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BREAKING: EFCC CHAIRMAN CONVICTED, SENT TO JAIL. The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has convicted the incumbent Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Abdulrasheed Bawa for contempt of court in relation to his agency’s failure to comply with an earlier order of the court for the EFCC to return a seized Range Rover and Fourty Million Naira (40,000,000.00) to the defendant in the case before the court. According to The Nation Newspaper, the Court ordered the Inspector -General of Police to ensure he be remanded in Kuje prison immediately.

Hushpuppi has been sentenced to 11 years in prison. He also has to pay $1,732,841 (over 1.3 billion FCFA) to two fraud victims The sentence for the Instagram influencer from Nigeria, is for his role in an international fraud syndicate. Ramon Abbas, flaunted his wealthy lifestyle on his page which had 2.8 million followers until it was disabled. in 2021 Hushpuppi pleaded guilty to money laundering.

PHOTONEWS;  Tanzanian Fisherman Gets Cash Gift, Job For Saving 24 Lives A Tanzanian fisherman, Jackson Majaliwa, who was among the first responders who helped rescue 24 passengers from the airplane that crashed into Lake Victoria on Sunday has been awarded a cash gift of $428 (equivalent of Tsh1 million) and a government job. According to Eastern Africa, the Kagera Regional Commissioner, Albert Chalamila, handed over the cash to the fisherman from the lakeside town of Bukoba on Monday. While some of the passengers of the plane were rescued alive, 19 died. Tanzanian President, Samia Suluhu offered Mr Majaliwa, a job with the firefighting and rescue brigade and additional rescue operations training to sharpen his skills. Photo credit: MWANANCHI | NMG