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  • Police drag man to court for alleged criminal force, assault

    A man, Chris Mario of Jabi, Abuja, on Thursday, appeared before a Karmo Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, on a two-count charge of  criminal force and assault.

    The prosecutor, Zannan Dalhatu, told the court that Aondona Fiase of the same address with the defendant, reported the matter at the Utako Police Station, Abuja, on April 21.

    Dalhatu said that on the same date, the defendant allegedly broke into her apartment and beat her up, and in the process, she lost a tooth and sustained bodily injuries.

    According to the prosecutor, the offences contravened Sections 264 and 246 of the Penal Code. The accused, however, pleaded not guilty.

    The judge, Alhaji Abubakar Sadiq, granted him a bail of N50,000 with one surety in like sum. Sadiq said that the surety must reside within the court jurisdiction. He adjourned the case to May 30 for hearing.

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  • Court jails mechanic over attempt to steal generator

    An FCT Area Court Judge, Abubakar Sadiq, on Thursday sentenced an auto-mechanic, Sa’ad Yahaya, to two months imprisonment for attempting to steal a generator.

    The court sentenced Yahaya of Wuse Zone 4, Abuja, after he pleaded guilty to a two-count charge of criminal trespass and attempt to commit theft.

    Yahaya had begged the court for leniency after admitting to the crime.

    The judge, who found the convict guilty as charged, held that the sentence would serve as deterrent to other would-be offenders.

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    Earlier, the prosecutor, Dalhatu Zannah, had told the court that on April 11, one Nuhu Haruna of Benson crescent Utako, Abuja, reported the incident at the Utako Police Station.

    Zannah alleged that the defendant and three others now at large criminally trespassed into the complainant’s house and attempted to steal his generator.

    The prosecutor told the court that while the defendant was arrested, his accomplices escaped.

    He said the offences  contravened Sections 348 and 95 of the Penal Code.

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  • Man jailed three months for stealing books

    Man jailed three months for stealing books

    A Karmo Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, on Wednesday sentenced a 20-year-old man, Sadiq Ahmed, to three months imprisonment for stealing books and window frames.

    Ahmed, of Jabi Motor Park, had pleaded guilty to a count charge of trespass and stealing, punishable under Section 287 of the Penal Code.

    The judge, Abubakar Sadiq, said that the punishment would serve as deterrent to other would be offenders.

    The prosecutor, Mr Dalhatu Zannah, had told the court that one Christopher Moses of Utako, Abuja, reported the matter at the Utako Police Station on March 4.

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    Zannah told the court that on the same date at about 3 a.m. the convict dishonestly trespassed into house No. 29 at Utako to steal the items.

    He said the convict criminally vandalised the complainant’s window and made away with his books, but he was apprehended, and the items recovered.

    He said during police investigation, Ahmed admitted committing the offence.

  • Scavenger to get six strokes of cane for mischief, theft

    A scavenger, Ibrahim Amimu, is to get six strokes of cane for cutting and stealing transformer copper wires.

    A Karmo Grade 1 Area Court in Abuja gave the sentence on Tuesday following a guilty plea by 34-year-old Amimu, who resides at Jabi Park, Abuja.

    He was charged on two counts of mischief and theft.

    The Presiding Judge, Mr. Abubakar Sadiq, said that the light punishment was because Amimu saved the court from prolonged trial.

    He hoped that the punishment would serve as a deterrent to others. Sadiq warned Amimu to shun crime.

    Earlier, the prosecutor, Mr. Dalhatu Zannah, told the court that Amimu committed the offences on May 14 at 12 a.m.

    Zannah submitted that the case was lodged at the Utako Police Station, Abuja, by Mr. Gregory Etim of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company Garki, (AEDC) Regional Office.

    He said that Amimu cut and stole AEDC transformer copper wires.

    Zannah said that an180mm copper wires was recovered from the scavenger during a police investigation.

    The prosecutor said that the offences contravened the provisions of Sections 327 and 287 of the Penal Code.
    Zanna had prayed the court to try the defendant summarily under Section 347 of the Administration of Criminal Justices Act, 2015, because of his admission of guilt.

  • Two jailed for assault, stealing

    A Grade 1 Area Court, Karmo, Abuja, on Tuesday, sentenced one Chigozie Ogene and Michael Ade to two months imprisonment for assault and stealing of I-pad valued N38,500.
    The presiding judge, Alhaji Abubakar Sadiq, said they must serve the sentence and warned them to desist from committing crimes.
    Sadiq said the sentence would serve as deterrent to others.
    The convicts, residents of Jabi, Abuja, faced a two-count charge of joint act and extortion.
    The convicts pleaded with the court to temper justice with mercy and promised to be of good behaviour.
    The prosecutor, Zannah Dalhatu, had told the court that one Lawson Richard of Bwari, reported the matter at the Utako Police Station, Abuja, on March 29.
    Dalhatu said the convicts, and one other now at large, on March 28, accosted the complainant on Utako Street, dragged and showed him a sharp knife and threatened to stab him if he does not cooperate with them.
    Dalhatu said they collected his Techno C7 iPad valued N38, 500 and a cash of N7,000.
    The prosecutor said the iPad was recovered by police during investigation adding that the offence was punishable under sections 79 and 292 of the Penal Code.

     

  • Labourer bags three months imprisonment for theft

    A Karmo Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, on Thursday sentenced a 35-year-old labourer, Shaibu Abas, to three months imprisonment for stealing a cell phone worth N64, 000.

    Abas, a resident of Utako area, Abuja, had pleaded guilty to two- count charge of joint act and stealing levelled against him.

    The judge, Mr Abubakar sadiq, however, gave the convict N15,000 option of fine and warned him to be of good behaviour and desist from committing crimes after serving out his punishment.

    Earlier, the prosecutor, Mrs Auhioboh Florence, had informed the court that on March 16, one Victor Ubasi of No. 5 Adeyinki Adeoti Crescent, Wuse 2 Abuja, reported the case at Utako Police Station.

    Florence said that the complainant parked his car opposite a beer parlour at Wuse 2, whiles the convict and his accomplices, now at large, forcefully opened the car and removed the item.

    She said the accused and his gang stole a Tecno cell phone, valued at N64, 000 and ran away.

    The prosecutor said that the convict was arrested and he confessed to have sold the cell phone at N18, 000, to one Destiny at Wuse market.

    Florence said that the item was yet to be recovered and the offences contravened Sections 79 and 288 of the Penal Code

     

  • Two men docked over cell phone theft

    Two men, Abdulrafiu Shittu and Mohammed Idris, were on Wednesday arraigned in a Karmo Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, for alleged joint act and stealing.

    The prosecutor, Zannah Dalhatu, told the court that one Abubakar Yahaya, of Wuse Zone 5, reported the matter at the Utako Police Station Abuja, on March 5.

    Dalhatu said that the complainant alleged that on that same day, the accused persons stole his Samsung A3 phone valued at N140, 000.

    He said that during police investigation, the accused persons were arrested.

    The prosecutor said that the accused persons could not give any satisfactory explanation of themselves.

    Dalhatu also said that the offence contravened Sections 79 and 288 of the Penal Code.

    The defendants, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge levelled against them.

    The Counsel to the accused persons, Isaac Mathew, applied for their bail, and assured the court that the defendants would not jump bail.

    The judge, Alhaji Abubakar Sadiq, granted the accused N50, 000 bail each and one surety each in like sum.

    Sadiq said that the sureties must reside within the court’s jurisdiction and adjourned the case till March 30, for further hearing.

  • Police arraign 63-year-old man for alleged cheating

    Police arraign 63-year-old man for alleged cheating

    A 63-year-old man, Aniefiok Bassey, appeared in a Kado Grade 1 Area Court, FCT, for alleged breach of trust and cheating.

    Bassey, who resides in Mpape, FCT, pleaded not guilty to the all the charges leveled against him.

    The Prosecutor, Judith Obatomi, told the court that one Nsuka Sunday of Area A, Nyanya, Abuja, reported the matter at Utako Police Station on Feb.2.

    Obatomi said that the complainant lost his father, named Sunday Akpan, who before his demise was a Staff of the FCTA.

    According to her, the deceased family trusted the defendant to obtain a letter of administration from the court in his name to enable them process the death benefits which he did.

    She further said that after receiving the letter of administration, the defendant took it to Unity Bank where the salary of the deceased was domiciled and N436, 000 was paid to him.

    Obatomi said that the defendant converted the money to his personal use without the consent of the family.

    She added that the defendant was also seen with a letter to the court asking to pay the benefit of the deceased into his personal account.

    The prosecutor said the offence contravened Section 312 and 322 of the Penal Code.

    The judge, Malam Abubakar Sadiq, admitted the defendant to bail in the sum of N100,000 and a surety in like sum.

    Sadiq said that the surety must be a civil servant on grade level seven, and adjourned the matter till April 7 for further hearing.