They are: Sunkanmi Odewale – 200 level Mechanical Engineering student of Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ogun State; Olowofola Tolu – 300 level Economics student of Lead City University, Ibadan; Ekundayo Damilola – 300 level Computer Science/Economics student, Lead City University, Ibadan; Adelabu Kolawole – HND II Purchasing and Supply student of The Polytechnic, Ibadan; Bankole Oluwaseyi Fisayo – OND II Marketing student of Osun State Polytechnic, Iree
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Meriti said the accused took a 15-year-old girl from the custody of her parents against her wish and without the knowledge of the parents and had carnal knowledge of her without her consent
Counsel to the EFCC, Emmanuel Egwuagu, from Godwin Obla’s Chambers, did not oppose the bail application but asked the court to fix a date for trial
The proprietor, who lives at Ejigbo area in Lagos, was arraigned on a two-count charge of obtaining by false pretence and stealing
Gwahemba, who sentenced Emmanuel after he pleaded guilty to stealing the motorcycle, said that he gave him an option to pay a fine because he was a first time offender
Matepo said: “Following the DPP’s advice on the above case, it has been duly established that the defendant has no case to answer
Oyokomino, who was cross-examined by the defence counsel, Agbara Okezie, testified that the responsibility of the unit was to provide forensic evidence and not to charge suspects to court
The Chief Magistrate, Caroline Nwoha, on May 7, remanded the lawmaker in the Auchi Medium Prison
A member of the victim’s family, Francis Ejiekwu, said the boy had complained of a chest pain and was invited by the pastor who also runs a medicine store
Nwaka sentenced the accused to three months each for conspiracy and burglary, and six months for stealing, but said that they would run concurrently
The British-born son of Nigerian parents was charged with the murder of Drummer Lee Rigby, a 25-year-old British soldier who served in Afghanistan, and was remanded in custody until the next hearing at the Central Criminal Court on June 28
They had pleaded not guilty to the charges and the court admitted them to bail in the sum of N10 million each with two sureties in like sum, one of whom must not be less than an officer on Grade Level 14.
Justice Baba-Yusuf, fixed the date, after Attang’s (fifth accused) counsel, Chief Kanu Agabi, SAN, pleaded with the court for a short adjournment
The source said that Yusuf, who was his late mother’s favourite child, demanded for unspecified amount out of the money for private use but she turned down the request
Flanked by Bakori Tukur, the state Director of the Department of State Security; and representative of Brigadier General Pat Akem, Commander, 4 Brigade; and representative of Air Commodore Umar Atiku, Commander, 81 Air Maritime Group, the Police Commissioner said: “We have arrested so many armed robbers and kidnappers and they are being interrogated
The Seizure Order was signed by the Chairman of the ICPC, Barrister Ekpo Nta, pursuant to Section 45 (4) (a)-(b) of the Corrupt Practices and Related Offences Act 2000
He said: “She was always saying jokingly that I am not the father of the three children, anytime we had a misunderstanding
Ekeocha said that the suspects were arrested on May 26 in a J5 bus with registration number Kano AE 163 AJG on their way to Kano
He said that the accused, an ex-student of the University of Ilorin, was expelled from the institution due to poor academic performance
Elias said: “However, the fact that the defendant has made arrangements for the treatment of the complainants is a mitigating factor in this sentence
The convict, Peter Nosakhire Iyen, and Johan Anderson (still at large) were arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on January 26, 2006 on a 12-count charge of forgery and counterfeiting of United States Postal Service’s Money Order, an offence punishable under Section 1(2) (a) of the Miscellaneous Offences Act Cap. M17 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004