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Child Trafficking: Rivers Court sentences 22 year-old to 12 years in Jail
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A Magistrate Court sitting in Port Harcourt has sentenced a young lady, Joy Olaka-Nwogu to twelve years imprisonment with hard labour after being convicted of child trafficking.
22-year old Joy was sentenced to four years in each of the three counts of child trafficking, conspiracy and theft which is expected to run concurrently.
Joy Olaka-Wogu was reported to have stolen and sold the first child in the sum of thirty thousand naira but was caught in her attempt to steal twin children in 2018 before she was arraigned in court.
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The Police Command in Lagos has arrested one MacDonald Iwara, for allegedly defrauding his church members of N5 million.
NAN reports that the 33-year-old who was arraigned before a Chief Magistrates’ Court in Yaba, Lagos on Thursday pleaded not guilty to the crime levelled against him.
The Prosecution Counsel, ASP Stephen Molo, while presenting the case told the court that the defendant committed the offence between 2017 and 2020 at Ikota road, Lagos.
Molo revealed that the defendant pretended to be the General Overseer of Our Daily Manna church, Chris Kwakpovwe to carry out his unlawful acts.
He said the defendant defrauded the church members by collecting huge amounts of money in the form of tithes and offerings from them.