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Siblings in Court for Allegedly Assaulting Police Officers
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Two siblings, Oluwadunsin Aregbesola, 24, female and Oluwatoyin Aregbesola, 19, male, were on Friday arraigned before an Ado-Ekiti Magistrates’ Court for allegedly assaulting police officers.
The defendants, of unknown addresses, are facing a two-count charge of assault.
The police prosecutor, Insp Sodiq Adeniyi, told the court that the defendants and one other now at large, committed the offence on Jan.
10 in Ado-Ekiti.He alleged that the duo and one other now at large, assaulted one ASP Kareem Ademola and CPl Olawumi Segun, attached to the Safer Highway Operation Unit, Ado-Ekiti.
Adeniyi also alleged that they assaulted and willfully obstructed ASP Ademola and his patrol team while performing their lawful duty.
According to him, the offences contravened the Criminal Law of Ekiti State, 2021.
The prosecutor asked the court for adjournment, to enable him to study the case file and present his witnesses.
The defendants, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge.
Counsel to the defendants, Mr Femi Alonge, urged the court to grant them bail, with a promise that they would not jump bail.
The Magistrate, Dolapo Babalogbon, granted them bail in the sum of N100,000 with two sureties each in like sum.
Babalogbon said that one surety from the first defendant and one surety from the second defendant must produce evidence of payment of three years tax clearance and landed property.
She adjourned the case till Jan. 17 for hearing.(NAN)
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3 Docked Over Alleged Theft of Transformer Valued N50m
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Three men, were on Tuesday, arraigned before an Ikorodu Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, for allegedly stealing an electricity transformer valued N50 million.
The defendants, Kehinde Akinkugbe, Tope Salisu, and Isiaka Amusa, whose addresses were not given, are being charged with conspiracy, stealing and malicious damage.
The defendants, pleaded not guilty to the charge.
The Prosecutor, ASP Aminu Isaac, told the court that Akinkugbe, Salisu and Amusa, committed the offences at about 2.
30a.m on Aug. 22, at Ajeri Street, Ijede, Ikorodu, Lagos.Isaac said that the defendants maliciously damaged an electricity transformer, belonging to the Federal Government.
The prosecutor said that the defendants were apprehended by residents of the area, who later reported the matter to the police.
He said that the offences contravened Sections 411, 287 and 339 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
The Chief Magistrate, Mrs A.B. Olagbegi-Adelabu, granted the defendants bail in the sum of N1 million each, with two sureties in like sum.
Olagbegi-Adelabu, ordered that one of the sureties must own a landed property, and should present evidence of three years tax payment to the Lagos State Government.
The Magistrate adjourned the case until Oct. 10 for mention.(NAN)
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Tinubu Swears in Kekere-Ekun as Acting CJN
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President Bola Tinubu has sworn in Justice KudiratKekere-Ekun as the 23rd and second female Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), in acting capacity pending confirmation by the Senate.She takes over from Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, who retired on Aug. 22 at the age of 70.(NAN)
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Labourer Jailed 18 Months for Attempting to Steal from a Church
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A Jos Magistrates’ Court on Friday, sentenced a 28-year old labourer , Naanswan Daboer to 18 months imprisonment for attempting to steal from a church premises.The Magistrate, Mr Shawomi Bokkos, summarily tried and sentenced Daboer after he pleaded guilty to the crime.The magistrate , however, gave the convict a fine of N100,000.
Earlier, the Prosecution Counsel,Ibrahim Gokwat told the court that the case was reported on July 9, at the “C” Division Police Station by Yohanna Nanjul and Musa John, the complaints. The prosecutor said that the convict trespassed in to the church premises and switched off their security lights but was caught.The offence, according to him, is punishable under the Plateau Penal Code Law. (NAN)