A Shari’a Court sitting in Kano, on Tuesday, sentenced a 35-year-old barber, Basiru Umaru, to 12 months imprisonment for attempting to defile a seven-year-old boy.
Ummaru, who resides in Sauna Kawaji quarters in Kano, was convicted on a count charge, bordering on an attempt to commit an offense to wit: unnatural offense.
The Presiding Judge, Malam Nura Yusuf-Ahmad, sentenced the defendant to one-year imprisonment without the option of a fine.
Earlier, the Prosecutor, Aliyu Abideen, told the court that one Maryam Abubakar, of Sauna Haye quarters in Kano, reported the matter at Bompai Police Division, Kano, on June 13.
He said that on the same date, at about 1:00 p.m., the defendant lured the boy while he was on his way home to an uncompleted building, situated at Sauna Kawaji quarters, Kano.
“In the process, the defendant removed the victim’s trousers and attempted to defile him.
“The victim shouted for help and was rescued by some good Samaritans,” he said.
The defendant, however, pleaded guilty to the charge preferred against them.
Abideen said that the offense contravened the provisions of Section 119 of Kano State Shari’a Law.
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The CEO of Titanium Blockchain Infrastructure Services Inc (TBIs), a purported cryptocurrency investment platform, pleaded guilty on July 22 to his role in a cryptocurrency fraud scheme, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced.
Michael Alan Stollery, 54, of Reseda, California, was the CEO and founder of TBIS, which was founded in 2017.
Prosecutors said that Stollery pleaded guilty to one count of securities fraud for his role in a cryptocurrency fraud scheme that involved raising about $21 million from investors in and outside of the United States in an initial coin offering (ICO).
An ICO is when a company sells a new digital token or cryptocurrency in an attempt to raise capital.
According to court documents, Stollery had touted TBIS as a “cryptocurrency investment opportunity” and had lured investors to purchase “BARs,” a digital coin issued by his company, through false and misleading statements.
Stollery allegedly admitted to falsifying aspects of white papers to entice investors. Those papers purportedly explained to investors and prospective investors the purpose and technology behind the offering, and how the offering differed from other cryptocurrency opportunities as well as prospects regarding its profitability.