The seizure was said to have been made on Monday, November 27.
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The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the accountant was shot on the thigh.
The command`s Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday.
He said, “Yes, it happened. The suspect has been arrested and taken into custody.
Usman, who resides at Ali Akilu Road, Kaduna, is standing trial on three counts bordering on stealing, burglary and conspiracy.
Anene said the arrested suspects were involved in different criminal activities that ranged from money ritual, illegal gun running to armed robbery.
He added that the command’s operatives also recovered seven locally-fabricated barreta pistols and a motorcycle from the suspects.
Haruna, of no fixed address, had pleaded guilty to the one count of theft, but begged for leniency.
The Magistrate, Ibrahim Emmanuel, told the convict that he mitigated the sentence because of his plea for mercy.
The Eagle Online recalls that the Supreme Court at the moment has only 10 Justices, with 11 outstanding.
The spokesperson of the Command, Omolola Odutola, confirmed this development in a statement on Tuesday.
The Commissioner of Police in the FCT, Haruna Garba, said this during a media briefing on Tuesday in Abuja.
The News Agency of Nigeria recalls that Inspector Daniel Jacob was shot to death on November 21, 2023.
The spokesperson of the Command, Onome Onovwakpoyeya, spoke on the development on Tuesday.
The defence counsel, Ifeanyi Obiako (SAN), applied for his bail, arguing that the offences were bailable.
The Director, Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, said this in a statement on Tuesday.
The police had earlier promised a N500,000 reward for whoever found the wanted thug identified as Hantar Daba.
The command’s spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest on his official X handle on Tuesday.
The couple were arraigned alongside firms belonging to Ruth, which are the third to the sixth defendants
The stakeholders event was held on November 28, 2023 at the Civic Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos State.
The defendants are standing trial on two counts of conspiracy and stealing, to which each pleaded not guilty.
The Prosecutor, Inspector Bassey Sunday, told the court that the defendants committed the offences, between July 3 and September 14 at Plot 12, Block 5, Ogudu GRA Phase II, Ogudu, Lagos.
The spokesman of the Command. Henry Okoye, revealed this to newsmen on Tuesday in a statement he issued.
The defendant, who lives at Maraba Rido Kaduna, is facing a charge of stealing.