Crime
Former Chief Pharmacist of National Hospital, Abuja Sentenced to Life Imprisonment for Sodomy
Former Chief Pharmacist of National Hospital, Abuja Sentenced to Life Imprisonment for Sodomy
By: Michael Mike
The National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has secured a life imprisonment sentence at the High Court in Abuja against a public officer, Dr. Abubakar Mustapha Danraka for sodomy.
This is a historic and landmark ruling
in the implementation of the Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Act, 2015.
A statement on Tuesday by the agency’s spokesman, Vincent Adekoye read that the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, sitting in Kubwa, Abuja and presided over by Hon. Justice Asmau Akanbi-Yusuf on Monday convicted and sentenced a Public Officer in Nigeria, Abubakar Mustapha Danraka, Ph.D. to life imprisonment for rape (Sodomy)under Section 1 of the VAPP Act of 2015.
Adekoye revealed that the convict, Abubakar Mustapha Danraka was a former Chief Pharmacist of National Hospital, Abuja, and Senior Special Adviser (Technical) to the Director of the National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development.
He noted that the ruling ends the three-year-old controversies surrounding this celebrated case which had attracted much attention from stakeholders across the country.
Adekoye said the convict was arrested on March 27th, 2020, for defiling a minor (name withheld), who happened to be his neighbour, living in the same estate with him in Abuja.
He lured the victim to his apartment and had anal intercourse with him after stupefying him with a drink.
He was charged to Court vide a Charge dated 9th August 2021, and was arraigned on 5th April. 2022 where he pleaded “not guilty”.
The Prosecution team from NAPTIP sufficiently proved the charge beyond a reasonable doubt which led to the September 18, 2023 judgment.
Reacting to the judgment, the Director General of NAPTIP, Professor Fatima Waziri – Azi, hailed the judiciary for its doggedness in ensuring that justice is served under the VAPP Act.
She said, “I want to specially commend the Judiciary for its sustained collaboration, and support in the implementation of the VAPP/Law in the Country which has culminated in this landmark judgment. This is a victory for us as a country.
“In our bid to make Nigeria a violence–free nation, in collaboration with all our esteemed partners and stakeholders, we will continue to scale our efforts in ensuring more convictions and less impunity” the NAPTIP Director General stated.
This is the third rape conviction secured by NAPTIP in the FCT for the year 2023.
Former Chief Pharmacist of National Hospital, Abuja Sentenced to Life Imprisonment for Sodomy
Crime
Principal, ex-vice principal arrested in Dutsi, Katsina State over alleged theft of school equipment
Principal, ex-vice principal arrested in Dutsi, Katsina State over alleged theft of school equipment
By: Zagazola Makama
The Police have arrested the principal and former vice principal of Government Secondary School Shargalle in Dutsi Local Government Area of Katsina State over alleged theft of school property.
It was gathered that the case, transferred to the Anti-Kidnapping Unit, relates to an incident on 19 January 2026, when unknown persons broke into the school around 0600hrs and stole inverter batteries and other laboratory equipment.
Zagazola was reliably informed that Investigation led to the arrest of Principal Bashir Musa, 58, of Shadambu Low Cost Daura, and ex-vice principal Abubakar Aliyu, 48, of Shargalle.
Recovered items from the principal’s residence included four solar panels, five desktop computers, three CPU units, one solar battery, one printer, and two hair clippers, all belonging to the school.
The principal reportedly confessed to the theft.
Police said efforts are ongoing to recover additional stolen items and apprehend other suspects. Investigation is ongoing.
Principal, ex-vice principal arrested in Dutsi, Katsina State over alleged theft of school equipment
Three kidnapped, one injured in Katsina Fulani settlement
By: Zagazola Makama
Suspected armed bandits on early Monday morning invaded the Jibir Fulani Settlement Camp in Kafur Local Government Area of Katsina State, abducting three men and injuring another.
According to sources, the bandits stormed the camp at about 0025hrs, kidnapping Yusha’u Fulani Jibir, 32, and Bello Fulani Jibir, 35, and shooting Yusuf Lawal, 27, in the process.
Lawal sustained gunshot injuries and is receiving treatment.
Efforts to track the attackers, block their escape routes, and rescue the victims are ongoing. Further updates on the situation will be communicated as investigations progress.
Three kidnapped, one injured in Katsina Fulani settlement
Army troops thwarted attack by bandits in Qua’an Pan, Plateau, recover AK-47 after gun battle
By: Zagazola Makama
Troops of Sector 9, Operation Safe Haven, on Saturday engaged suspected bandits in Kedeshi Village, Qua’an Pan Local Government Area of Plateau State, and recovered an AK-47 rifle with ammunition.
Sources told Zagazola Makama that the troops, deployed at Teng Village under Sub-Sector 9.2, acted on credible intelligence about suspicious movements around Kedeshi Village.
A patrol team was immediately mobilised to the area.
According to the sources, the troops made contact with the suspected bandits, who fled into the surrounding forest on sighting the patrol.
A subsequent search of the area led to the recovery of one AK-47 rifle with a magazine and 10 rounds of 7.62mm special ammunition.
The sources added that troops have sustained aggressive clearance operations in the area to flush out bandits believed to be hibernating within the joint operations area.
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