Category: Judicial
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MAN, 73, REMANDED FOR ALLEGED SEXUAL ABUSE OF 15-YEAR OLD GIRL
An Abeokuta Magistrates’ Court in Isabo on Wednesday, remanded a 73-year-old man, Olarenwaju Hamid, in prison for allegedly having carnal knowledge of a teenager and attempting to procure an abortion. The prosecutor, Mr Saheed Abiodun, said the defendant committed the offence sometime in March at Idi-Ori, Abeokuta. He alleged that the defendant, who was the…
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TRADER BAGS 1 YEAR JAIL TERM FOR STEALING SHEEP
A Jos Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday sentenced a 27-year-old trader, Aminu Mohammed to one year in prison for stealing a sheep. While reviewing the facts, the Prosecutor, Inspector Ijuptil Thaiwur told the court that the case was reported on June 11, at the “C” Division Police Station by one Halima Usman, the complainant. He said…
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MAN IN COURT OVER ALLEGED POSSESSION OF HUMAN SKULL
The Police on Tuesday July 14 arraigned a 35-year-old man, Olarewaju Abiodun before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court, over an alleged unlawful possession of a human skull. The defendant is facing trial on a one-count charge of conspiracy to commit felony. The Prosecutor, ASP Akinwale Oriyomi, told the court that the defendant and others at…
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MAN TO SWEEP COURT PREMISES FOR 40 DAYS FOR STEALING MATTRESS
A Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday ordered a 45-year-old man, Dennis Dogo, to sweep the court premises for 40 days for stealing a mattress. Dogo, a resident of Ungwan Pama, Kaduna, was charged with criminal conspiracy and stealing. The Prosecutor, Inspector Chidi Leo, had told the court that the matter was reported by one…
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KADUNA COURT JAILS MAN 10 MONTHS FOR STEALING CHURCH EQUIPMENT
A Kaduna Magistrates’ Court has sentenced a 30-year-old man, Michael Pascal, to 10 months imprisonment with hard labour after he pleaded guilty to stealing electrical appliances and a generator from a church in Ungwan Maigero, Kaduna. The court held that the prosecution proved its case beyond reasonable doubt. In delivering judgment, the magistrate said it…
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ALLEGED MONEY LAUNDERING: COURT REMANDS MIYETTI ALLAH PRESIDENT
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday July 9 remanded Bello Bodejo, the National President of Miyetti Allah Kauta Kore, in the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)’s custody. Justice Inyang Ekwo gave the order following Bodejo’s arraignment by the EFCC on alleged money laundering charges. The EFCC had alleged that Bodejo, on or…
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ALLEGED ABUSE OF OFFICE: COURT REMANDS EX-CCT CHAIRMAN IN KUJE
An Abuja High Court on Thursday July 9 remanded the former Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), Danladi Umar, in the Kuje Medium Security Custodial Centre. Justice Peter Kekemeke gave the order after the Federal Government arraigned the erstwhile CCT boss on four-count corruption charge. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had…
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BAKERY WORKER DOCKED FOR ALLEGEDLY STEALING 4 BAGS OF FLOUR
A 28-year-old bakery worker, Sarah Amos, was on Thursday July 9 docked in a Magistrates’ Court in Kaduna for allegedly stealing four bags of flour. The Prosecution Counsel, Inspector Chidi Leo, told the court that the defendant who works in a bakery belonging to Garba Haruna, located along NEPA roundabout, Kawo, Kaduna on June 28…
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KANO LAUNCHES POLICE DUTY SOLICITOR SCHEME TO EXPAND ACCESS TO JUSTICE
The Kano State Government has launched the Police Duty Solicitor Scheme (PDSS), a new initiative designed to improve access to legal representation and strengthen the administration of criminal justice in the state. Speaking at the scheme’s onboarding session in Kano, Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Abdulkarim Kabiru-Maude, described the programme as a major reform aimed…
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COURT GRANTS OMOYELE SOWORE 200 MILLION NAIRA BAIL IN ALLEGED DEFAMATION CASE
The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted a 200 million naira bail to former presidential candidate and Sahara Reporters publisher, Omoyele Sowore, in his ongoing alleged defamation case. In a ruling on Tuesday, Justice Mohammed Umar vacated an earlier order revoking Sowore’s bail and remanding him in Kuje Correctional Centre. The court ordered that…
