Myanmar’s military government extended its crackdown on online scam activities to a second major location, detaining hundreds of foreigners and seizing thousands of mobile phones used to carry out the fraud, state media reported Wednesday. Myanmar is notorious for hosting cyberscam operations responsible for bilking people all over the world, which usually involve gaining victims’ confidence online...
Category: Crime and Judiciary
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Court Jailed ISWAP Leader To 20 Years For Terror Attacks
One of the leaders of Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) prosecuted by the Department of State Sevices (DSS) for alleged terrorism, Hussaini Ismaila, has been convicted of offences of terrorism and sentenced to 20 years imprisonment by a Federal High Court in Abuja. Justice Emeka Nwite pronounced the sentence in a judgment delivered on...
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The Former Marine Sniper Accused Of A Mass Shooting And The Warning Signs That Came Before
Marc Simmons hadn’t heard from his estranged friend in nearly seven years. Then, Nigel Max Edge showed up at his work and falsely accused Simmons of stealing his identity. They met taking community college classes and bonded over their time with the Marines in Iraq. Simmons’ kids once called Edge “Uncle Sean” — back when his name...
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Syria Opens First Public Trial Over Deadly Coastal Violence
The first trial was opened on Tuesday of some of the hundreds of suspects linked to deadly clashes in Syria’s coastal provinces earlier this year that quickly spiraled into sectarian attacks. State media reported that 14 people were brought to Aleppo’s Palace of Justice following a monthslong, government-led investigation into the violence in March involving government forces...
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UK Jails Nigerian Doctor For Scamming NHS £268,000
The United Kingdom’s National Health service counter Fraud Authority, NHSCFA, has secured conviction of Nigerian doctor Richard Akinrolabu, whoo was sentenced to three years in prison for defrauding the NHS of £268,000 through false representation. According to a statement made available on the NHSCFA website on Monday, Akinrolabu, a trust-grade specialist registrar in obstetrics and...
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Katsina Lawmaker Abdurrahman Ahmad Kandarawa Negotiate Peace Deal With Terrorists, Free 45 Kidnapped Villagers
Engr. Abdurrahman Ahmad Kandarawa, a Katsina State House of Assembly member, led negotiations under Operation Safe Corridor with bandit leader Isiya Kwashen Garwa, resulting in the release of 45 villagers abducted from Guga and Gidan Danmayaki in Bakori Local Government Area on Monday. The victims, comprising men and women abducted from Guga in Doguwar Dorawa...
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ISWAP Ambushes and Kills Nigerian Army General Commander Brig-Gen Uba17, 2025
ISWAP ambush kills Nigerian Army Commander Brig-Gen Uba in Borno ISWAP tracked Brig-Gen Uba’s movement before launching a deadly ambush. The commander was attacked with IEDs and heavy gunfire in Borno State.The killing exposes ISWAP’s growing surveillance and targeting capabilities.Military sources confirm the loss as investigations into the ambush continue.The Nigerian Army has been thrown...