Judiciary
Re-arraignment of kidnap kingpin, ‘Evans’ suffers setback
Re-arraignment of kidnap kingpin, ‘Evans’ suffers setback
The re-arraignment of a kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwamadike, also known as Evans, on Thursday, suffered a setback due to the absence of two other co-defendants.
Evans and three others (Joseph Emeka, Chiemeka Arinze and Udeme Upong, were brought before Justice Adenike Coker, of an Ikeja High Court.
While Evans and Emeka (first and second defendants) were present in court, Arinze and Upong (third and fourth defendants) were absent.
Justice Coker asked the prosecution the whereabouts of the other two defendants and why they failed to appear before the court.
She urged the prosecution to tidy its house and ensure that the counsels be served proof of evidence before the next adjourned date.
The judge, thereafter, adjourned the matter until Feb. 1 for arraignment.
The Lagos State Prosecutor, Ms Titi Adeegbe had told the court that the third and fourth defendants were absent and that she had no information as to their current status.
Earlier, the defence counsel, representing Evans, Ms Mary Dibiaeze, reminded the court that the third defendant had died, while the fourth defendant was discharged from the case.
The counsel to the second defendant, Mr Nelson Onyejaka informed the court that they had not been served proof of evidence by the prosecution.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Evans had been convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment by Justice Hakeem Oshodi sometime in Feb. 2022.
Evans and his co-defendants were later sentenced to 21 years imprisonment by retired Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo prior to her retirement.
(NAN)
A Sharia Court in Kano State on Monday remanded two housewives in a correction centre for assaulting their neighbour.
The police charged Sa’adautu Abubakar, 33, and Amina Abdulkadir,20, all of Mandawari Sabon Titi, in Gwale Local Government Area of Kano, with criminal intentional hurt and intimidation.
When the charge was read to them, they both pleaded not guilty.
The Judge, Malam Umar Lawal-Abubakar, ordered that they should be remanded in the Goron Dutse correction centre in Kano.
He adjourned the case until Sept 18 for further mention.
Earlier, the Prosecutor, Insp Abdullahi Wada told the court that the complainant, Firdausi Aliyu who also resides in Mandawari Sabon Titi, reported the matter at the Mandawari Police Station on Aug 28.
Wada said that the complainant had a misunderstanding with the defendants about some money.
He said that the defendants attacked Aliyu with a pestle and also bit her hand which led to serious injuries.
The prosecutor said the offence contravened the provisions of Section 158 of the Penal Code.
An Ikeja Chief Magistrate’s Court on Thursday discharged and acquitted six men charged with breach of the public peace during the 2020 #Endsars protest.
They are Daniel Joyinbo, 31, Adigun Sodiq, 28, Kehinde Shola,32, Salaudeen Kamilu, 29, Sodiq Usseni, 33 and Azeez Isiaka, 34.
The defendants had in a plea bargain agreement, pleaded guilty to a count charge of breach of the public peace preferred against them by Lagos State Government.
After listening to the plea bargain agreement, the Magistrate, Mrs Bola Osunsanmi, found the defendants guilty and convicted them of the offence.
She, however, cautioned and discharged them, adding that they had spent almost four years in custody.
Earlier, the Director for Public Prosecutions (DPP), Dr Babajide Martins, told the court that he had an amended charge.
He said that the defendants committed the offence on Nov. 23, 2020, at 12:00 p.m., at Ebutte Metta, Lagos.
According to him, the defendants conducted themselves in a manner likely to cause a breach of the public peace.
He said that the offence contravened Section 168(d) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
Martins, however, urged the court to sentence the defendants based on their plea.
Their legal representative, Mr T.D Ojeshino, pleaded to the court to tamper justice with mercy.
“My lord, I plead the court to tamper justice with mercy as the defendants are first-time offenders.
“Some are breadwinners of their families and still very young.
“They have been in custody since 2020 and have truly learnt their lessons,” he said.
(NAN)
The National Judicial Council (NJC) at its 106th meeting has recommended Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun to President Bola Tinubu for appointment as the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN).
A statement by Soji Oye, NJC’s Director of Information on Thursday in Abuja said the recommendation was imperative as the current CJN Justice Olukayode Ariwoola will formally bow out of office on August 22.
He said the council also recommended 27 candidates for appointment as Judges of state courts and a candidate for appointment as Kadi of the Sharia Court of the FCT, Abuja to their various State Governors.
(NAN)
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