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  • 34-year-old man docked for attempting to stone others to death

    An unemployed man, Alex Akpighiran, 34, appeared yesterday at a Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly threatening to kill Sunday Uduma and Paulinus Joshua by stoning them to death.

    The accused was arraigned before Chief Magistrate Lazarus Hotepo on a two-count charge of threat to life and a breach of the peace.

    The prosecutor, Ikem Akpan, an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), told the court that the accused committed the alleged offences on September 19 at 1 p.m. on Amude Street, Aradagun area of Badagry.

    Akpan said the accused threatened to kill the complainants with stones and conducted himself in a manner likely to cause a breach of the peace.

    He said the offences contravene sections 56 and 166 of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State, 2015 (Revised).

    The accused pleaded not guilty to the charges.

    Chief Magistrate Lazarus Hotepo granted the accused bail for N100,000 with two sureties in like sum.

    He adjourned the matter till November 15 for further hearing.

     

  • Man, 30, docked for alleged abduction of ‘girlfriend’

    A 30-year-old man, Idris Usman, who allegedly abducted his 16-year-old girl friend, was docked yesterday before an Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos.

    Usman, a resident of 25, Muricals Street, Agege, is on trial for alleged kidnapping, to which he pleaded not guilty.

    The Prosecutor, Inspector Chinalu Uwadione, told the court that the accused committed the offence on June 16 on Railway Line, Ikeja, the state capital.

    Uwadione said the accused hid the girl from her mother because she did not consent to the relationship.

    “The accused took the teenager to his sister’s place in Ondo State where she was until she was found,” Uwadione said.

    He added that the offence contravenes Section 2 of the Kidnapping Prohibition Laws of Lagos State, 2017.

    The Chief Magistrate, Mr O. O. Olatunji, granted the accused bail for N200,000 with two sureties each in like sum.

    Olatunji said the sureties must have proof of evidence of tax payment to the state government in the last three years.

    He adjourned the matter till October 24 for mention.

     

  • Edo PDP chief docked for ‘malicious damage’

    A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State, Elder Tes Sorae, has been arraigned before an Ekiadolor Chief Magistrates’ Court for “maliciously damaging property” estimated at over N2 million.

    Sorae, 78, popularly called Tomeline, was in the court to testify in another matter, not knowing that policemen lurked around the court premises for him.

    The accused was said to have, on February 20 at Otofure Village in Ovia North East Local Government Area, wilfully and maliciously damaged a poultry house, fence, borehole wire, cassava stems and other property belonging to one Billy Efionayi.

    The offence is punishable under sections 517 and 451 of the Criminal Code.

    He pleaded not guilty to the two-count charges preferred against him. Presiding Magistrate Esohe Bazuaye granted him bail for N100,000 and a surety in like sum.

    She adjourned hearing in the matter till September 17.

  • Ize-Iyamu, Orbih, others docked over N700m fraud

    A former governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, State Chairman of the PDP, Chief Dan Orbih, a former Edo Deputy governor, Mr, Lucky Imasuen, a former member of the House of Representatives, Tony Azegbemi and Mr. Efe Anthonythe were yesterday arraigned at the Federal High Court in Benin City for allegedly laundering N700 million.

    The money was used to prosecute the 2015 general elections. Their supporters stormed the court. Placards carried by the protesters read, “Nigeria belongs to us all”, “Free Ize-Iyamu”, “EFCC release Pastor Ize-Iyamu”and “No gentleman in corruption.”

    The court room was packed  but some PDP chieftains were asked to leave to enable lawyers have place to seat.

    In the suit, former Chairman, Board of Trustee of the PDP, Chief Tony Anenih was listed as being at large.

    The suspects were arraigned on an eight-count charge of money laundering.

    In the charges preferred against Pastor Ize-Iyamu and others, the EFCC accused them of taking possession and control of the sum of N700m without any contract award which they ought to know the money from part of an unlawful act.

    They were also alleged to have make cash payment of N60,650,000 to one Henry Tenebe of Estako West local government and N61,647,000 to one Momoh Andrew Ojo of Akoko-Edo without going through a financial institution.

    In count five, six and seven, they were alleged to have make cash payment of N83,473,000, N125,993,000 and N105,000,000 to Deacon Ezekiel Egharevba, Thomas Aroko and Scott Osagiede respectively without going through a financial institution.

    They however pleaded not guilty when the charges were read to them.

    Counsel to the suspects, Charles Edosomwan (Ize-Iyamu) Dr. O.G Izevbuwa (Imasuen) Kehinde Ogunsumi (Azegbemi) Ferdinand Orbih (Dan Orbih) and Prof. Jim Akhere Akhere in their bail applications pleaded that their clients be granted bail on self recognisance.

    They urged the court to grant their clients bail on a liberal and non-stringent condition because they willingly submitted themselves to the EFCC.

    The Counsel said their clients were known members of their communities and would not jump bail.

    They also argued that their clients have been in EFCC custody for 11 days.

    But the EFCC Counsel, Larry Peters Aso, argued that the bio-data of the suspects have not been captured and urged the Judge to direct stringent bail condition and money to ensure the defendants are in court.

    The presiding Judge, Justice P.I Adjokwu, in her ruling said she exercised her discretion to grant them bail.

    Justice Adjokwu granted bail to the five accused persons in N10m each and a surety in like sum who must be a public servant in the rank of level 16 and above.

    The sureties. according to the Judge, are to deposite the C.of O of their building with the Deputy Chief Registrar of the court.

    Edosomwan however pleaded that the accused persons be remanded to the EFCC custody pending when the bail conditions are met but Justice Adjokwu said it was beyond her powers.

    Justice Adjokwu further remanded them to prison custody pending when they meet their bail conditions and adjourned sitting to July 4th, 2018.

    As at press time, supporters of the PDP were still at the court waiting for the bail conditions to be perfected.

     

     

     

  • Why Jonathan should be docked, by Oshiomhole

    PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan should be docked if the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) insisted that prosecution of suspected looters were selective, former Edo State Governor Adams Oshiomhole has said.

    Oshiomhole noted that Jonathan should be docked for approving money beyond his powers and spending same in a way that was not accounted for.

    He spoke to reporters in Benin City at the weekend after attending the wedding ceremony of the daughter of the member representing Ikpoba Okha/Egor Federal Constituency, Ehiozuwa Agbonayima.

    The former governor faulted the calls by the PDP that the National Assembly should approve the $1b approved by the Federal Government to battling insurgency.

    He said the PDP spent well above that sum without going to the National Assembly.

    On the condemnation that trailed the release of looters’ list, Oshiomhole said names of looters should be made public as it was the right of Nigerians to know the level of rot that transpired.

    Oshiomhole urged President Muhammadu Buhari to be ruthless in going against those alleged to have looted the nation’s resources.

    He stated that hired writers were made to challenge him when he first raised alarm over the money that was looted from the treasury.

    He said: “I hear them say prosecution is selective. Maybe they are right because if they are not maybe President Jonathan should be in the dock. He approved money beyond his powers and spent it in a way that is not accounted for.

    “I think that if other Nigerians don’t understand the power of transparency, the right to know, the media should uphold that right and defend it. What was stolen was not from private purse; the house that was destroyed was not a private residence.  We are talking of resources, which if it is distributed on basis of equality and divide by 180 million people, you will be a lot richer.

    “I think my only complaint is that the Federal Government should go more ruthless because there are a lot of people who should be in court who are not there because when I was still in the office and I said the kind of money they stole was huge in dollars, they paid hired writers to say how do I know.

    “I know that we cannot be lamenting today without understanding that the treasury was burgled yesterday. It is like someone sneaked into your kitchen and took everything out and you woke up he tells you am sorry I stole the pot of soup, in fact, I broke the pot. Should we continue like that?”

    The former governor said: “I think the promise of democracy is that good or bad the people have the right to know and that is the starting point and particularly important when armed robbers of yesterday are trying to do face surgery so that he looks different. Some are jumping the boat to wear new face, to change identity, and to change their fingerprints so that they can come back.

    “I think the people have the right to know and if any of them think that what has being said is not true, they can go to court.

    “All of them, who are involved and those who they are looking for, they should put everything in public domain and that is the promise of democracy. Just by virtue of being in a winning party, they helped themselves so much. One of the acting chairmen of PDP, Ahmed Makarfi, I used to respect him so much, I heard him saying that the reason they did not indict Diezani was that the money missing and everything that was done Goodluck approved. If President approved that money, should it be stolen and not go into the federation account. Is that the reason the PDP-led Senate and a sub -committee led by Makarfi cannot say it is not the minister but President Jonathan?

     

  • Hip-hop artiste docked over N92,800 hotel bills

    Hip-hop artiste docked over N92,800 hotel bills

    A self-styled hip-hop musician, Olaoluwa Owolabi, who allegedly incurred hotel bills totalling N92,800, was yesterday brought before an Igbosere Magistrate’s Court in Lagos.

    Owolabi, 29, of No. 2 Adetoyin Street, Ajah, was arraigned on a two-count charge before Mr. B. I. Bakare.

    Prosecuting Sergeant Friday Mameh said the defendant committed the offence between August 1 and September 5, at two hotels in Lagos.

    He said Owolabi claimed to be on the record label of 234 Fusion and had recorded 20 tracks.

    Mameh alleged that on August 1 at Diamond View Hotel, Chevron Roundabout, Lekki, Owolabi bought drinks, food and received other services totalling N13, 600, but refused to pay his bills.

    Similarly, at about 9:00am on September 5, at Strait Haven Hotel, Lekki Phase 1, Lagos, the defendant incurred bills totalling N79,200 and failed to pay the bills.

    According to the prosecutor, the offences contravene Section 313(a) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015 and punishable under same.

    Owolabi pleaded not guilty.

    Magistrate Bakare granted him N150,000 bail with two sureties in the like sum.

  • Man docked for allegedly exhuming wife’s corpse

    The Police in Ekiti on Monday charged one Emmanuel Bolodeoku, before a Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ado-Ekiti, for allegedly exhuming the corpse of his wife.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the police prosecutor, Insp. Caleb Leranmo, told the court that the accused committed the offence on March 17, at New Iyin Area in Ado-Ekiti.

    Leranmo alleged that the accused improperly and indecently interfered with the corpse of his late wife, Oyinola Bolodeoku, buried a year ago.

    The defendant allegedly exhumed the corpse and kept it in a ‘Ghana Must Go’ bag.

    He said the accused committed the offence which is punishable under Section 242 (1) b of Criminal Code, Cap C16, Laws of Ekiti State, 2012.

    He also alleged that the accused did ‘vitiate the atmosphere, so as to make it harmful to the health of persons in the neighbourhood, when he brought the decomposed corpse of his wife in a bag to the neighbourhood’.

    According to him, he has therefore committed an offence punishable under Section 247 of the Criminal Code, Cap C16, Laws of Ekiti State, 2012.

    The prosecutor applied for a date of adjournment to enable him study the case file and assemble his three witnesses.

    The accused pleaded not guilty to the charge, while his counsel, Mr Busuyi Ayorinde, applied for his bail, promising the Court that he would not jump bail.

    The Chief Magistrate, Mr Adesoji Adegboye, granted bail to the accused in the sum of N100,000 with one surety in like sum, who must have  a verifiable address, within the jurisdiction of the court.

    He, then, adjourned the case till April 24, for hearing.

  • Man docked for ‘fraud’

    A 30-year-old man, Sunday Ogundipe has been arraigned before an Ado Ekiti Magistrate’s Court over alleged fraud.

    Police prosecutor, Inspector Bayo  Ajiboye told the court that the accused committed the offence  sometime in the month of  September  at Ado-Ekiti.

    He alleged that the accused fraudulently collected the sum of N350, 000 from one Remi Oguntuase with intent to get him a bus which  he refused to do.

    Ajiboye said the accused was a serial fraudster, saying he has a similar case at other courts.

    According to him, the offence contravened Section 419 of the Criminal Code, Cap C 16 Laws of Ekiti State 2012.

    The accused pleaded not guilty while his counsel, Opeyemi Ogunremi, prayed the court to grant bail to his client, with a promise that he would not jump bail.

    The Magistrate, Mrs. Modupe Afeniforo, consequently granted bail to the accused in the sum of N100, 000 and two sureties  in like sum.

  • Three docked over alleged assault in Ogun

    Three docked over alleged assault in Ogun

    Three men were on Thursday arraigned in a Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ota, Ogun, for allegedly assaulting one Bankole Semiu.

    They are Saheed Ajimokokan, 39; Abiodun Oyede, 38; and Sunday Adebayo, 31; all of no fixed address.

    The prosecutor, Cpl. Abdulkareem Mustapha, told the court that the accused persons and others still at large were arraigned on a two-count charge of assault and conspiracy.

    Mustapha said the accused persons committed the offences on April 22 at about 5:00 p.m. at Oruke Area, Ijegemo, Ota.

    The prosecutor said the accused persons and their accomplices conspired among themselves to assault Semiu by inflicting a deep cut on his head with a cutlass.

    He said that the offences contravened Sections 80, 355 and 516 of the Criminal Code Vol.1, Laws of Ogun, 2006.

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

    The Chief Magistrate, Mrs A.I. Adelaja , granted the accused persons bail in the sum of N500,000 each with two sureties in like sum.
    Adelaja said that the sureties must be resident within the court’s jurisdiction and should be gainfully employed.

    She also ordered that the sureties swear to an affidavit of means and produce evidence of one year tax payment to the Ogun Government.

    In addition, the magistrate said that the sureties should submit four recent passport photographs to the court while their addresses should be verified by the police.

    Adelaja adjourned the case till June 16 for hearing.

  • Woman docked for biting off neighbour’s ear

    Woman docked for biting off neighbour’s ear

    A 35-year-old woman, Cynthia Unabor, was on Tuesday arraigned before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos, charged with biting off her neighbour’s ear.

    Unabor, a resident of No. 3, Asutan St., Obawole, Iju, Lagos, is being tried for breach of peace and assault.

    The Prosecutor, Insp. Essien Ndarake, told the court that the accused committed the offences on April 11 at her residence.

    Ndarake said that the accused assaulted her neighbour, Mrs Bajomo Oladele, by beating her and biting off her ear.

    “The accused inflicted wound on her neighbour by biting off her right ear.’’

    Ndarake said that the accused and the complainant had been bearing grudges over an undisclosed matter, which had on two occasions, landed both in police station.

    “Both parties were not in good terms; their matter had been with the police twice.

    “On that fateful day, the accused claimed that her neighbour was abusing her in her language; so she descended on her, threw her on the ground and punched her all over her body.

    “She was not satisfied with the beating; she went further by biting off her ear, causing permanent disability on her ear.

    “The flesh of the ear was recovered at the scene of the crime,” he said.

    The offences, Ndarake said, contravened Sections 166 and 171 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.

    Section 171 provides that if convicted of the offence, the accused is liable to three years’ imprisonment.

    The accused pleaded not guilty of the offences and was granted bail in the sum of N50, 000 with one surety in like sum.

    The Magistrate, Mrs E. Kubeinje, adjourned the case to May 3 for mention.