70-year-old man bags six months in prison for stealing mats

A Shari’a Court sitting at Rigasa, Kaduna on Thursday sentenced a 70-year-old man, Jibril Musa to six months in a correctional facility for stealing mats belonging to mosques.

The Judge, Malam Mukhtar Aliyu gave the judgement after Musa pleaded guilty to the offence bordering on criminal trespass and theft.

The Judge stated that the convict had appeared before him in the past for the same offence where he was released with the condition that he would not repeat the crime.

The convict had pleaded for leniency, promising not to steal again but his prayers were not considered due to his history of theft.

Earlier, the Prosecutor, Insp. Sambo Maigari stated that Aminu Al-hassan, a village head in Rigasa reported the matter at the Rigasa police division on Sept. 9.

He said that the convict entered a mosque located on Dan Galadima Road and stole the mats.

Maigari added that the man also went to another Mosque located at Bakin Dogo and stole more mats and sold them to one Aisha Abdullahi.

On her part, Abdullahi stated that she bought the mats for N1,500 without knowing they were stolen goods.

She pleaded for leniency because she had been an honest businesswoman and did not know that an old man like Musa would steal.

The Judge adjourned the matter until  Sept 18 for judgment on Abdullahi

Tragedy in Ibadan: Man Allegedly Murders Grandfather, Uncle in Shocking Incident

The Oyo State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a middle-aged man accused of killing both his grandfather and uncle in the Apete area of Ibadan.

According to the command’s spokesperson, SP Adewale Osifeso, the authorities have launched an investigation into the case. He assured the public that updates would be provided as the inquiry progresses.

“Investigation has commenced into the matter, while updates will be provided accordingly,” Osifeso stated in a message sent to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday.

The tragic incident, involving the suspect identified only as Ahmed, reportedly occurred around 6 p.m. on Sunday. Ahmed is said to have been living in the same house with his visually impaired father and his ailing uncle prior to the shocking event.

The motive behind the gruesome act remains unclear as investigations continue.

Horror in Avignon: Woman Testifies Against Husband Who Drugged Her for Dozens of Men to Rape

In a shocking case that has gripped the southern French city of Avignon, a 71-year-old woman gave harrowing testimony in court, recounting years of abuse after her husband allegedly drugged her and allowed dozens of men to rape her.

“The image is unbearable, I’m lying lifeless in my bed, asleep, and they’re about to rape me,” the woman told the court. “It’s a barbaric scene. They look at me like a bag of rubbish, it’s unbearable, and I don’t know if I’ll ever be able to get up again.”

Her 72-year-old former husband, who she has since divorced, is standing trial, accused of orchestrating the horrific abuse over a period of 10 years by drugging his wife and arranging for other men to assault her. Fifty men have been accused of participating in the assaults, with 18 currently in custody.

According to the indictment, the husband, a pensioner, made contact with the men online. While no money was exchanged, he reportedly gained satisfaction from watching the rapes. The crimes were discovered after the man was arrested for filming under the skirts of women in a supermarket, leading investigators to uncover hundreds of videos of the assaults on his computer.

The woman, who appeared in court alongside her three children, bravely confronted the accused, some of whom claimed they were unaware that she had been drugged and believed she was pretending to be asleep as part of a consensual game.

“These people knew very well what they were doing and what a lethargic state I was in,” the woman testified, rejecting the defence’s claims.

The abuse only came to light after her husband’s arrest, although she had long complained of memory lapses and extreme fatigue, unaware that her husband had been drugging her.

“I was sedated, like before going into the operating theatre. Afterwards, you can no longer remember the operation. That’s exactly what happened to me,” she told the court.

While 72 men were recorded assaulting the woman, authorities have been unable to identify all the perpetrators from the videos. The trial continues, with most of the accused having admitted to their involvement.