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PEOPLES DAILY, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2012
Court grants man bail for cheating
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A roast meat seller popularly called (mai-suya) doing his business at One Man village along Abuja/Keffi road. Photo: Mahmud Isa
Man, 21, arraigned for assaulting a police woman T
he police yesterday arraigned a 21-year-old man, Abdullahi Kabiru, a resident of karmajiji village, Abuja, before an Abuja Senior Magistrates’ Court for allegedly assaulting a police woman. Police prosecutor Abdullahi Adamu told the court that, the case was reported to the Wuse
Police Station, Abuja, by Cpl. Philomina Gboji, on Oct. 27. He said that Gboji, who is attached to the station at Zone 3, was carrying out her duty on Oct. 27, manning the entrance to the Wuse Market, Abuja, when the incident happened. Adamu said that Gboji was trying to clear-up obstructing
vehicles at the entrance to the market when Kabiru slapped her. The prosecutor said that Kabiru’s offence contravened the provisions of Section 267 of the Penal Code. Kabiru, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge, and his counsel, Mr Emeka Okoli, urged
the court to grant him bail on liberal terms. Senior Magistrate Aliu Shafa granted Kabiru bail in the sum of N30,000 with a surety in like sum. He said the surety must reside within the court’s jurisdiction, and adjourned the case to Dec.19, for further hearing. (NAN)
Woman, 28, docked for duping driver
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he police yesterday arraigned a 28-year-old woman, Ifeoma Oliver, of Lokogoma village, Abuja, before an Abuja Magistrates Court for duping a driver. Oliver, who claimed to be an auction agent attached to the Nigeria Customs Service, is standing trial on a two-count charge of criminal breach of trust and cheating, which contravene Sections 312 and 322 of the Penal Code. Police prosecutor Abdullahi
Adamu told the court that the case was reported to the Lugbe Police Station by Dennis Oriefi of Damakasa village in Abuja, on Oct. 23. Adamu said the accused, sometime in August, allegedly deceived the complainant and collected the sum of N210,000 on the pretence that, she would buy a Volkswagen Golf 3 model for him. The accused, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges and her counsel, Mr Godwin Adole, said
granting his client bail was at the discretion of the court. He, however, asked the court to apply the provisions of Section 341 Sub-section (2) A and C as well as Section 86 Sub-section (1) of the 1999 Constitution as amended, to grant the accused bail. Adole said the accused would not jump bail if granted, adding that she had been in police custody since she was arrested on Oct. 23, 2012. The prosecutor, however, objected to the oral application for
bail entered by the defence counsel, saying that granting the accused bail would hinder the prosecution of the case. He added that the complainant had already assembled his witnesses in court. In his ruling, Presiding Magistrate Emmanuel Iyanna granted the accused bail in the sum of N200,000, with a reliable surety, who must be resident within the jurisdiction of the court. Iyanna adjourned the case to Nov. 20, 2012 for hearing. (NAN)
Man charged for criminal breach of trust, cheating
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ne Dike Frinbras of no fixed address was last week arraigned before an Abuja Chief Magistrates Court for alleged criminal breach of trust and cheating. The prosecutor, Mr Philip Apollus, told the court that on Oct. 16, 2012 one Friday Igwe of Kado village, Abuja, reported the case to the Life Camp police station.
Apollus said that in June 2011, the complainant entrusted N658,000 and two international passports to the accused for the processing of Indian visa but that he absconded to an unknown destination. He said that the accused was arrested at Kado village, FCT, on Oct. 16, 2012. Apollus said that when
interrogated, the accused said that one Kingsley Ibeh had disappeared with the money and the passports. He said that during police investigation, the two passports and a sum of N300,000 were recovered from the accused. The prosecutor said that the offence contravened the provisions of Section 311 and 320 of the Penal Code.
The Chief Magistrate, Mr Azubike Okeagwu, granted the accused bail in the sum of N300,000 and two sureties in like sum. Okeagwu said that the sureties must be civil servants of not less than Grade Level 13 and must be resident at a fixed address within the jurisdiction of the court. He adjourned the case to Nov. 20, 2012 for hearing. (NAN)
n Abuja Magistrates Court last week granted bail to one Romeo Ikyonike of Kurduma 2, Asokoro, and Abuja, charged with criminal breach of trust and cheating. The prosecutor, Philips Akogwu, told the court that on Oct. 20,2012 one Nkiruka Edeh of the same address reported the case to the Asokoro police station. Akogwu said that on the same date, the complainant gave N15, 600 to the accused for the supply of 100 litres of petrol. The prosecutor said that the accused failed to supply the petrol claiming that the commodity got burnt with his vehicle when it was being conveyed. Akogwu said that the offence contravened the provisions of Sections 311 and 320 of the Penal Code. The accused pleaded not guilty to the charge. The presiding magistrate, Mr Musa Jobbo, granted the accused bail in the sum of N50, 000 and one surety in like sum. Jobbo said that the surety must be resident at a fixed and reliable address within the jurisdiction of the Court, and adjourned the case to Oct. 29,2012 for hearing. (NAN)
Farmers of Dafa, Kudu villages demand for land compensation from FCT Minister By Usman Shuaibu
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he Farmers at Dafa and Kudu villages in Kwali Area Council, FCT have appealed to the FCT Minister, Senator Bala Mohammed to pay the compensation of their 10 hectres of farmlands being seized by the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA). The village head of Dafa/ Kudu in the area , Alhaji Abubakar Mohammed who spoke on behalf of the farmers said that the farmlands were acquired through the Public Private Partnership (PPP) alongside the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA). He explained that since the secretary of the FCT Agriculture Secretariat, Mrs. Olvadi Bema Madayi is appointed as the chairman ministerial Committee on payment compensation, she had failed to pay some farmers their compensation up till now. The village head pleaded with the FCT Administration to expedite action to pay the farmers their compensation as quickly as possible. Mohammed alleged that the 10 hectres of farmlands were allocated to some government functionaries to build their residential houses, said that the work had already begun at the site by the Preme Soil Nigeria Limited Company.