by Admin | Mar 31, 2017 | Blog |
Follow @NigeriaPI A 35-year-old trader, Helen Ogochukwu, on Wednesday appeared before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court for allegedly beating her neighbour, Mr Dotun Shomoye, to a pulp. Ogochukwu, who resides at No. 5, Adekoya St., Oshodi, Lagos, pleaded not guilty to a three-count charge of assault, willful damage and breach of peace. The Prosecutor, Insp. Eruada Victor, told the court that the accused committed the offences on March 4 at her residence. Victor said the accused assaulted her co-tenant, Mr Dotun Shomoye, by beating him to a pulp. He said the assault followed an argument between the accused and the complainant, Shomoye. He said the accused tore the complainant’s T-shirt valued at N2,000, while the case was reported to the police and the accused was arrested. The offences contravened Sections 166, 171 and 337 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011. Sections 171 and 337 prescribe three-year jail term for assault, and damage. The Magistrate, Mrs G.O. Anifowoshe, granted the accused bail in the sum of N2,000 with one surety in like sum, one of who must be gainfully employed and show evidence of a two-year tax payment to the Lagos State Government. Further hearing in the case has been fixed for April...
by Admin | Mar 31, 2017 | Blog |
Follow @NigeriaPI A Mararaba Upper Area Court, Nasarawa State, on Wednesday ordered the remand of two men in prison for allegedly beating up a security guard into stupor. The judge, Ibrahim Shekarau, ordered that Badamasi Sani, 25 and Salisu Nura, 23, be remanded in Keffi prison pending further order of the court. The accused are facing a three-count charge of conspiracy, criminal force and causing grievous hurt. Earlier, the Prosecutor, Sergeant Steve Kwaza, told the court that the defendants conspired and mercilessly beat up one Namakka Danjuma, a security guard at Alfarma Quarters, Mararaba on March 24. “Apart from beating the security into an unconscious state, the defendants used a stick on the victim and as a result, he had a fracture on his right shoulder. “The injury was so bad that Mararaba Medical Centre and Keffi Federal Medical Centre rejected him and referred him to Orthopedic Hospital, Dala in Kano State. “As I speak now, the victim is diagnosed of internal bleeding and is still on admission with no hope of when he will be discharged or recover,” Kwaza told the court. The prosecutor also pleaded with the court to put on hold sentence of the accused pending when the victim would be out of hospital to determine possible compensation. He said the offences contravened Sections 97, 263 and 247 of the Penal Code. The defendants pleaded guilty to the three-count charge. The case was adjourned until April 10 for ruling and...
by Admin | Mar 31, 2017 | Blog |
Follow @NigeriaPI Two people, who allegedly falsified the expiry date of tyres have been arrested by the police in Lagos state. The suspects are currently being detained at the Criminal Investigations Department of the State Police Command, Panti Yaba. The two suspects, Samuel Obi and Izuchukwu Iwueze also reportedly changed engine and chassis numbers of vehicles. According to the police, the suspects were traders at the popular Ladipo Auto Spare Parts Market in the Mushin area of Lagos State. The deputy commissioner of police in charge of the state CID, Bolaji Salami said that 19-year-old Samuel was taking his expired tyres to Iwueze, who has the machine to falsify the expiry date. The police boss said “The machine they have could change the date on vehicle’s tyres, engine and chassis numbers. We got information about them through members of the public.” He added, “We recovered some tyres they changed their expired dates as exhibits.” Iwueze confessed to the crime and claimed to have been introduced to the business in 2016 by one of his friends. The suspect also said that apart from traders, motorists from outside also come to him to falsify the expiry date of their vehicle’s tyre. Iwueze said, “Some customers come to us and ask us to change the expiry date on their tyres because Road Safety officials were troubling them as a result of the date. We can change from 2014 to 2016 within 10 to 20 minutes.” “The truck pushers also bring tyres to change their date. We change one tyre at the cost of N300. We work on about 15 tyres daily,” he...
by Admin | Mar 31, 2017 | Blog |
Follow @NigeriaPI The Federal Government on Wednesday arraigned the Commandant of the Peace Corps of Nigeria, Dr Dickson Akoh and the Incorporated Trustees of the Corps, a 90-count criminal charges bordering on alleged conversion of money directly derived from extortion to the tune of about N1.4 billion. The Peace Corps of Nigeria boss pleaded not guilty to the charges preferred against him and the Incorporated Trustees of the Corps by the Federal Government and the prosecution counsel, Aminu Kayode Aliyu asked the court for a date to commence trial and that the defendants be remanded in prison custody. Counsel to the defendants, John Ochogwu had, in an application filed on March 23, 2017 prayed the court to grant the defendants bail in self recognisance or on liberal terms, pending the hearing and determination of the criminal charges against them. According to Ochogwu, the bail application, which was supported by an 18-paragraph affidavit was hinged on nine grounds, adding that the court needs to exercise it’s discretion in granting the defendants bail, since the first defendant (Akoh) has been on administrative bail granted him by the complainant (Police), He said the defendants are willing and ready to face their trial if granted bail and are also ready to comply with the bail conditions that maybe given by the court. The prosecution, represented by Aminu Alilu in an 18-paragraph counter affidavit to the bail application of the defendants, prayed the court to deny the defendants bail on the ground that the defendants will interfere with prosecution witnesses in the matter. Ruling however on the bail application, the trial Judge, Justice John...
by Admin | Mar 31, 2017 | Blog |
Follow @NigeriaPI NAN, The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), in Sokoto state, says it has arrested a couple for allegedly burning the male organ of a 17-year old teenager, name withheld, over rape allegation. The Commandant of the Corps, Mr Babangida Abdullahi, confirmed the arrest in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Sokoto on Wednesday. Abdullahi said that the couple, name withheld, were arrested on Tuesday, at their Sama residence, Sokoto. He said:” They alleged that the teenager, a Senior Secondary School three students, raped their four-year old daughter. ” So, they sponsored some boys who seized him on March 24, took him to the suspects’ house, the suspects severely tortured him and burnt his manhood. ” They also locked him up in a toilet up to the following day, March 25. ” The victim was later taken to the Specialist Hospital, Sokoto, where he is responding to treatment.” Abdullahi said that the couple was arrested on March 28, for allegedly taking the law into their hands. The commandant further said that the suspects would soon be arraigned in court upon the conclusion of thorough investigations. The Father of the victim, Abdullahi Ibrahim, a Teacher at Sultan Bello Secondary School, Sokoto, appealed to the state government to assist the family in seeking justice for his son. He also made similar appeal to the Sultanate Council of Sokoto, local and international human rights groups, among others. Ibrahim said one of the suspects had threatened to kill him in the event that he made attempt to take any action. The suspects, however, denied the allegations...
by Admin | Mar 29, 2017 | Blog |
Follow @NigeriaPI A man identified aas Gambo Saeed has been arraigned before the Kastina State magistrate court by men of the Nigerian Police Force, NPF, represented in court by Police Prosecutor, Insp. Isa Liti on grounds that the accused intentionally insulted and defamed the state governor. The arraignment came in pursuant of a complaint filed by Mr Mansur Ali Mashi, the Senior Special Assistant,SSA, on Radio Monitoring to Kastina State Governor, Aminu Masari. Gambo who appeared before the court on grounds of intentional insult, defamation of the governor’s character and inciting disturbance was handed a 9-month-jail term by the court with the option of a fine. The judgement delivered against the accused is in accordance with sections 399, 392 and 114 of the Penal Code. The Police prosecutor said: “Mashi said the accused person abused Masari and called him names on social media. He said the accused person posted on the media that it was Gov. Masari who influenced the impeachment of Speaker of Katsina State House of Assembly, Aliyu Muduru.” The Chief Magistrate of the court, Abdu Ladan while delivering his judgement on Monday said the accused was found guilty of the charges leveled against him which attracts a maximum sentence of three years each. Source: The...
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