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  • Man remanded over possession of cannabis

    A Federal High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti has ordered the remand of one Ali Bello in prison custody over alleged possession of cannabis.

    Counsel to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA) ,Mr Charles Nwagua told the court that the defendant committed the offence on December 14, 2017 at Ise -Ekiti

    He alleged that the defendant, on the said date,without lawful authority possessed 1.6kg of Cannabis Sativa, otherwise known as Indian hemp.

    According to him, the offence contravened Section 19 of the NDLEA ,Act.Cap N30,Laws of Federation of Nigeria. 2004.

    The defendant pleaded guilty to the offence while his counsel, Mr Tunde Falade prayed the court for a liberal ruling since he didn’t waste the time of the court.

    Justice Taiwo Taiwo consequently ordered that the defendant be remanded in prison custody.

    He adjourned for judgment to February.

  • Man convicted for driving with foreign license

    Man convicted for driving with foreign license

    The mobile court established by the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Anambra State yesterday convicted a man for driving with a foreign driver’s licence.

    Magistrate Eze Nwabachiri gave Mr. Azuka Okoye the option of N7,000 fine or two months’ imprisonment

    But Okoye said he just visited the country with the hope of returning to his base, South Korea, in February.

    According to him, his license was still valid, and so he pleaded that he be allowed to use.

    But Magistrate Nwabachiri ruled that ordinary citizens were not allowed to use the license of other countries, unless there was a bilateral arrangement between the traffic agencies of the countries.

    According to him, those permitted to use foreign driving licences were diplomats, envoys and tourists.

    “You are hereby sentenced to a fine of N7,000 or two months’ imprisonment,” he said.

    The Anambra Sector Commander, Sunday Ajayi, said the mobile court was established to achieve the corp’ safer road objective.

    He added that the operation was in conjunction with the Anambra State government, which was worried with drivers’ recklessness.

    “The Mobile Court is part of activities we are undertaking to achieve our goals for 2018. There is no special time for obeying traffic laws, safety is an all time business and we will be having it from time to time.

    “During special operations like this, we look out for every offence, but we have special interest in high risk factors like lane violation, speeding, possession of fake/inappropriate license, use of phone, among others,” Ajayi said

  • Man threatens to torch monarch’s palace

    A man was yesterday brought before an Igbosere Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly threatening to burn the palace of the Onisheri of Isheri, Oba Wahab Ayinde Balogun.

    Shamsideen Adebimpe, 67, of Adebimpe Avenue, Old Isheri Olofin, is standing trial before Chief Magistrate O.O. Oshin on six counts of conspiracy, breach of the peace, arson threat and contempt of court.

    The Nation learnt that the a incident is an offshoot of a Lagos High Court judgment on a land dispute won by the monarch.

    According to the police, Adebimpe and others said to be at large, committed the  offence between June 2012 and September 2017, at Isheri Olofin.

    In a charge marked A/5/2018, prosecuting Inspector Stephen Molo said the defendants and others acted in a manner likely to cause a breach of the peace.

    Molo said they “mobilised hoodlums to sing inciting songs and rain abuses on Oba Balogun.

    “They caused to be published and circulated, publications in newspapers and leaflets which were likely to provoke and bring disaffection on the residents of Isheri Olofin Kingdom.”

    The court heard that the publications were also likely to cause fear and alarm in Isheri Olofin.

    “On the same date and place, with intent to intimidate and annoy the monarch, his family members and subjects, the defendant threatened to burn down his palace,” Molo said.

    According to him, Adebimpe, “without lawful excuse, disobeyed the lawful judgment of Hon Justice L. B. Lawal-Akapo in suit No:1D/488/80, delivered on May 15, 2012 by trespassing and illegally selling the land of Isheri Olofin Kingdom.”

    Molo said the offence contravened Sections 39(1), 56(1), 57(1)(b), 104(1)(h)(i), 168(1)(d), 412 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.

    Adebimpe pleaded not guilty.

    His counsel, Mrs P. Nwanna applied for his bail on liberal terms.  She added: “Most of the counts are just a ploy to throw the defendant in jail.”

    But Molo opposed her.

    He said: “The defendant has been on the run for a long time. He committed some of those acts from hiding. The AIG (Assistant Inspector-General of Police) sent a team to ferret him out. If he is granted bail on liberal terms, he will never appear in court. The police had to track him through phone calls. He poses a serious threat of mayhem to the community.”

    Chief Magistrate Oshin granted Adebimpe N500,000 bail with two sureties in the like sum.

    One of the sureties must be a level 15 civil servant in Lagos State;  the other must be self-employed and provide evidence of his business as well as a six-month bank statement.

    The case continues on March 12.

  • Man ‘steals’ POS machine, cell phones

    Man ‘steals’ POS machine, cell phones

    The police yesterday arraigned one Mohammed Mustapha, in a Kubwa Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, for allegedly stealing a Point of Sales machine (POS) and two cell phones.

    The defendant who resides at Byazhin Across, Kubwa, Abuja is facing a three-count charge of criminal trespass, house breaking and theft.

    The accused pleaded not guilty.

    The prosecutor, Babajide Olanipekun, told the court that one Charles Obiozor of Kubwa, Abuja, reported the matter at the Kubwa Police Station on Dec. 14.

    He said the defendant trespassed into the complainant’s premises and broke into his shop through the ceiling on August 13.

    “The defendant stole the complainant’s POS machine and two cell phones ,valued at N23, 000,” he said.

    According to him, the offences contravened Sections 342, 346 and 288 of the Penal Code.

    The judge, Mohammed Marafa, granted the defendant N50, 000 bail with one surety in the like sum and adjourned the matter till February 26.

     

  • Okon is man of the year

    All hell has been let loose since a loony organisation calling itself Society for the Promotion of Good Values named Okon as their man of the year. Before the letter arrived, Okon has arranged for it to be framed by a local Efik photographer known as Edem Rainbow Edem. Rainbow usually arrived with an old-fashioned camera set on an ancient tripod, bowing supinely and beaming gratuitous smiles at everybody. In his cowboy hat and ill-fitting grey suit with white shoes to match, he was quite a sight in the vicinity. At a point, the entire household was taken over by ethnic Efiks smelling of aromatic Schnapps and periwinkles. At this point, snooper cursed the day he recruited the mad Calabar boy as cook.

    On the day of the investiture, the whole house looked like a mini Jamestown with Efik exotica all over the place. There was a particularly uppity septuagenarian attorney looking very much like Olauidah Equaino. It was like a human museum of colonial Calabar. The proper investiture almost never got underway as Okon stormed snooper’s room in the early hours of the morning fuming and complaining. The letter read; “We request the company of Okon….”

    “Oga dem yeye people be 419 people. Dem no say I no get company. Which kind company nonsense be dat one? If I be Yoruba man dem go ask make I go get company?” Okon screamed.

    “Okon, they are simply inviting you. Illiteracy is a disease,” snooper said, smiling.

    “Oga dem see you there with your bukuru and dem no fit give you award”, the mad boy retorted sharply and saucily as he stormed out. Soon afterwards, the television people arrived to interview Okon who was by then leglessly drunk. It was at this point that he was joined by Baba Lekki who had just been released from police custody without any charges being preferred against him. It was a scene out of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. (Watch Out for Full Interview.)

     

    • ( First published in December, 2007.)

  • Man ‘snatches’ N1.1m from bank customer

    AN unemployed man, Festus Eboh, was yesterday arraigned before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court for allegedly snatching N1.1million from a customer while leaving  a bank.

    The 35-year-old  accused,  who lives in Meiran, a Lagos suburb, is standing trial on a two-count charge before Magistrate O.A. Akokhia

    Prosecuting Inspector Benedict Aigbokhan told the court that the crime was committed at Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB), Amuwo Odofin branch  around 12.30 p.m., last October 14.

    He alleged that the accused and others at large conspired to snatch bags from customers coming out of the bank.

    The prosecutor said the accused waylaid a customer and snatched a bag containing N1.1 million from him.

    “On October 26, at about 10am, the accused also snatched another GTBank customer’s 30,000USD at the said place.

    “The accused was apprehended by the police after information got to the bank’s  authorities  and the CCTV was reviewed,” Aigbokhan said

    The accused pleaded not guilty.

    Magistrate Akokhia granted the accused N1 million bail, with two sureties in the like sum.

    She said one of the sureties should be a relation of the accused, must be gainfully employed and show evidence of two years tax payment to the Lagos State Government.

  • Man charged with raping colleague

    Man charged with raping colleague

    A factory worker, Victory Eno, who allegedly drugged and raped his fellow worker, was yesterday brought before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court.

    The accused, according to Prosecutor Benson Emuerhi, committed the offence on December 24.

    Emuerhi alleged that the accused raped the 22-year-old victim, who works in the same factory with him after drugging her.

    “On December 24, Eno drugged his female co-worker after he offered her rice which he had earlier mixed with Indian hemp. The victim started feeling dizzy after eating the rice while the accused assaulted her by penetrating her (private parts),’’ he said.

    The offence contravened Sections 261 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.

    Rape carries life imprisonment in Lagos State.

    The accused, who lives at 24, Afariogun Street, Ikeja,  pleaded not guilty.

    Chief Magistrate Bolanle Osunsanmi granted the accused N300,000 bail with two sureties in the like sum.

    She adjourned the case till April 16.

  • Man kills friend over quarrel with wife

    Man kills friend over quarrel with wife

    Tragedy struck in Ijegun suburb of Lagos on New Year Day as a father of five, Mr Olayiwola Stephen, 39, was allegedly stabbed to death by his friend and co-tenant, Mr Ibrahim Adetunji, during a quarrel.

    An eyewitness, Mr Ademola Adegbola, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that a quarrel started between the two friends when the victim was trying to broker peace between Adetunji’s wife and other tenants in the building,

    Adetunji allegedly got angry at the way the deceased was addressing his wife when mediating in the dispute, the eyewitness said.

    The eyewitness said Adetunji, in anger, used a broken bottle to stab the victim.

    He said the incident happened at about noon on Monday at 66, Lafunke Street, Ijegun, a suburb of Lagos.

    Another eyewitness, Mr Sharafa Ogunbisi, said that Stephen was first treated at a nearby hospital from where he was referred to Ayinke Hospital in Ikeja due to excessive bleeding.

    Ogunbisi said Stephen eventually died on the way to hospital and his corpse was deposited at Isolo General Hospital mortuary.

    The suspect was detained at Isheri-Oshun police station for further interrogation.

    Spokesman of the Lagos State Police Command, Chike Oti, told NAN that he was yet to be briefed of the incident.

    The late Mr Olayiwola Stephen was an indigene of Ilua in Kajola Local Government Area of Oyo State.

    He left behind a wife, Mrs Fasilat Olayiwola, and five children.

  • Police arrest man for ‘slashing’ girl-friend’s throat

    Police arrest man for ‘slashing’ girl-friend’s throat

    The Katsina State Police Command said it has arrested a 23-year-old man, Abubakar Musa, for slashng the throat of his girl friend, Aisha Dikkom.

    The police also said a 15-year-old housewife, Daushiya Abdullahi, was arrested for allegedly killing her husband and another through food poison.

    Commissioner of Police Mr Benson Gwana addressed reporters on Saturday in Katsina.

    Gwana said Musa confessed, saying the girl was planning to jilt him and marry another person.

    According to him, the suspect told the police that he cut the throat of the victim with intent to kill her.

    “The accused took his girl-friend on a motorbike to a bush in Kurfi Local Government Area from Charanchi Local Government Area where they were living on December 21.

    ‘’He used a sharp knife to cut her throat at Tamowa Village in Kurfi LGA.

    “When the suspect cut the throat of the lady, he left her in a pool of blood.

    “The suspect left the victim believing that she was dead but the victim was rescued by a good Samaritan who took her to General Hospital in Kurfi.

    “The victim, who is responding to treatment, informed the police about the incident,” he said.

    Gwana said that police traced the accused and arrested him at Sabon Gari area of Charachi LGA.

    The police chief said that the housewife, who resides at Dan-Nayaki Village in Bakori, allegedly poisoned the rice and beans she cooked for her husband, Saminu Usman.

    Gwana said that Usman and his brother died after eating the food; the third person survived.

  • Man cuts cousin’s manhood in anger

    A 25-year-old man, Aliyu Mohammadu, has cut off his cousin’s manhood after accusing him of stealing his N3,500 in his New Bussa, Niger State residence.

    Mohammadu, who lives in Babana Borgu in New Bussa, claimed he caught his cousin, Ibrahim, take the money from his room and ran away.

    The suspect said he had no regret over the inciden. He  threatened more harm, if his money was not given to him.

    “What I need is my N3,500, otherwise I am going to do more harm in the family. I have two wives and two children to carter for, I need my money to look after them,” he said.

    It was learnt that Mohammadu and Ibrahim have not been in good terms and when he confronted the victim for his money,  he claimed he never touched his money.

    “And when I confronted him on his way to farm, he told me to go and look for where I kept my money, insisting that I should not disturb him again about the money.  I got annoyed and attacked him with my cutlass.

    “My cousin was rude to me after he made away with my N3,500, he fought me, that was why I cut off his genital organ leaving him in pool of blood,” he explained.

    Police spokesman Peter Sunday confirmed that the suspect was arrested for cutting off his cousin’s manhood.

    Sunday said Ibrahim was rushed to a specialist hospital in Ilorin, Kwara State, for treatment.