Kano Court Convicts Smugglers Of 1,144 ATM Cards To Prison

LAGOS DECEMBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Kano State High Court in Kano, on Monday, convicted three smugglers of 1,144 Automated Card Machine (ATM) cards. A statement by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said the judge, Tanimu Shehu, sentenced them to six months’ imprisonment with an option N50,000 each. The commission’s spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, who signed…

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China Jails 17 People For Smuggling Pangolin Scales Worth $28m From Nigeria

LAGOS JANUARY 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Intermediate People’s Court in the eastern city of Wenzhou on Tuesday jailed 17 people for smuggling pangolin scales into China. The members of the gang were convicted of importing 23 tonnes of scales from pangolins — the world’s most trafficked mammal — worth 180 million yuan ($28 million) from Nigeria between…

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