JUDICIARY
Court Discharges, Aquits Public Servant of Theft
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A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Zuba, on Friday discharged and acquitted Mr Ewelike Samuel who was charged with theft and criminal breach of trust.
The Attorney-General of the Federation charged Samuel of the Federal Fire Service (FFS) on eight counts bordering on the said offences which he pleaded not guilty to.
Delivering judgment, Justice Kezziah Ogbonnaya said that the court could not rely on unsubstantiated mere allegations because doing so would not be in the interest of justice.
Ogbonnaya said that the prosecution could not tender to the court the vehicle licence showing the chasis number of the vehicle for the court to determine if it was the same vehicle recovered in Lokoja, Kogi state.
She added that Samuel was not part of the people caught with the stolen vehicle when it was found.
” The court after considering the evidences tendered by the prosecution and defendant, I hold that the prosecution was not able to establish and prove the crime against the defendant.
” The court however discharges and acquits the defendant of all the crime against him,” She said.
Ogbonnaya also ordered the FFS to recall the defendant to resume his duty and pay him all his allowances and salaries required.
She added that all his promotions from 2013 when he was tortured should be restored.
Earlier, the Prosecution Counsel, Baguda Sani had alleged that Samuel moved a Nissan Urvan bus and Toyota Hilux Jeep being property of the FFS on Oct.31, 2012 and Jan.25, 2013.
He further alleged that Samuel disposed and converted the said vehicles in violation of his contract of employment.
The prosecution counsel added that Samuel abetted one Innocent Adofu and Peter Otor by engaging them to move the vehicles without consent.
He alleged that Samuel made a false FFS identity card for Otor in order to gain access to the FFS vehicle with intention that it may be believed that he belonged to the service.(NAN)
JUDICIARY
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)
JUDICIARY
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)
JUDICIARY
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)