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  • Man remanded for abducting two boys

    A resident of Yola, the Adamawa State capital, Adamu Abdurahman, has been remanded in prison custody for allegedly abducting two teenage boys and having carnal knowledge of them.

    The boys are aged 16 and 17.

    A Yola Magistrates’ Court refused a bail application filed for the accused when ruling on the application was delivered yesterday.

    Counsel to the accused, Friday Charles, had pleaded in his application for bail that the offence is bailable and that the accused is a Yola resident who has promised to be always present each time he is needed by either the court or the police.

    Countering this plea, the police prosecutor, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP} Abdullahi Abubakar urged the court to reject the application for bail, saying if the accused was granted bail, he could jeopardise police investigation.

    The magistrates’ court presided over by Jummai Ibrahim, ruled that the offence with which the accused was charged is not bailable, as it is capital in nature, and therefore ordered that the accused be returned to prison custody.

    The case was adjourned till May 22.

     

  • Man remanded in prison for attempted burglary

    Tinubu Magistrates’ Court has remanded a 20-year-old man, Isiaka Ibrahim, following his arraignment for allegedly attempting to burgle a provision store.

    Magistrate  T. A. Anjorin-Ajose remanded the defendant in Ikoyi Prison after he pleaded guilty.

    Prosecuting Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Fidelis Dike said the defendant committed the offence about 1:30am on February 9 at Sell and Pump Area, Ajah, Lagos.

    He alleged that the accused attempted to burgle a provision store belonging to Mrs. Ayomide Temilola.

    “The defendant was caught in the act by neighbours, who heard noise coming from the ceiling of the store,” Dike said.

    The magistrate adjourned the case till March 6.

     

  • Man remanded for ‘defiling’ girl, 7

    A 34-year-old man, Tunde Eyifunjowo,  was yesterday arraigned before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court for allegedly defiling a seven-year-old girl.

    Magistrate B.O. Osunsanmi ordered him remanded in Kirikiri Prison after refusing to take his plea.

    She ordered that the accused be kept in custody, pending advice by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).

    Prosecuting Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Ezekiel Ayorinde had told the court that the accused committed the offence last November at his home.

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    He alleged that the accused defiled the seven-year-old daughter of his co-tenant.

    “The accused called the girl inside his room, gave her biscuit and had sex with her.

    “The girl, who is living with her grandmother, told her what the accused did to her.

    “She said that was the fourth time the accused would make love to her.

    “Her grandmother reported the case and the accused was arrested,” Ayorinde said.

    The case continues on January 21.

  • Man remanded for alleged N.5m fraud

    A Federal High Court in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, yesterday remanded Ropo Adewole, 46, in prison custody for alleged fraud.

    Police prosecution counsel Mr. Femi Falade told the court that the defendant committed the offence on September 17 in Ado-Ekiti.

    He said the defendant defrauded and obtained N500,000 from Dr. Abiodun Ige under false pretence.

    According to him, he committed an offence punishable under Section

    1(3) of the Advanced Fee Fraud and other related offences Act 2006.

    Falade said he had three witnesses to call to buttress his case.

    He urged the court to remand the defendant in prison custody, saying he had once jumped administrative bail given to him at the police station.

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    The defendant was not represented by any counsel.

    Justice Uche Agomoh subsequently ordered that the defendant be kept in the prison custody till the next day of adjournment.

    She adjourned the case till December 14 for further hearing.

     

     

  • Man remanded for alleged attempted rape

    An Ejigbo Magistrates’ Court in Lagos yesterday remanded a 28-year-old man, Sodiq Bello, in prison custody for alleged assault and attempted rape.

    He will remain in Kirikiri prison custody pending perfection of his bail conditions.

    The defendant was arraigned for allegedly attempting to rape a woman.

    Bello, who lives at Adexson in Igando, Lagos, is facing a two-count charge of assault and attempted rape.

    The prosecutor, Kenneth Asibor, a Superintendent of Police (SUPOL), alleged that the defendant invited the victim to his home and after entertaining her, demanded sex.

    He said the woman refused.

    He said Bello allegedly tore her trousers in an attempt to sleep with her and left her naked.

    Asibor said neighbours gave the victim wrapper to cover her body.

    He said the incident was reported at the Igando Police Division, and Bello was detained.

    The accused, however, pleaded not guilty.

    Magistrate T.O. Shomade granted bail in the sum of N100,000, with two sureties in the like sum.

    He ordered the defendant to be remanded in prison custody pending when he would perfect his bail condition.

    The matter was adjourned till November 21 for hearing.

  • Man remanded for killing, burying Okada rider

    An Ado-Ekiti Magistrates’ Court has ordered the remand of a farmer, Toyin Ajakaye, for alleged murder and ‘secret burial’ of a commercial motorcyclist, Omoniyi Are.

    Toyin was alleged to have committed the crime on August 22 at Agbado-Ekiti in Gbonyin Local Government Area.

    Toyin told the court he engaged the Okada rider to take  him to the farm where a fight allegedly ensued between them following disagreement on the fare.

    The fight, according to him, was sparked by his offer to pay the deceased N100 of the N200 he charged.

    Toyin claimed he held the deceased by the neck as he (Are) was trying to grab his genitals, adding that the deceased died in the scuffle.

    The defendant confessed that when he couldn’t carry the body, he dug a shallow grave and tied a rope on the neck of the deceased and buried him.

    Toyin said he was apprehended by passers-by who handed him over to the police.

    But the report of the Investigating Police Officer (IPO), Lasisi Bashiru, countered the statement of the defendant.

    According to the IPO, investigation showed the defendant tied the rope on the neck of the deceased on the scene of the crime and buried the body.

    He added that Toyin had been detained for stealing goats.

    The police prosecutor, Oriyomi Akinwale, pleaded that the court should grant the request to remand the defendant in prison custody.

    Defence counsel, Busuyi Ayorinde, asked that the duplicate case file be forwarded to the Ministry of Justice for legal advice, adding that application for bail will be filed before an appropriate court.

    Magistrate Modupe Afeniforo ordered that Toyin be remanded in prison custody, and adjourned the case till 16.

     

  • Man remanded for ‘raping wife’s sister’

    An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court yesterday remanded Ademola Ojomu in prison custody for allegedly raping his wife’s younger sister.

    Chief Magistrate P. E. Nwaka ordered Ojomu, 32, to be remanded in Kirikiri Prisons, while the case file was sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions for advice.

    Nwaka adjourned the case till June 26.

    The accused, who lives at 10, Albert Street, Palmgroove, Lagos, is being tried for rape.

    Earlier, prosecuting Inspector Christopher John, told the court that the accused committed the offence sometime in 2016 at his residence.

    He said the victim had been staying with her sister and her husband since 2016 and that the accused had been having sexual intercourse with the 15-year-old girl since then.

    “Ojomu had been sexually assaulting the girl on different occasions whenever his wife was not around, raping her. The case was reported at the police station and the accused was arrested for questioning,’’ the prosecutor said.

  • Man remanded for allegedly defiling minor

    An Ado-Ekiti Magistrates’ Court yesterday remanded a 33-year-old man, Uchenna Igbwe, in prison custody, for alleged defilement of a minor.

    Magistrate Omolola Akosile did not take the plea of the accused, as there was no legal representative to stand for him.

    She referred the matter to the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) for legal advice, and adjourned the case till July 2 for mention.

    The accused, whose address was not provided, is standing trial on a one-count charge of child defilement.

    Prosecutor Monica Ikebuilo told the court the accused committed the offence on May 14 in Ado-Ekiti.

    She alleged the accused lured the four-year-old girl and defiled her.

    Ikebuilo said the offence contravened Section 31 (2) of Child’s Right Lawý of Ekiti State, 2012.

     

  • Man remanded for allegedly defiling minor

    An Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan, Oyo State, yesterday remanded a sexagenarian, Rafiu Olalekan, at Agodi Prison for allegedly defiling a 14-year-old girl.

    The Magistrate, Modupeola Olagbenro, remanded Olalekan in prison pending the outcome of the case filed at the state Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP), as her court does not have jurisdiction to try the case.

    She adjourned the case till January 10 for mention.

    News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Olalekan, a farmer from Abedo village, near Moniya, Ibadan, is facing a one-count charge of unlawful carnal knowledge of a minor.

    Police prosecutor Oluseye Oyebanji told the court that the suspect, on November 20, about 8 pm, at Abedo village, allegedly had unlawful carnal knowledge of the girl in his neighbourhood.

    He said Olalekan was alleged to have been having carnal knowledge of the victim mostly on her way back from school.

    “On the first day, the victim who lives with her grandmother, was running errand for her when Olalekan waylaid her and had carnal knowledge of her without her consent.

    “When the victim’s grandmother could not see her in time, she cried out. The victim was later seen with Olalekan in an uncompleted building,” Oyebanji said.

    He said the victim’s mother, Mrs. Olaide Kehinde, of Sapati, Yemetu, Ibadan, reported the offence to the police.

    The prosecutor said the offence contravened Section 218 of the Criminal Code Cap 38 Vol .II Laws of Oyo State 2000.

  • Man remanded for abusing wife, kids

    Man remanded for abusing wife, kids

    A 36-year- old man, Lekan Wasiu, who allegedly battered his wife and wilfully abused his children with cane has been arraigned before an Ogudu Magistrates Court in Lagos.
    Wasiu was granted N50,000 bail by Magistrate Mrs O. Sule-Amzat with two sureties that must be his relatives.
    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the accused is facing a three-count charge of grievous bodily harm, a threat to life and assault.
    The case was adjourned until March 2, for trial.
    The accused, alleged to have physically abused his wife and children, was also reported to the Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Response Team (DSVRT) at Ketu Police Station by neighbours.
    The Team Coordinator, Mrs Titilola Adeniyi gave an account of how the perpetrator treated his family.
    “We received a complaint from the Citizens Mediation Centre on behalf of a good Samaritan regarding an allegation of battering and threat to life on Jan 26.
    “The accused assaulted his wife and willfully abused his two children, aged six and three respectively at 8, Olusosun Street, Ikeja.
    “We learnt that the accused, who now lives at 31, Ajigbawo Street, Ibafo, Ogun State had deserted his wife, so he took his children to one Mrs Mariam Wasiu who sells herbal concoction for care.
    “This same woman whom the accused kept his children with was always beating the children and maltreated them, not putting their age into consideration.
    “Neighbours told us that the accused usually beat the children’s mother with cane, that was why she left the accused, but he didn’t allow her to take her children along.
    “The Family Support Unit of Ketu Police Station investigated the matter and ensured that the alleged perpetrator and the other woman were detained.
    “Due to the severity of the wounds inflicted on the children, DSVRT referred the children to Primary Health Centre, Kosofe Local Government, at Ogudu for treatment,” she said.
    Adeniyi also said Family Social Services of the Ministry of Youth and Social Development had been informed of the matter to adequately protect and safeguard the children’s right.