Oyewusi alleged that the accused, who is the only son of the politician, and his accomplices succeeded in carting away jewelries and other valuable items worth millions of naira
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He was punished severely as his deeds seriously hurt the physical and mental health of the young girls, as well as damaging the school’s reputation, said the court
Olawale Ogunnirani and Nnamdi Dike, who are the two staff members of Skye Bank, Allen Avenue, Lagos State and Owerri, Imo State branch respectively, allegedly assisted Uche in withdrawing the fraud money without following due process
However, the conviction will not be enforced until appeal proceedings are exhausted – a process that could take years – and could be quashed if the statute of limitations expires beforehand
mining sites that abound in the state but for their arrest.
According to him, the Chinese nationals will be arraigned at the Federal High Court in tandem with laws of the land and this will serve as deterrent to those foreigners who thrive on impunity
It was gathered that upon receiving information on the kidnappers’ hideout somewhere in Agbara area of Ogun State, a team of SARS men, led by the Officer-in-Charge, Abba Kyari, a Superintendent of Police, went to the area and laid ambush for the kidnappers in the bush around their hideout
Before the girl knew what was happening, people were stopping her on the campus to tell her they had seen her nude pictures on the internet
The arraignment followed the re-arrest of the accused, who had jumped an administrative bailed earlier granted him by the EFCC
The defence counsel, Allens Agbaka, told the court that the EFCC would not be able to produce its star witness, Remi Cime, a Dutch national, who is the victim of scam
The EFCC counsel, Rotimi Jacobs, SAN, further led the second witness, Eriyo Amadiayagbon David, who was a Personal Assistant to Michael Igbinedion in evidence
The police spokesman alleged that the rape suspect lured the girl, who was hawking groundnuts, to his apartment and had carnal knowledge of her
Edo, who was led-in-evidence by the Attorney-General of Lagos State,
Ade Ipaye, said that Osokogu was murdered in Room 1C of Cosmilla
Hotel
Achibong explained that over nine suspects have been convicted by the
Federal High Court while several cases are still pending in the court
“The National Assembly should enact a law that will make the offence punishable with at least 15 years imprisonment,’’ he said
The accused are, Bulama Kolo, Musa Maina, David Cassidy, Tunani Sonani, Mustapha Kayode and Okponwasa Imariabie, all male
On June 18, the Federal Government dropped charges against eight of the accused, and said that it would prosecute the remaining seven.
The witness said that the police later discovered that the accused persons had carefully planned and executed the murder of Osokogu, who they met on Facebook, a social networking site.
They had pleaded not guilty to the charge but the trial judge, Justice Ibrahim Buba, ordered the accused to be remanded at the Ikoyi Prisons pending their bail application
The IGP, who was accompanied by the Minister of State for Works, Alhaji Bashir Yuguda said on Thursday that they visited the village on the instructions of President Goodluck Jonathan to sympathise with the people over the sad incident
He said that government had directed all the 27 Local Government Councils in the state to provide security for both students and teachers in schools