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N30bn Demolishing Compensation: Kano Govt says Garnishee Fraudulent
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The Kano State Government says the garnishing order freezing its accounts obtained by some victims of of its demolitions from an Abuja High Court is fraudulent.
The government also assured on Wednesday in Kano that it was still operating its various accounts to administer the state.
This is according to the state Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr Haruna Isa-Dederi.
Isa-Dederi confirmed to newsmen that there was no way Court of same jurisdictions could even sit on a case it has decided on and which was since appealed against.
He said it was on notice that the Kano state government had filed an appeal against the N30 billion punitive and compensation judgment handed down by Justice Simon Amobeda of the Federal High Court in Kano.
The judgment was in favour of the Incorporated Trustees of Masallacin Eid Shop Owners and Traders on behalf of the victims.
Isa-Dederi therefore wondered how can same Court of the same jurisdiction would give a judgment in Kano.
According to him, the judgment ”was even done out of jurisdiction of the court”, which was also appealed against, querying how a similar court could issue another order on the same matter.
Isa-Dederi explained that the Kano state government had filed an Appeal because the Federal High Court lacked jurisdiction to hear the case, saying it revolved around ownership of the property in the first place and all records of proceeding were transmitted to the Appeal Court.
The state chief law officer said even before the appeal, the government had filed a motion seeking a stay of execution pending the appeal, asking ”so how can same court even sit on same case”.
Besides, he confirmed that the record of the Federal High Court proceedings had already been transmitted to the Court of Appeal.
The attorney general also disclosed that the Court of Appeal had already scheduled the hearing of the motion on stay of execution for Dec. 4.
He stressed that it would be futile for the Federal High Court to make any orders on the issue, as the case is pending before the Appeal Court and it would be akin to a court sitting in appeal on its own judgment.
Isa-Dederi reiterated that the Kano state government’s actions were supported by the provisions of the Land Use Act, which empowered the government to grant and revoke land allocations.
He emphasised that the demolition of the properties was executed in overriding public interest. (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)
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