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  • Police arraign man over sale of expired beverages

    The Police on Thursday arraigned one Thomas Ogar in a Kubwa Grade I Area Court for allegedly selling expired beverages.

    The police charged the defendant, who loves in Kubwa village Abuja, on one count of selling noxious foods or drinks.

    The prosecutor Babajide Olanipekun told the court that the defendant was arrested by a team of policemen on patrol on
    Dei-Dei road, Abuja on Nov.20.

    He said the defendant was arrested in a white vehicle with the expired beverages unfit for human consumption and he took same for supply.

    He added that the offence contravened the provisions of  Section 187 of the Penal Code.

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    The defendant pleaded not guilty.

    The Defence Counsel, Gabriel Esegine prayed for the court to grant his client bail on the most liberal terms.

    The judge, Abdulwahab Mohammed, admitted the defendant to bail in the sum of N200, 000 bail with one reliable surety resident within
    the court’s jurisdiction.

    He adjourned the matter until Jan. 23. For hearing.

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  • Three women docked over alleged N12.1m fraud

    The Police on Thursday arraigned three women in Abuja over alleged N12, 160, 000 fraud.

    The defendants, Sonitar Kingdom, Amaka Ejiofor and Comfort Bada, appeared before a Kubwa Grade 1 Area Court.

    They are facing a four-count charge of conspiracy, breach of trust, misappropriation and cheating.

    The Prosecutor, John Okpa, told the court that one Joseph Osuide reported the matter at the Kubwa Police Station on Oct.2.

    Okpa said that the defendants conspired among themselves, acted in a fraudulent manner and deceived the complainant into entrusting N12, 160, 000 to them sometime in February.

    He said that the money was for business purposes, but the defendants misappropriated and converted it to their own use.

    According to the prosecutor, the offences contravene Sections 79, 312, 309 and 322 of the Penal Code.

    The defendants, however, pleaded not guilty.

    The Judge, Abdulwahab Mohammed, granted them bail in the sum of N5 million each with one surety each in like sum.

    Mohammed adjourned the case until Nov. 26 for hearing.

  • Man gets strokes of cane for stealing packs of Coca-cola

    A Kubwa Grade 1 Area Court in the Federal Capital Teritory on Tuesday sentenced a 33-year-old man to 20 strokes of cane for stealing three packs of Coca-cola soft drinks, valued N4,400.

    The judge, Abdulwahab Mohammed, also counseled the convict, Mohammed Sani, to desist from committing crime and be of good behaviour.

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    Sani was convicted for criminal trespass and theft.

    The Prosecutor, Babajide Olanipekun, had told the court that Sani stole three packs of Coca-cola drink from the complainant’s shop located at Byanzhin, Kubwa, Abuja, on November 2.

    He said Sani was chased and arrested with the drinks, adding that the offence contravened Sections 342 and 287 of the Penal Code.

    Sani pleaded guilty to the charges and begged the court for mercy, saying that he stole because he was hungry.

    Defence counsel, Moses Ugwummadu, prayed for the court to temper justice with mercy, adding that Sani would not do it again.

  • Court arraigns Man over criminal breach of trust

    The police on Thursday arraigned one Innocent Chinwuba before a Kubwa Grade 1 Area Court in Abuja over alleged criminal breach of trust and cheating.

    The defendant of Area 1, Abuja is being tried on a two-count charge of criminal breach of trust and cheating.

    The Prosecutor, John Okpa, told the court that one Dr. Bolarinwa Bolaji reported the matter at the Police Area Command, Life Camp,on Aug. 10.

    Okpa said the complainant sometime in May entrusted N215,000 to the defendant to do book finishing for him but unknowingly over paid him by N48,000.‎

    He said when the complainant went to collect the books, the defendant refused to give them to him.

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    Okpa said that instead of refunding the N48,000 to Bolaji, the accused requested for additional N82,000 from the complainant.

    The prosecutor said the offence contravened Sections 312 and 322 of the Penal Code.

    The defendant, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges.

    The Judge, Abdulwahab Mohammed, granted the defendant N200, 000 bail with one reliable surety in like sum.

    Mohammed said the surety must reside within the court’s jurisdiction and adjourned the matter until Oct. 11 for hearing.

  • Man docked for setting neighbor’s home ablaze

    A 37-year-old man, Oshajare Ohutimi, was on Thursday docked before a Kubwa Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, for allegedly setting his neighbor’s home alight.

    Ohutimi, who resides in Kubwa, Abuja, is being tried for mischief.

    The accused, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge.

    The prosecutor, Babajide Olanipekun, told the court that one Peter Ezemba reported the matter at the Kubwa Police Station on June 17.

    Olanipekun said that the accused committed the offence when the complainant was not at home.

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    He said that the accused set the home on fire through the ceiling.

    Olanipekun said the defendant did so, with the intent to cause damage to the complainant’s property, adding that the offence contravened the provisions of Section 336 of the Penal Code.

    The prosecutor told the court that the accused lives in the same premises with the complainant and could commit the same offence if granted bail.

    He pleaded that if the court must grant the accused bail, it should be on stringent conditions.

    The defence counsel, Moses Ugwummadu, urged the court to disregard the prosecution’s claim because his client would provide a reliable surety if bail was granted.

    The judge, Abdulwahab Mohammed, granted the defendant N300, 000 bail with a reliable surety in like sum.

    He said that the surety must be well known where he resides.

    He also ordered that the accused should write an undertaking to maintain peace pending the determination of the case.

    Mohammed adjourned the matter until Aug. 20 for hearing.