by Admin | Mar 3, 2017 | Blog |
Follow @NigeriaPI The Police in Anambra has confirmed the death of an officer allegedly killed by suspected armed robbers operating at Nkpor flyover along the Onitsha/Enugu expressway in Anambra. Hassan Musa, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in Ogidi, who confirmed the attack, told newsmen on Wednesday in Nkpor that the incident occurred about 9 p.m. on Feb. 28. “We took the dead and the wounded to Borromeo hospital; investigation is on. We are going to arrest the fleeing robbers,” Musa vowed. An eyewitness said nine suspected armed robbers riding on three motorcycles, killed a police officer and injured another during a shootout. The source said that the robbers opened fire when they saw a team of police officers at a checkpoint in the area. According to the source, it resulted in a gun duel which lasted for several minutes. The source said an officer was shot in the leg while the hoodlums made away with an AK47 rifle. “Some of the armed robbers went straight to the police vehicle and shot at a policeman who died instantly,” the source...
by Admin | Mar 2, 2017 | Blog |
Follow @NigeriaPI A Kano Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday ordered the remand of a 28-year-old man, Abdulaziz Hassan, for allegedly defiling an 11-year-old boy. Hassan of Rimin Kebe Quarters Kano was charged with unnatural offence, contrary to the prosecutions of Section 284 of the Penal Code. The prosecutor, Insp. Shuaibu Musa, told the court that one Alhaji Abubakar of the same address reported the case at the Zango Police Division, Kano, on Feb.20. Musa said that on Feb. 17, the accused lured the complainant’s 11-year-old son into his shop situated at Rimin Kebe Quarters, Kano. He said, “Hassan had carnal knowledge with the victim and gave him N100.’’ The prosecutor said that on Feb. 18, the accused also had another unlawful sexual intercourse with the victim. The accused pleaded not guilty to the one count charge. The Chief Magistrate, Hajiya Maryam Sabo, ordered the remand of the accused person in prison custody and adjourned the case till March 23, for further...
by Admin | Mar 2, 2017 | Blog |
Follow @NigeriaPI An Ota Magistrates’ Court in Ogun, on Tuesday sentenced a 21-year-old man, Tunde Kareem to one-year imprisonment for stealing generator parts valued at N15,000. The Magistrate, Mr S.O. Banwo, sentenced Kareem after he pleaded guilty to a three-count charge bordering on stealing and conspiracy. Banwo said that the jail term without an option of fine should serve as deterrent to others. Earlier, the prosecutor, Sgt. Chudu Gbesi, had told the court told that the accused committed the offences with some others still at large on Feb. 23, at about 5.00 a. m. at Papa-Ojuore Street,Ota. Gbesi said the accused broke into the shop of the complainant, Tunde Emmanuel, and stole generator parts. “The accused was caught by security guards and handed over to the police,’’ he said. The offences contravened Sections 390(9), 413 (1) and 516 of the Criminal Law of Ogun,...
by Admin | Mar 2, 2017 | Blog |
Follow @NigeriaPI A Lokoja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday remanded three persons allegedly accused of snatching a Toyota Camry car from a family at gun-point and robbing them of their belongings. The accused, Babalola Taiwo, 27, a public servant, Aijeniko Paul, 21, student and Samson Kolawole, 43, a businessman were remanded at the Koton-Karfe Prisons on the orders of the court. The Chief Magistrate, Mr Levi Animoku, who gave the order on arraignment of the accused said that the offence of armed robbery preferred against them was a serious social vice that had permeated the society. “I have considered the application for the bail of the accused persons. Bail is not granted as a matter of course irrespective of the presumption of innocence, which in itself is not absolute.” “The pledge by the accused persons through their counsel to stand their trial notwithstanding, I am not convinced to release them to bail. Consequently, bail is refused.” “The accused persons shall be remanded at the Federal Prisons, Koton-Karfe,’’ he ordered and adjourned the case until March 14, for mention. Earlier, the Prosecuting Police Officer, Sgt. Tuesday Ganagana told the court that the case was reported on December 10, 2016 at the ‘D’ Division Police Headquarters, Lokoja by the victim, Kadiri Mikadu of opposite Lokongoma Cemetery, Lokoja. Ganagana said Mikadu had reported that while he was returning from Workers’ Village with his wife, Aishat in his Toyota Camry Muzzle car with registration number LKJ 303 MA, the accused emerged from nowhere and accosted him at the gate of his house. Ganagana said that while the complainant’s son was trying to open...
by Admin | Mar 2, 2017 | Blog |
Follow @NigeriaPI The Kogi State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested a serving police inspector with a police truck loaded with 75 bags of substances suspected to be cannabis. Forty-three-year-old Abali Zagi was among the 14 suspected drug peddlers paraded on Monday at the Kogi State Command of the NDLEA. The state Commander, Muhammed Bello, put the street value of the over 800 kilogrames of the cannabis found with the inspector at N4m. The suspect was said to have gone to Okpila in Edo State using the Force headquarters, Abuja, welfare bus to transport the cannabis. “When he got to the Crusher area of Lokoja, luck ran out on him as he was apprehended together with the truck, with number plate NPF 7973 C,” Bello said. The command also paraded three suspects arrested by the army with 190 bags of substances suspected to be cannabis. They were said to have been arrested along Crusher Road on their way to Abuja. Their vehicle, a Honda car, marked, Kano BC 737 KMC, was apprehended by men of the Army Record, Lokoja. The commander said he would not tolerate the excuse of joblessness, adding that drug peddling aided other...
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