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  • Female teenager arraigned in court for beating octogenarian to death

    Female teenager arraigned in court for beating octogenarian to death

    In Adamawa a 15-year-old female teenager has been arrested and confessed to beating an 85-year-old woman to death.

    She has now been arraigned in the magistrate court in Yola.

    The teenager whose name is given as Happy David, allegedly armed herself with a stick, went to the house of the aged woman and beat her up until she gave up the ghost

    The girl had accused the octogenarian of being a witch

    The girl allegedly claimed that the old woman, Gama Jatau of Tambo community in Girei Local Government Area, bewitched her and caused her sickness on several occasions.

    The victim was rushed to hospital in Jabbi Lamba in the Girei LGA where she was pronounced dead.

    The girl said she decided to beat up the 85-yer -old to teach her a lesson.

    After confessing to the act, David has now been arraigned before a Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Yola, and she has been ordered to remain in custody.

     

    She was arraigned on a charge of murder before Chief Magistrate Abdullahi Muhammed Digil, to whom she pleaded guilty.

    The matter has been adjourned till the 26th of May,2022.

     

  • Court remands 4 bricklayers in prison for threatening to kill traditional ruler

    Court remands 4 bricklayers in prison for threatening to kill traditional ruler

    An Osogbo Chief Magistrate Court has remanded four bricklayers in Ilesha Correctional Centre, for threatening to kill Onigege of Igege, Oba Kazeem Adio.

    They were remanded in a ruling by the magistrate, Olusegun Ayilara, after their bail application was opposed by the prosecutor.

     

    The defendants, namely, Semiu Mujeeb, Kazeem Olasunkanmi, Rokibu Kabiru and Ismaheel Nurudeen, were also accused of malicious damage and conspiracy.

     

    The prosecutor, Rasaq Lamidi, informed the court that the defendants and others at large, between the month of January and February, 2022, committed the offences at Igege community in Iwo Magisterial District.

     

    He further said that the defendants “did willfully and unlawfully damage palm trees and other economic trees, value yet unknown, property of Oba Kazeem Adio.

     

    According to Lamidi, the defendants and others threatened the life of Oba Kazeem Adio by using guns, cutlasses, axes and other dangerous weapon.

     

    The prosecutor noted that the offences are contrary to and punishable under Section 86 of the Criminal Code Cap. 34 Vol. II Laws of Osun State of Nigeria, 2002.

     

    The defendants pleaded not guilty and their counsel, Okobe Najite applied for their bail.

     

    Magistrate Ayilara adjourned the matter till April 14, 2022 for mention in Iwo Magistrate court.

  • Petrol Souvenir: Court grants Lagos socialite 2 million naira bail

    Petrol Souvenir: Court grants Lagos socialite 2 million naira bail

    Lagos Party host Chindinma Ogbulu popularly known as Erelu Okin who was arraigned before a special offences Mobile court in the Oshodi area of Lagos for distributing petrol as souvenirs has been granted a 2 million naira bail.

    She was arraigned on Monday on four counts bordering on conduct likely to cause breach of peace, endangering human lives by distributing combustible matter in a public gathering, intent to do harm to another and unlawfully carrying on the business of storage and containerizing petroleum product without a permit.

    Havilah event center, VI lagos, where Ogbulu had her party was sealed off after the video of the distribution of petroleum products went viral.

    Lagos state government released a statement through ministry of communication condemning the act.

    According to the police, the offences are contrary to and punishable under sections 251(1), 168 (1) and 244 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State 2015, and Section 195 (2)(b) of the Environmental Management Protection Law of Lagos State 2017.

    Ogbulu was granted bail in the sum of N2m with two responsible sureties with verified addresses and three years’ tax clearance.

    She had initially apologized for the act after it was reported that Lagos police was on her trail.

  • Petrol Souvenir: Party organizer arraigned in court on four count charge

    Petrol Souvenir: Party organizer arraigned in court on four count charge

    Chidinma Ogbolu also known as Erelu Okin has been arrested and arraigned by the Lagos state police for the petrol souvenir saga.

    Recall that kegs of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) was distributed at her party held at Havilah Events Center Lagos few weeks ago during the peak of the fuel scarcity.

    Lagos police spokesperson, Adekunle Ajisebutu noted in a statement released on Tuesday that she was charged to court on Monday.

    She was arraigned on a four-count charge of conduct likely to cause breach of peace, endangering human life by distributing combustible matter in a public gathering.

    Others are intent to do harm to another, unlawful storage and containerizing petroleum product without permit.

    Ogbolu appeared before the Special Offences (Mobile) Court of Lagos State at Oshodi under Ikeja Magisterial District.

    However, it wasn’t clear if Erelu Okin pleaded guilty or not.

    Commissioner of police in Lagos, Abiodun Alabi had ordered her arrest after the event center was sealed

    Alabi reiterated the command’s commitment to protect lives and property and warned citizens against acts capable of endangering human lives.

    Although Erelu Okin later apologized for the act carried out at her party, she was still arraigned before a Lagos state magistrate court to serve as deterrence to others.

  • Money Rituals: Court frees one of Sofiat’s suspected killers

    Money Rituals: Court frees one of Sofiat’s suspected killers

    Ogun state magistrate court in Abeokuta has discharged and acquainted Wariz Oladeinde, one of the suspected killers of Sofiat.

    Oladeinde was arrested alongside 3 other teenage boys over the killing and beheading of Sofiat Okeowo for money rituals in Ogun State.

    TNG recalls that Sofiat was beheaded and the head burnt for money rituals in Oke Aregba community of Ogun state by her ex and present boyfriends, Mustakeem Balogun and Soliu Majekodunmi.

    Both teenagers had lured sofiat into their room whilst Soliu slept with her before she was murdered.

    Upon interrogation, the suspects said they got the wind of the money rituals process on facebook and planned to use Sofiat for it.

    On Monday, an Abeokuta Magistrate Court freed Oladeinde, who had earlier been remanded with others at the Oba correctional centre in the Obafemi-Owode Local Government.

     

    Chief Magistrate I.O Abudu, stated that Oladeinde was discharged on the legal advice of the state Director of Public Prosecution (DPP).

    According to Abudu, “no charge was recorded against Oladeinde in the legal advice.”

    The chief magistrate in his judgment said it was no longer necessary keeping Oladeinde in custody because his innocence in the case has been proven.

    The magistrate adjourned court proceedings on the case till April 22 for further hearing of the charges against the remaining three suspects.

     

     

  • Panic in Imo as angry youths set Magistrates’ court on fire

    Panic in Imo as angry youths set Magistrates’ court on fire

    Ther was pandemonium at the Magistrates’ Court in Olru, Imo State, as angry youths numbering above 15 set the court building on fire.

    According to a report by The Punch, the fire destroyed all the documents in the court before it could be quenched.

    The Magistrates’ Court is on the premises of Orlu High court.

    The Police spokesperson in the state, Andrew Enwerem, who confirmed the incident to our correspondent in a telephone conversation, said that it was a case of suspected arson.

    Enwerem said that the Commissioner of Police, Daduki Galadanchi, had mandated the Area Commander in charge of Orlu zone to commence full investigations into the matter.

     

    Details later…