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5 Nigerian Celebrities Sentenced To Prison by Pantoo: 4:18pm On Jul 20, 2020
No one is above the law.

One can commit a crime,but whomever you are,you can't escape punishment. As such,not even our favourite celebrities are spared.

So,today at PEE Tv,we take a look at

5 NIGERIAN CELEBRITIES SENTENCED TO PRISON

1_Naira Marley

In 2019,Nigerian Singer,Naira Marley was arrested by economics and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC).He was arrested along with his friend Zlatan five days after he released the song titled "am I a Yahoo boy". He was later granted bail with the sum of 2 million Naira.
In 2020,He was again detained by the Nigerian Police force for contravening the lockdown order imposed on Lagos State by President Muhammadu Buhari.

2_Dammy Krane
On June 2, 2017, Nigerian singer, Dammy Krane was arrested in Florida on charges of theft, credit card scam and fraud. An American jet company, Tapjets, accused Dammy of using five different credit cards which didn't belong to him while trying to book the private jet with them.

He was later released from his jail in Miami after meeting the $7,500 bail conditions. He pleaded not guilty to the charges and demanded a trial by jury.

In August 2017, the American court struck out all charges against Dammy including credit card forgery, armed conspiracy and grand theft.


3_Sinzu

Nigerian rapper, Babalola Falemi popularly known as Sinzu was arrested and imprisoned for 2 years on the grounds of aggravated identity theft.

The rapper was sent to prison after he pleaded guilty to aggravated identity theft described in the US penal code as the "unlawful taking of the property of another person or business, ranging from $1000 to $500,000."

Sinzu reportedly stole over 15 bank cards, encoded the bank numbers into blank cards, changed the PINs, and withdrew cash from ATMs. He reportedly stole $15,388 from unsuspecting victims.

The rapper spent two years at the Ada County Jail, a medium security prison attached to the Idaho Sheriff Department.

He was released from prison on the 25th of March, 2018.

4_Yetunde Wunmi

Nollywood actress Taiwo Akinwande, popularly known as Yetunde Wunmi, is a notable actress in the Yoruba movie scene.

In October 2006, Yetunde was arrested by officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on the grounds of cocaine trafficking. She was arrested on her way to London just as she was about to board a Virgin Atlantic plane at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos.

She pleaded guilty to the crime and was sentenced to three years imprisonment by Justice Ahmed Mohammed of the Federal High Court, Lagos.

5_Uche Odoputa

On Friday 23 March, 2007, Nollywood actor Uche Odoputa was arrested at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, when he was about to board a Virgin Atlantic plane to London.

He ingested about 1.336kg of cocaine which he excreted out.

In an interview, Uche said that he was open to the drug trafficking offer because he thought it could drastically change his living conditions. He said his major regret was letting his family down and allowing his London friends take advantage of his situation by talking him into the act.

The actor was jailed for two years and three weeks.


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Re: 5 Nigerian Celebrities Sentenced To Prison by popsy2(m): 5:07pm On Jul 20, 2020
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Re: 5 Nigerian Celebrities Sentenced To Prison by Pantoo: 10:20pm On Jul 20, 2020
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Re: 5 Nigerian Celebrities Sentenced To Prison by Leboska(m): 3:10am On Jul 21, 2020
Naira Marley na customer him be.
Re: 5 Nigerian Celebrities Sentenced To Prison by Pantoo: 1:55pm On Jul 21, 2020
Leboska:
Naira Marley na customer him be.
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Re: 5 Nigerian Celebrities Sentenced To Prison by MisterFelix1(m): 2:27pm On Jul 21, 2020
Hushpuppi will soon be added to the list. I see his colleagues already recruiting @ hostboz .com

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