Fatima Suleiman, 56, the Chairman/CEO of Jamilma Multilinks Logistics Services Limited, was imprisoned for her part in a forex scam by an FCT High Court in Abuja.
Before Justice J.O. Onwuegbuzie of the FCT High Court, Apo-Abuja, the Abuja Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, successfully obtained her conviction.
Suleiman was found guilty of dishonestly converting the money of N4,000,000 that Chigozie Ezeagu had provided her for conversion to US dollars.
At her arraignment, she had entered a not guilty plea, which resulted in a full trial.
The defendant was found guilty of the accusation brought against her by Justice Onwuegbuzie.
As a result, he found her guilty and gave her a three-year prison term without the possibility of a fine.
In addition, the convict must give N3,000,000 in compensation to Ezeagu.
A Lagos businessman is charged with assaulting a nursing mother.
In the meantime, Eddy Ebube, also known as Bebex, a businessman who deals in auto parts, was granted bail by a magistrate court in Lagos' Ogba neighborhood after being charged with beating Omolara James, a nursing mother, at Ladipo Market in Mushin.
The second suspect in the case, 27-year-old Ali Musa, was also given bail by the court.
The suspects were accused by the police with three counts each of conspiracy to conduct a felony, attempt to disturb the peace, and assault.
The suspects entered a not-guilty plea to the accusations.Their attorney pleaded with the judge to grant them generous bail conditions.He described the incident as a small disagreement between traders.
The suspects were granted bail in the amount of N200,000 and two sureties in the same amount by Magistrate O. A. Odubayo.The sureties must be residents of the court's geographic district.
When James, 26, made a video stating that Bebex, 37, and his boys assaulted her because she rejected his approaches, the news of the incident went viral over the weekend.
James apparently reported the incident to the police and was compelled to record a second video in which he said Bebex intended well.
