by Admin | Feb 17, 2017 | Blog |
Follow @NigeriaPI The Police Command in Enugu State has arrested two members of vigilance group in Nimbo, Uzouwani Local Government of Enugu State, for alleged kidnap of Enechi Ejiofor on Dec. 13, 2016. The command’s spokesperson, SP. Ebere Amaraizu, made this known to newsmen in Enugu on Thursday. Amaraizu said the suspects abducted Ejiofor, a Special Assistant on Security Matters to Uzo Uwani Local Government Area Chairman, in December on his way to an official assignment at Ugwuiyi Ekoro was still missing. He said that the kidnappers demanded N10 million ransom on Dec.14, 2016 from the family but later reduced it to two million which one of the suspects collected. The police spokesperson said that the two suspects were helping the operatives in their investigations. He said that the first suspects revealed that they allegedly collaborated with the community vigilance group to kidnap the victim. Amaraizu said that the first suspect, who claimed to be a Nollywood actor, said that he played a big role in monitoring the victim’s movement because he knows him very well,’’ he said. The police spokesperson said that the suspects claimed not to know the whereabouts of the victim, saying that some vigilante members known as Ratty, Miri and Earthquake, whom he did not know their real names, knew better. The second suspect also said that it was the first suspect, his friend that lured him into the group. Amaraizu said that first accepted being involved in the kidnap as a full member of the vigilante while the second suspect just joined the...
by Admin | Feb 17, 2017 | Blog |
Follow @NigeriaPI A Plateau High Court sitting in Barkin-Ladi on Thursday sentenced a 37-year-old man, Benjamin Toma, to death by hanging for killing his wife, Vicky. Justice Samson Gang, in a 68-page do judgement, pronounced Toma guilty of a one-count charge of culpable homicide, punishable with death, under section 221 of the penal code. Going by the findings of this court, you, Benjamin Toma, mercilessly and in a calculative manner, took the life of your wife in cold blood. “You have not shown any remorse for your reprehensible act at the time of the incident and throughout the entire trial. “You were exhibiting such character traits that seem to suggest your deep conviction about the justness of your wicked and calous act. “In all of this, your two children are the ultimate losers, but the law shall nonetheless take its course; the offence for which you are being charged, does not contemplate a plea in mitigation. “The sentence of this court upon you is that you, Benjamin Toma, will be hanged until you are dead,” Gang declared. It was gathered that Toma was arraigned on Oct. 13, 2014, to answer a one-count charge of culpable homicide punishable with death, under section 221 of the penal code. He was said to have committed the crime on March 4, 2014. Toma was specifically accused of using an iron rod to kill the wife, and also using a rope to tie her neck before hanging her in the store, to give the impression that she killed herself. When the suspect appeared in court, he however, pleaded not guilty to the allegation of...
by Admin | Feb 17, 2017 | Blog |
Follow @NigeriaPI Dos – A Jos Magistrates’ Court on Thursday sentenced a housewife, Gift Benjamin, 41, to seven months imprisonment for converting her friend’s N100, 000 to personal use. Benjamin, a resident of Abattoir area of Jos borrowed the amount from her friend and did not pay back. She faced a two-count charge of criminal breach of trust and theft, punishable under sections 317 and 322 of the penal code. The Magistrate, Mrs Helen Danboyi, gave the sentence after the accused pleaded guilty to the charges and begged the court for mercy. Danboyi said that the sentence would serve as deterrence to others who may want to engage in similar act. The Prosecutor, Cpl. Karimu Bashiru, had earlier told the court that one Mercy Amadi reported the case to Anglo Jos Police Station on Jan. 30. He said that Amadi claimed to have been deceived by the accused who lied to her that she (accused) was awarded a contract to knit 400 pieces of mobile policemen sweater. ”She collected N100, 000 and promised that she would return the money with 100 per cent interest,” the prosecutor quoted the complainant as saying. Bashiru said that instead of returning the money as agreed, the accused converted the whole money into her personnel use and all effort made to recover the money proved abortive. He said that the offence was punishable under section 317 and 322 of the penal code....
by Admin | Feb 17, 2017 | Blog |
Follow @NigeriaPI Bashir Ishaq Bashir, alongside his companies, Leda Greenpower Consortium, Leda Greenpower Nigeria Limited and Leda Consortium Limited have been charged before Justice S.E. Aladetoyinbo of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT High Court, Maitama, in Abuja. Bashir is facing a three-count charge of obtaining by false pretence and cheating to the tune of $1 million. According to the EFCC, Bashir was alleged to have collected the money as part payment of a $3 million agreement from Althani Investments Company Limited for the purpose of forming a consortium to bid for shares at the Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company. The bidding failed and several attempts made by the company for a refund of the money proved abortive. He pleaded “not guilty” to the charges when they were read to him. Prosecution counsel, Rimamsomte Ezekiel, thereafter asked for a trial date. Counsel for the defendant, A.B. Anachebe, SAN, moved the motion for his bail application. Ezekiel opposed the application, arguing that “the defendant if granted bail will interfere with prosecution witnesses”. He further argued that the application was not proper in the sense that the defence only mentioned the name of the first defendant without reference to the second, third and fourth defendants. Justice Aladetoyinbo, while adjourning to April 10, 2017 for hearing granted him bail in the sum of N2 million and one surety in like some. The surety must be resident in Abuja and must have a landed...
by Admin | Feb 17, 2017 | Blog |
Follow @NigeriaPI An Abeokuta, High Court on Monday sentenced Gabriel Joseph to death by hanging for armed robbery. Joseph, whose address was not given, was found guilty of a two-count charge of conspiracy and armed robbery. In her judgment, Justice Olatokunbo Majekodumi, said the convict was found guilty of the offences. “Having found that the accused person is guilty as charged on both counts, you shall be hung by the neck until you are dead,’’ she said. The judge said that the offences committed contravened Section 6(b) and was punishable under Section1(2)( a) of the Robbery and Firearms (special provisions)Act, Cap Rll Law of the Federation of Nigeria 2004. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the convict, who had been standing trial since December 2013, had pleaded not guilty to the charges. He was arrested and charged for robbing one Damilola Alade of his Toyota Camry car with registration number SL 937 AAA, one iPad, a blackberry phone and other valuables, at gun point. The Prosecutor, Mrs Bolarinwa Adebowale, had told the court that the convict committed the offence. at no 4JB, Awo-osejo Street, Arowofela, Magoboro, Abeokuta . According to Adebowale , the convict and three others robbed the complainant and his family in front of his house after arriving from a trip. “When Alade was about to enter his compound, the accused and three others came down from a motorcycle, accosted him and pointed a gun at his head and ordered him to surrender the money in his possession. “The complainant answered that there was no money on him, the accused then asked them to come...
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