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  • Four students arraigned for alleged laptop theft

    Four students of the Federal College of Education, Yaba, Lagos, were yesterday arraigned before a Yaba Magistrate Court, Lagos, for allegedly stealing a laptop and a blackberry phone valued at N85, 000.

    Olutobi Adejoba, 18, Raseed Quadri, 24, Olajide Iwagun, 20 and Idris Azeez, 18, are facing charges of conspiracy and stealing before Magistrate Adekorede Ajibade.

    Prosecuting Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Felix Ifijen told the court that the defendants stole from their colleague, Taiwo Idowu.

    He said: “The defendants committed the offence on February 6, within the premises of Federal College of Education, Plot 13, Akoka Road, Yaba.

    “The four defendants had kept a tab on the complainant for a while, and conspired among themselves to steal from him. They stole his IBT Thinkpad computer and his blackberry phone, all valued N85,000.”

    The offence was said to have contravened Sections 409, 285, 326 of the Criminal Laws of Lagos.

    Ajibade granted the defendants N50,000 bail with one surety each in the like sum.

    She adjourned the case till February 28.

  • Varsity student arraigned for beheading girlfriend for denying him sex

    Varsity student arraigned for beheading girlfriend for denying him sex

    A 500-level student of Federal University of Technology, Minna, Godwin Lawani Idoko, has appeared before a Minna Chief Magistrate Court, for allegedly beheading his girlfriend, Ramatu Isa, on January 1, 2013, for refusing him sex.

    According to the charge sheet read by Chief Magistrate Moh’d Gimba Gabi, the accused was said to have committed culpable homicide offence punishable under Section 221 of the Penal Code.

    Idoko was alleged to have beheaded his victim for refusing him sex after he had paid Ramatu, who sold groundnut, an agreed fee of N2000.

    The father of the victim, Mohammed Isa, reported the killing of Ramatu at Bosso Police Station.

    Idoko’s neighbors had earlier called the attention of a police patrol team to his strange movements, which later led to the discovery of the headless body of Ramatu in his Rafin Yasin residence.

    When asked if is guilty of the charge, Idoko refused to take a plea, but demanded for the interpretation of Section 221, a development which forced the trial judge to explain that the offence carries a death penalty if an accused person is found guilty.

    After the explanation by the judge, Idoko told the court that he didn’t behead the victim, saying he merely stabbed her on the neck.

    ‘’I did not behead the lady. I only stab her on the neck when she refused to agree to my demand for sex after she has collected the N2000 we agreed.

    ‘’Instead of allowing me to make love, she forcefully held and squeezed my manhood and bit me on my palm before I stabbed her on the neck. It was at the Bosso Police Station that I was told she was beheaded,’’ Idoko told the court.

    He then refused to say anything further, demanding to see his lawyer and the neighbors who reported him to the police.

    The prosecutor, Inspector John Atumeyi later told the court that the matter is still being investigated, and prayed that the accused person be remanded in prison.

    The Chief Magistrate Gabi assured the accused of legal representation in view of the enormity of the offence. He then adjourned the matter to March 14, 2013 for further hearing, while giving orders that Idoko be remanded in Minna Prison.

  • DPP chieftains arraigned

    Four persons have been arraigned at an Asaba Magistrate’s Court on a 15-count charge of forgery and defamation.

    Paul Chibogu ,Ossai Abey ,Mgbadike Goddey and Raphael Nduka Opute, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges.

    The accused are members of the Democratic Peoples Party (DPP) in Ndokwa/Ukwuani Federal Constituency of Delta State.

    They were accused of forging a West African Examination Council (WAEC) result No 1580332 purportedly belonging to ex-Speaker Olisa Enebeli Imegwu.

    The accused were also charged with conspiracy to commit misdemeanour, to wit: publication of defamatory materials.

    Imegwu’s counsel David Abuo filed an oral application for substitution of the first accused because he was not present to take the plea.

    Ehikwe upheld the application for the removal of Charles Onyekweli.

    The accused’s counsel, Ikhide Ehigelua, did not object to the substitution.

    He said Count 15 should be struck out, arguing that the court lacks the jurisdiction to hear the case because the offence was reportedly committed in Abuja.

    The Chief Magistrate, Sylvester Ehikwe, adjourned the case till February 14.

     

  • Man arraigned for N502,000 ‘fraud’

    A 34-year-old man, Dayo David, was yesterday arraigned before a Magistrate’s Court, sitting in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, for allegedly duping Mr. Olarewaju Aluko of N502,000.

    David allegedly received the money on the pretence of selling a Toyota Camry car to Aluko last May at Owode, Osogbo.

    David pleaded not guilty to a two-count charge of duping and stealing.

    Defence counsel Bola Abimbola prayed the court to grant the accused bail. Magistrate Olusola Aluko granted David N250,000 bail with two sureties in like sum.

    The case was adjourned till March 23.

  • Tokyo may be arraigned today

    Factional leader of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in Oyo State Alhaji Lateef Akinsola, a.k.a. Tokyo, who was arrested on Wednesday, may be arraigned today, it was learnt yesterday.

    Akinsola and his rival, Alhaji Mukaila Lamidi, a.k.a Auxiliary, had been on the police wanted list since last year, following a bloody clash between factions in the union, in which many people were killed and injured.

    Last week, the state government raised the alarm that the rival groups were planning to foment trouble and Police Commissioner Joseph Mbu invited the NURTW leaders to the Police Headquarters in Eleyele.

    Akinsola honoured the invitation on Wednesday and was detained. He was handcuffed and taken to the Iyaganku Police Division, where he was told to write statement.

    A source said Akinsola slept at Iyaganku Police Division and would have been arraigned yesterday, but for some logistic reasons.

    The source said Tokyo would be arraigned today for alleged offences bordering on previous attacks on residents by the union’s factions, including the killing of a 500-Level medical student of the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), who was shot dead at Iwo Road, on June 4, last year.

    It was learnt that Lamidi said he could not honour the police invitation because he was ill and pledged to turn himself in when he recovers.

    Akinsola’s supporters hung around Iyaganku Police Division yesterday in the hope that he would be released.

    Police spokesman Ayodele Lanade said: “Murder is a criminal offence and it is not bailable. Only the court can release him. Before that, thorough investigations have to be carried out with evidence established by relevant people. That is what we are doing now.

    “It is a rigorous thing because we have to interrogate everyone involved to be able to establish a case against him. If nothing is found against him, the command will decide. But for now, he will remain with us as investigations continue.”

  • Arisekola’s son arraigned for alleged N1.11b fuel subsidy fraud

    Abdulahi Alao, son of Ibadan businessman Alhaji Abdulazeez Arisekola-Alao , has been re-arraigned on a new charge of fuel subsidy fraud for N1,110,049,444.35

    He was arraigned for the third time before Justice Lateefa Okunnu of a Lagos High Court, Ikeja, with four others, including two oil companies.

    Alao was arraigned with three others before Justice Adeniyi Onigbanjo on a nine-count charge for alleged subsidy fraud by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in July.

    He and his company, Axenergy Limited, were also arraigned before Justice Habeeb Abiru of a Lagos High Court, Ikeja on a seven-count charge for alleged subsidy fraud in the same month.

    The younger Alao was also arraigned on a six-count charge for alleged subsidy fraud with four others- Axenergy Limited, Opeyemi Ajuyah, his company, Majope Investment Limited and Olanrewaju Olalusi.

    Alao and Axenergy are the third and fourth defendfants in the new suit filed by the EFCC.

    The EFCCaccused them of conspiracy and obtaining money by false pretences contrary to Section 1(3) of the Advanced Fee Fraud and other Fraud Related Offences.

    They were also alleged to have forged a document titled, “Shore Tank Certificate” dated January 22, last year, purporting the document to have been issued by an officer of Q & Q Control Services Nigeria Limited.

    The commission said the offence contravened Section 467 of the Criminal Code Cap. C17, Laws of Lagos State of Nigeria 2003.

    All the accused pleaded not guilty .

    Their counsels, Taiwo Taiwo, West Idahosa and D.A. Awosika, pleaded for bail on their behalf.

    Justice Lateefa Okunnu adjourned the matter till October 19

  • Preacher arraigned for alleged N209m fraud

    An Anambra State preacher, Jide-jisos Ejie (47), has been remanded in prison custody for allegedly defrauding his flock of N209,035,000.

    He was arraigned before Chief Magistrate C.N Chinwuba of the Ogidi Magistrate’s Court in Idemili North Local Government Area.

    Ejie allegedly collected the money from both members and branches of the United Nigeria Chaplaincy (UNC), nationwide, under the pretence that they were going to have a peace summit with President Goodluck Jonathan at the Eagle Square in Abuja.

    Chief Magistrate Chinwuba remanded him in prison custody and adjourned the hearing till December 18.