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  • 3 in court over alleged possession of guns

    Three suspects, Rasheed Olowu, 26; Kabiru Ibrahim, 24, and Seyi Asaolu, 26, were on Thursday in Lagos granted a N400,000 bail for allegedly being in possession of guns and belonging to a secret cult.

    An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court which gave the ruling asked the defendants to provide two responsible sureties each as part of the bail conditions.

    The chief magistrate, Mrs Yewande Aje-Afunwa,  also ruled that the sureties should show evidence of  three years’ tax to the Lagos State Government.

    The defendants: Olowu, 26;  Ibrahim, 24, and Seyi Asaolu, 26, who  reside in Mile 12 area of  Lagos state, are facing a two-count charge of being in possession of guns and belonging to an unlawful society.

    Earlier, the prosecutor, ASP Peter Nwangwu, told the court that the defendants committed the offences on Dec. 4, 2018 at 5.00 p.m. at Ajelogo Car Wash in  Mile 12.

    Nwangwu said the trio were apprehended by some policemen  from Mile 12 Division during a stop-and-search.

    “The police discovered one cut-to-size locally made pistol with one live cartridge on one of  the defendants without licence or permission from the Inspector General of Police.

    “They could not give a satisfactory explanation on the ownership of the guns in their possession, ” he said.

    He alleged that the defendants were sometime in 2018  found to belong to an unlawful society called ‘Eiye’ confraternity.

    The prosecutor said that the offences contravened Sections 42 and 330 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Section 330 provides a two-year jail term for illegal possession of a gun.

    The case was adjourned until April 18.

  • Sokoto House of Assembly impeaches Deputy Leader

    Sokoto House of Assembly impeaches Deputy Leader

    The Sokoto State House of Assembly says it has impeached its Deputy Leader, Alhaji Kabiru Ibrahim (APC- Kware), following a no-confidence vote passed by members.

    The Speaker, Alhaji Salihu Maidaji, announced the decision of the House at a plenary on Tuesday that the removal was endorsed by the 21 members.

    “I have received a letter of vote of no confidence in the Deputy House Leader duly signed by 21 members of the Assembly in accordance with Order Six, Section 11, subsection (3) of the Standing Orders of Sokoto State House of Assembly 2014 as amended.

    “The signatures of the 21 members that passed the votes of no confidence in Kabiru Ibrahim, member representing Kware as Deputy House Leader are hereby accepted.

    “Consequently, we replace him with Alhaji Ibrahim Sarki as the new Deputy House Leader (APC- Sokoto North II),” he said.

    In an interview with newsmen after the impeachment, the House Leader, Alhaji Garba Bello (APC- Yabo), noted that the vote of no confidence followed constitutional breaches by Ibrahim.

    He accused Ibrahim of engaging in some political activities ahead of the 2019 General Elections in violation of INEC guidelines.

    “Ibrahim arranged a delegation with other members to mobilise in support of a governorship aspirant and as such he breached our Standing Orders.”

  • Court jails two men for smoking cannabis sativa

    Court jails two men for smoking cannabis sativa

    A Mararaba Upper Area Court, Nasarawa State, on Thursday sentenced two men – Kabiru Ibrahim and Yusuf Danjuma, to two months imprisonment each for smoking cannabis sativa (a.k.a.Indian hemp).

    The judge, Ibrahim Shekarau, said he convicted the defendants as they admitted committing the offence.

    He, however, gave the convicts N2, 000 option of fine each, and warned them to desist from committing crime.

    The convicts, who had no definite addresses, were arraigned on a three-count charge bordering on conspiracy, constituting public nuisance and making the atmosphere noxious for human health.

    They admitted to the crime and pleaded for mercy.

    The prosecutor, Cpl. Hamen Donald, had told the court that the convicts committed the offence on June 16, at about 12.30 p.m.

    He said that a team of police surveillance team, led by Insp. Lawal Usman, attached to ‘A’ Division, Mararaba Police Station raided a ‘black spot’ at Orange Market.

    According to Donald, in the course of the surveillance, the two convicts were arrested while smoking Indian hemp.

    The prosecutor also said that the offences contravened Sections 97, 192 and 198 of the Penal Code.

  • Metuh funded Jonathan’s campaign with ONSA funds – Witnesses

    Metuh funded Jonathan’s campaign with ONSA funds – Witnesses

    The National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olisa Metuh, funded the re-election campaign of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan with the funds he allegedly received from the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), prosecution witnesses said on Thursday.

    The Managing Director of a Lagos-based public relations firm – CMC Connect – Yomi Badejo-Okusanya and a Bureau de Change operator, Kabiru Ibrahim, testified at the resumed hearing in Metuh’s trial at the Federal High Court, Abuja.

    Badejo-Okusanya, who testified as the 5th prosecution witness, explained how he was recruited by the PDP spokesman to develop and execute campaigns for Jonathan.

    Metuh is being tried for allegedly using the N400million he received from ONSA in November 2014, to fund the party’s 2015 presidential campaign.

    Badejo-Okusanya told the court that his firm was engaged to provide media campaign and “image management” job for the PDP and Jonathan.

    The witness said he was paid N77.5mIllion through Destra Investments Limited in December 2014, adding that he started executing the contract towards the end of that month.

    The witness said he was paid before he attended a meeting with Jonathan, ex- vice president Namadi Sambo, former Senate President, David Mark and several other top officials of the last administration, in Abuja.