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  • Court dismisses murder charge against nine PDP members

    An Ebute-Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Friday dismissed a murder charge preferred against nine members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state.

    Chief Magistrate Alex Komolafe freed them following the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP)’s advice, exonerating them of the killing of the PDP Chairman in Apapa Local Government Area of the state, Adeniyi Aborishade, on July 21.

    The men are – Rotimi Kujore (44), Fatai Adele (62), Ismaila Abiola (50), Amos Fawole (65), Victoria Falowo (42), Mukaila Odukoya (54), Isaac Oropo, (55), Muhammed Babangida (37) and Ugochukwu Nwoke (50).

    The magistrate, however, refused to discharge Kehinde Fasasi, 61, the 10th defendant.

    But he granted him bail in the sum N400,000.

    They were arraigned by the police on July 25 alongside the chairman of PDP in the state, Moshood Salvador, for alleged conspiracy and unlawful killing.

    The magistrate remanded them in Kirikiri Prison following their not guilty plea and adjourned the matter for the DPP’s advice.

    But Salvador, through his counsel, Mr. Lawal Pedro (SAN), challenged his remand and sought a dismissal of the charge, among others, at the high court.

    When the matter, came up before Justice Obafemi Adamson of the Lagos High Court, Ikeja, on August 14, an Assistant Director of Public Prosecution, Mr. Olaitan Soetan, said there was a “development” regarding Salvador’s prayers.

     

  • Court dismisses murder charge against nine PDP members

    An Ebute-Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Friday dismissed a murder charge preferred against nine members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos.

    Chief Magistrate Alex Komolafe freed them following advice of the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP), exonerating them of the killing of Apapa Local Government Area PDP Chairman, Adeniyi Aborishade, on July 21.

    The men are: Rotimi Kujore, 44; Fatai Adele, 62; Ismaila Abiola, 50; Amos Fawole, 65; Victoria Falowo, 42; Mukaila Odukoya, 54; Isaac Oropo, 55; Muhammed Babangida, 37; and Ugochukwu Nwoke, 50.

    The magistrate, however, refused to discharge Kehinde Fasasi, 61, the 10th defendant but granted him bail in the sum N400,000.

    They were arraigned by the police on July 25 alongside Moshood Salvador, chairman of the Lagos State Chapter of the PDP for alleged conspiracy and unlawful killing.

    The magistrate remanded them in Kirikiri Prison following their not guilty plea and adjourned for the DPP’s advice.

    But Salvador, through his counsel Mr Lawal Pedro (SAN), challenged his remand and sought a dismissal of the charge, among others, at the high court.

    When the matter, came up before Justice Obafemi Adamson of the Ikeja High Court on August 14, an Assistant Director of Public Prosecution, Mr Olaitan Soetan, said there was a “development” regarding Salvador’s prayers.

    The judge’s attention was drawn to the DPP’s report to the lower court recommending the defendants’ discharge for want of evidence.

    The report, endorsed by Lagos State Attorney-General, Mr Adeniji Kazeem, advised the police to release the suspects and intensify the hunt for the actual killers.

    It, however, advised the police to charge Fasasi with disorderly conduct contrary to Section 168(d) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State for causing the fracas that led to the incident

    Pedro affirmed the new state of affairs and told the court that “the matter has been overtaken by circumstances.”

    He urged the court to dismiss the charge.

    Ruling, Justice Adamson freed the defendants based on the DPP’s advice.

    On August 16, a Lagos High Court in Igbosere adjourned till August 23 to hear five more PDP members’ bail application following their remand for Aborishade’s alleged murder.

  • Court frees men accused of murdering Apapa PDP chairman

    An Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court on Friday discharged nine men charged with the murder of the Apapa local government PDP chairman, Adeniyi Aborisade.

    Delivering a ruling, Chief Magistrate Mr Alex Komolafe, dismissed the murder charges against Rotimi Kujore, 44; Fatai Adele, 62; Ismaila Abiola, 50; Amos Fawole, 65; Victoria Falowo, 42.

    Others include Mukaila Odukoya, 54; Isaac Oropo, 55; Muhammed Babangida, 37; and Ugochukwu Nwoke, 50.

    The accused were arraigned alongside Moshood Salvador, chairman of the Lagos State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who has since been discharged of the crime levelled against him.

    Chief Magistrate Komolafe, in the ruling, held that in view of the advice from the office of the Directorate of Public Prosecution, the court exonerated the accused persons.

    Komolafe also ordered that the nine accused be released from Ikoyi Prison.

    The magistrate, however, refused to discharge Kehinde Fasasi, 61, the tenth accused but granted him bail in the sum N400,000.

    The offences contravened Sections 223 and 233 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.

  • Kurfi, Babangida chart way forward for Polo

    Kurfi, Babangida chart way forward for Polo

    Kastina United Chairman, Aminu Kurfi on Tuesday met with the Patron of EL-Amin polo club, Muhammed Babangida in Minna to discuss on how to improve  the game of Polo in Nigeria.
    Kurfi, who is on two weeks break,  also used the occasion to inform one of the African best defenders, Babangida, his love for the game and the need to make Nigerian Polo a better competitive one.
    “I am on two weeks break. So I am taking my time out of football to show love for another sport. I am in Minna to see one of the African best defenders in Polo and to see how to make the game very big than what it is today in Nigeria.

    Muhammed Babangida is a Patron of a big Polo club, they have  won so many laurels within and outside the country. We had fruitful discussions and I am assuring Polo lovers in Nigeria to look out for good programs for the game in Minna and Nigeria at large,” Kurfi said to SportingLife.
    EL-Amin dismantled available records to clinch a 12th Georgian Cup title in ‘2015 International Polo Tournament in Kaduna. The club was founded in 1995.

  • Muhammed Babangida lies low after collapsed marriage

    Things fall apart, the centre cannot hold, mere anarchy is loosed upon the land.” A contemporary Nigerian coming across these immortal lines from Chinua Achebe’s timeless novel would be forgiven for thinking that he had the state of affairs in the household of Mohammed Babangida in mind. This is because the home of the son of former Head of State, Ibrahim Babangida, is virtually in disarray and there appears to be no immediate solution in sight.

    Early this year, the quiet life of the Babangidas was rocked by the bitter divorce fight between Mohammed and his estranged wife, Rahama Indimi. Not only did the two former lovebirds resort to slanderous attacks on each other, they are currently engaged in acrimonious legal battle over who keeps custody of their children. Rahama, the daughter of billionaire businessman, Mohammed Indimi, has been calling her ex all sorts of names on the social media.

    Since the outbreak of these events, Mohammed Babangida has withdrawn into a shell of silence. He shuns the limelight like an albino shuns sunlight. Social event watchers are however waiting with bated breath to see what happens next.