Nigeria News Digest: September 4, 2025

Dennis Tamarakuro, also known as Keisha Reynolds, was arraigned in Abuja on charges of defrauding $71,795 through a fake investor scheme via Bybit. After pleading guilty, he received a one‑year prison sentence or a ₦1 million fine. The case was prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission under cybercrime provisions.

Auto‑mechanic Jimoh Akeem was convicted of stealing 17 yam tubers worth ₦35,000 and sentenced to three years in jail. The offence, committed near Africa Primary School in Osogbo on 25 July 2025, was confirmed in the court’s charge sheet, with the defendant having no legal representation.

The Department of State Services charged 75‑year‑old Nanbol Tali and others with illegal firearms trade and killings in Plateau and Benue states. Tali faced four counts of trading unlicensed AK‑47 rifles worth ₦3 million; others were charged with possession of pistols and involvement in village killings. The cases involve alleged reprisal attacks and property destruction.

Nigerian police arrested 32 individuals, including three alleged kingpins and a prison escapee, across several neighborhoods in Minna and surrounding areas to deter criminal networks.

Kano authorities have charged a 28-year-old man with defrauding a woman using fraudulent charms, promising education and business opportunities to extract money before being apprehended.

Kano police arrested three men accused of impersonating security officers and deceiving a victim out of over N1 million, with suspects from Sokoto, Daura, and Katsina linked to the scheme.

A court in Anambra remanded a 33-year-old barber over allegations of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl in his shop, with the victim sent there by her aunt.