Germany may deport 12,000 Nigerians next year

More than 12,000 Nigerians may be deported from Germany in 2018.
This was revealed by Ralf Sanftenberg, the country’s global head of programme, migration and development, during his visit to the Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Foreign Affairs and Diasport, Abike Dabiri-Erewa.

Sanftenberg, who is the leader of delegation from the German Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development, said: “We have over 37,000 Nigerians in Germany and more than 12,000 of them are asylum seekers.
“There is a little chance for their applications to be moved and they may be forced to come back to Nigeria next year.”
He admitted that 99% of them would likely be denied asylum status, as Nigeria was not listed among war countries.
However, asylum seekers willing to return to Nigeria voluntarily will not be forced back or deported.

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Cour sentences ‘yahoo boy’ to two years imprisonment

An internet fraudster, identified as Amegor Ovenseri was on Monday sentenced to two years imprisonment by a Federal High Court sitting in Benin, the Edo State capital for alleged internet fraud.
The accused was first arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on February 21, 2013 on a two count charge bordering on possession of fraudulent documents.

The suspect was arrested on the 18th of January, 2013 at his residence No. 56 Siloko Road, Benin City, by men of the JTF, 4 Brigade, Nigerian Army, Benin following a tip-off.
Laptops and phones were recovered from his residence at the point of arrest and were handed over to EFCC, for further investigation and possible prosecution.
The magistrate, Justice P. I. Ajoku found Amergor guilty on a two count charge.
The count charge reads, “that you Amegor Ovenseri, on or about the 18th day of January, 2013, at Siluko road, Benin City, Edo State within the jurisdiction of this Honorable court did with conspire with one Ede Amegor to commit felony to wit: obtaining by false pretence contrary to Section 8a of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006 and Punishable under Section 1 (3) of the same Act”.

Count two of the charge reads: “That you Amegor Ovenseri, on or about the 18th day of January, 2013, at Siluko road, Benin City, Edo State within the jurisdiction of this Honorable court did possess a document containing false representation to wit: A letter of introduction as frederyk from England, which said representation you made in a bid to obtain by false pretence, and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 6 and 8b of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006 and Punishable under Section 1 (3) of the same Act.”
Amegor, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges preferred against him.
Justice P. I. Ajoku, consequently sentenced the accused to two years imprisonment without an option of fine on each of the charge counts. The sentences are to run concurrently.

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116 Nigerians killed in South Africa

No fewer than 116 Nigerians have lost their lives in South Africa through extra-judicial means in the last two years.
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, who made this disclosure, noted that seven in 10 of the killings were carried out by the South African police.

The presidential aide made this known on Tuesday when she met with the South African High Commissioner to Nigeria, Lulu Louis Mnguni in Abuja.
“In the last two years, 116 Nigerians have been killed in South Africa and according to statistics, 63% of them were killed by the police,” Dabiri-Erewa said.
She said though some Nigerians may commit offence and deserve to be punished in line with the law, the extra judicial killings were worrisome.
She urged the South African authority to ensure the killings were thoroughly investigated and justice done.

“We should do more with our business relationships. And hopefully take over not just the African continent but also the world,” she said.
In his remarks, the High Commissioner assured, “We hope to sit down together and reflect on the matter and find a lasting solution to the killings”.

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Man kept behind bar in Osun for contempt of court

A 38-year-old man, Isiaka Sanusi, was on Tuesday remanded in Ilesa Prison custody by an Osogbo Chief Magistrates’ Court for disrespecting the court orders.
Sanusi is facing a count charge of contempt.

The Magistrate, Mr Olusola Aluko, ordered the accused be kept behind bars due to the magnitude of the offence he committed.
The Prosecutor, Sgt. Rasak Olaiwola, told the court that the accused failed to appeared in a case against him in MOS/203c/ 2015COP when it was called by the court clerk.
Olaiwola said ,the accused once abused the court privileges and was fined by the court.
He said the offense contravened section 133(2) of the criminal code cap 34 vol.11 laws of Osun, 2003.

The accused pleaded guilty to the offense against him.
The Magistrate, however, revoked his bail application and ordered that he be brought from prison custody pending his trial.

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