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She has been convicted in connection to fraud of a combined total of N33.1 million.

Akinwale Aboluwade The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibadan Zonal Office, said it has secured the conviction of a former Deputy Chief Registrar of the Oyo State High Court, Mutiat Omobola Adio. Adio was convicted after pleading guilty to a fresh charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretense and issuance of dishonored cheque contrary to Sections 419 of the Criminal Code Law, Cap. 38, Laws of Oyo State, 2000 and Section 1 (1) (b) of the Dishonored Cheque (Offences) Act, Cap. D11, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004. Mr Wilson Uwujaren, Head, Media and Publicity of...

EFCC Ibadan zonal office, has secured the conviction of a former Deputy Chief Registrar of the Oyo State High Court, Mutiat Omobola Adio.

Court acquits, discharges 60-year-old man of double murder February 3, 2021 A High Court in Ado Ekiti on Wednesday acquitted and discharged a 60-year-old man, Idowu Olokunlade, of double murder charge. Delivering judgment, Justice John Adeyeye, held that reasonable doubt is a legal standard of proof required to validate a criminal conviction. ”The law is settled, that any lingering doubt must be resolved in favour of the accused. It cannot therefore be said that the prosecution has proved all the ingredients of the offence of murder against the defendant. ”In the light of the above and fo...

A mobile court sitting in Benin City, headed by Chief Magistrate Bright Eraze Oniha, on Tuesday, convicted 11 persons for disobeying the directive of the Edo State government on compulsory use of face masks and the restriction of movement. The convicted persons, who were arrested at various locations in the state capital, pleaded guilty to the offence and asked for leniency from the Chief Magistrate. x The court ordered the convicted persons to carry out three hours of community service within the premises of the Edo State High Court, Benin City. Two other ...