posted on its Twitter handle on Saturday.
6. The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Adewale Akanbi, has tasked the Federal Government to legalize the use of stun guns and pepper spray for females as self-defence against rape. The monarch opined that having stun gun or pepper spray would help curtail rape cases. A statement released by monarch’s press secretary, Alli Ibraheem, stated the call becomes necessary in order to protect women.
