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  • Man to receive 6 lashes of cane over aluminum wire theft

    Man to receive 6 lashes of cane over aluminum wire theft

    A Karmo Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, on Thursday ordered that 23-year-old scavenger, Abubakar Garba, be given six lashes of the cane for allegedly stealing aluminum wire.

    The judge, Alhaji Abubakar Sadiq, who ordered the punishment, warned him to desist from committing crime.

    Garba, who resides at Kado village, Abuja, was charged with joint act and theft.

    He prayed the court to temper justice with mercy that he was only a scavenger who looks for condemned things to buy.

    Earlier, the prosecutor, Florence Auhioboh, told the court that police officers on crime petrol, led by Insp. Mamu Yahaya, arrested him on Jan. 31 and took him to Life Camp Police Station.

    She said he was arrested with some high tension aluminum wire, with two of his friends, now at large.

    Auhioboh said during police investigation Garba said he knows nothing about the wire and that he bought them.

    According to the prosecutor, the offence is punishable under Sections 79 and 288 of the Penal Code.

  • Bill to create Christian courts passes second reading

    Bill to create Christian courts passes second reading

    A bill which seeks to create an equivalent of Sharia Court of Appeal for Christians has passed second reading in the House of Representatives.

    The bill seeks to amend the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to provide for the establishment of Ecclesiastical Court of Appeal in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja and other 36 states.

    The sponsor of the bill, Honourable Istifanus Gyang, said when established, the courts would complement the regular courts in adjudicating matters relating to the Christian faith, between individuals and groups that yield and submit to its jurisdiction.

    According to him, the judges, who are to be called cardinals, are expected to be drawn from those learned in law, who would be required to administer justice in accordance with christian faith and the laws of the country.