A Kano business tycoon, convicted on Wednesday of forgery and the diversion of three loaded containers worth several million naira, has been sentenced to three years in prison.

In a count charge filed by the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), the convict was found guilty of offences including the forgery of official documents, the diversion of containers, and the attempted sabotage of the national economy.

In a judgment delivered by Justice Musa Saleh Shuiab of the Federal High Court, sitting in Kano, the court convicted Abdulrahman Sani Adam and ordered immediate forfeiture of the three containers to the Federal Government.

The Judge subsequently adopted the plea bargain agreement, jointly agreed to by both prosecution and defence counsels, imposing a fine of N3 million on the convict.

Addressing journalists shortly after the judgment, the prosecution counsel who doubles as Director of Legal Services, Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Smart Akande, expressed satisfaction with the verdict.

Akande insisted that the court’s ruling will serve as a deterrent to perpetually criminal-minded business operators who specialise in defrauding the Federal Government, thereby sabotaging the nation’s economy.

The director, Customs legal services explained that the option of plea bargain was adopted to accelerate the delivery of justice to all parties involved in the matter. He maintained that the service will continue to tackle sabotage of revenue leakages to meet the nation’s revenue target.

In other news, the Delta State police command has announced it arrested a suspected serial killer and a prison escapee who has been linked to multiple violent crimes in the past.

The suspect, Michael Ezenwai, was apprehended by the Agbor Police Division of the state on the 24th October 2025 while attempting to sell a stolen phone.

Meanwhile, further checks revealed the phone belonged to a woman who was later found dead in her apartment.

During interrogation, the suspect confessed to murdering her during a robbery at her residence on 23rd October 2025.

Ezenwai has been linked to multiple violent crimes, including a 2020 rape and murder case involving a university student.

Commenting on the arrest, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the Command, SP Bright Edafe, said the command swiftly took action after receiving a distress call.

“On the 24th of October 2025, the DPO Agbor received a complaint that one Michael Ezenwai was trying to sell a suspected stolen phone.

“The DPO swiftly mobilised operatives to the scene and immediately arrested the suspect. Upon interrogation, the suspect claimed that he brought the phone from Libya,” Edafe said. (The Guardian)

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