…report filed by the witness's team was tendered and admitted as Exhibit B. Citing the confession and the exhibits, the AGF urged the court to convict Frank on count 4. He described the offence as very serious, noting that the law prescribes a minimum of 20 years' imprisonment and a maximum of life. He asked for a sente…

…the legal principle of "last seen." Justice Muhammad also ruled that the defendants' confessional statements were voluntary and admissible, noting that their allegations of torture were not corroborated. The judge held that the surviving eyewitness's testimony alone was sufficient to establish their guilt. Citing the m…

…confessed that he left 37 miners screaming in a cell till they died.The officer made the confession while testifying before the Judicial Commission of Inquiry in Minna on Wednesday.Ndamaka broke down in tears at the panel as he narrated what happened, stating that the cell was overcrowded and hot.According to the offic…

Peller made a surprising confession about what he did the night before his wedding during a livestreamThe Nigerian streamer linked the act to a major blessing he received on his wedding day from billionaire King OchachoPeller's revelation sparked widespread reactions online, with many divided over his take on blessings…

…using an aircraft became firmly established in his mind, which, according to his confessions, was connected to his decision to pursue a career in aviation," Al Shamsi said.Al-Hammami's path to radicalisationInvestigators found that al-Hammami first developed extremist tendencies in 2017 while studying in Australia, whe…

…protest, with human rights groups saying that the defendants were forced to give false confessions under torture. Sepahi's h@nging, along with fellow prisoner Alireza Raisi, means only five of the 12 accused are still alive. The groom was last at the site in July for his execution, but he suffered a heart attack and fe…

Leo had been my best friend when we were five, and I never forgot his promise to come back for me. When a familiar man finally walked into my bakery 20 years later, I believed fate had kept that promise — until he stopped our wedding before the vows.PAY ATTENTION: Mark Legit.ng as a preferred source, and our content wi…

…offence could be established through direct evidence, such as an eyewitness account, a confessional statement or circumstantial evidence. He said that under Sections 221 and 97(1) of the Penal Code, the prosecution was required to establish its case with credible evidence. The judge noted that although none of the nine…

…burglary protection in order to gain entry into the main building. “According to his confession, after gaining access to the house, he allegedly removed some household items, including rice, bread and cooking pots, as well as an undisclosed amount of money.” The statement added that the owner of the house, upon returni…

…Nwabunike held that “murder could be established through direct eyewitness evidence, a confessional statement or circumstantial evidence”. He ruled that although there was no direct eyewitness account, the prosecution had established through credible circumstantial evidence that the defendant killed the deceased. The j…

…armed robbery operations within Akure metropolis and its environs. “Their alleged confessions and the recovered exhibits are currently being subjected to further investigation to establish the full extent of their criminal activities and facilitate diligent prosecution.” Ondo: Police bust armed robbery gang, arrest two…

…a member of the Scorpion Squad, testified that he and another officer took the alleged confessional statements of the defendants.PAY ATTENTION: From breaking news to viral moments. Follow Legit.ng on Instagram!According to him, investigations showed that only eight of the 11 defendants were involved in the September 29…

…masts and stealing valuable equipment therefrom. “Meanwhile, the suspect has made useful confessions and will be charged to court as soon as investigation is concluded.” The command reiterated its resolve to protect critical national assets and infrastructure and warned vandals to desist or face the full wrath of the l…

…altered physical inventory registers. Both suspects are in custody following full confessions,” it said. The statement further disclosed that the Special Intelligence Squad also dismantled a syndicate targeting telecommunications infrastructure across Delta and Kano states. A suspect, Henry Dennis, was caught red-hande…

…during the parade of the suspects yesterday. He said the breakthrough came from detailed confessions obtained from individuals embedded within various criminal camps. Among those paraded is 20-year-old Abubakar Malan Ori, who confessed to spending months with the camp of notorious bandit kingpin Kachalla Gwaska. Ori pa…

…to conveying the ammunition to Mubarak, who had allegedly paid for the haulage, a confession that led operatives to the kingpin in Katsina State. He also revealed that Mubarak's elder brother, Mustapha Abubakar, was arrested earlier this year in Gusau, capital of Zamfara State, also in connection with arms trafficking.…

…in bed. According to District Attorney Patrick Warren, Wagner later wrote a handwritten confession in which she admitted that she had planned to carry out a school sh@@ting at her former middle school but changed her mind and killed her mother instead. She reportedly wrote that the planned attack had been "inspired" by…

…of the children later d!ed. According to the police, Ukerchia allegedly made a voluntary confession during investigation, while the surviving victims identified him as the person who allegedly poisoned the food. The offences, the police said, are punishable under Sections 222 and 230 of the Penal Code Laws of Benue, 20…

…suspects had made statements under caution, which Customs described as voluntary and confessional. The agency argued that releasing the suspects at this stage could jeopardise the investigation, alleging that they might assist other suspects in evading arrest or interfere with the recovery of relevant evidence. Customs…

…used to convict him, including the recantation of witness statements and a later confession by another inmate who claimed responsibility for the killing. One of the police officers who interrogated Smith after his arrest also subsequently testified that he believed Smith was innocent. “I’m not even sure he was present…

…at Shoreline, Lekki, where she had been with Hakeem and a group of his friends.Hakeem's confession to police about Chinaza's whereaboutsMummys Gyal further stated that Hakeem has since admitted to police that Chinaza is no longer alive, though he placed the blame for her death squarely on his friends. He also told inve…

…wedding ceremony, even bringing musician Shina Peters to performNgozi made a surprising confession about herself while describing what life with the governor is really like at homePAY ATTENTION: Mark Legit.ng as a preferred source, and our content will appear higher in your Google feed!Osun State First Lady Ngozi Adele…

…was promptly apprehended. During interrogation, she was cautioned and voluntarily made a confessional statement admitting to the commission of the offence. "In addition, an empty bottle suspected to contain poison and remnants of the food were recovered and duly registered as exhibits. "Meanwhile, the Commissioner of P…

…Akorah, who called six witnesses and tendered compelling documents, including the confessional statement of the defendant and the medical report. The charge sheet read, "PW1, the 10-year-old victim, told the Court in vivid detail how the Defendant deceived her into coming to his house for a 'comedy skit'. "The victim s…

…qualification." Boltinhouse apologized, according to Brodeur, but the executive said her confession "does not undo the harm, and it does not change the outcome." Boltinhouse, a business owner in Wilmington, is accused of writing a slew of social media posts containing a racial slur under an alias between 2017 and 2019,…