JUDICIARY
NNPP Candidate Identifies 745 Exhibits Against Bulkachuwa’s Senatorial Victory at Tribunal
From Mohammed Muktar Umar, Bauchi
The Senatorial candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) for Bauchi – North in the 2019 Election on Wednesday, Identified and adopted a total of 745 exhibits he earlier tendered against Senator Adamu Bulkachuwa of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at Bauchi National and State Assembly Elections Tribunal.
Mustapha’s counsel, Joe Dappa, stated this at the end of the Court’s sitting while speaking with newsmen where he noted that the exhibits contained in two big “Ghana Must Go” bags to support the claim that the last Bauchi – North senatorial election was allegedly rigged in favour of Bulkachuwa.
Mustapha and NNPP had on March 15, filed a petition before the tribunal challenging the election of Adamu Bulkachuwa of the APC as senator for Bauchi Norther Senatorial District.
The exhibits comprised mainly result sheets from polling units and wards in the seven local government Areas under the Bauchi Norther Senatorial District.
Others were the card reader receipts, print outs, list of senatorial candidates and voters registers.
While counsel to Bulkachuwa, Rapheal Adakole and those of other respondents crossed examined the documents tendered by the petitioners and asked some of the witnesses presented by the petitioners to identify the tendered exhibits.
Adakole told newsmen that they were fully prepared to defend the mandate of their client at the tribunal.
One Moshood Kolobo of Temidire Community, Oko-Olowo area, Ilorin, on Wednesday applied to the Area Court, Centre-Igboro, for the dissolution of his marriage to his wife, Hafsat Kolobo, citing lack of love.
Moshood told the court that he was no longer interested in the 17-year Islamic union, saying that the marriage lacked love and emotional connection.
He therefore urged the court to grant his request for a divorce.
The defendant (Hafsat) pleaded with the court to give her two weeks, saying, “I was just called and informed to appear in court today without knowing the details.
“This is shocking, after 17 years and five children. I am asking the court to give me two weeks.
”The Presiding Judge, Mr Toyin Aluko, adjourned the case until June 23 for further mention. (NAN)
An Ikorodu Chief Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday remanded a 50-year-old man, Linus Anozie, in a correctional center for allegedly engaging in anal intercourse with an 18-year-old physically challenged person.
Anozie, whose address was not provided, is standing trial on a one-count charge of sexual assault.
The Chief Magistrate, Mr B.
A. Sonuga did not take the defendant’s plea.He remanded him in a correctional facility and ordered that the file be sent to the office of the Lagos State Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for legal advice.
Sonuga adjourned the case until July 31, pending legal advice.
Earlier, the prosecutor, ASP Aminu Isaac, told the court that the defendant committed the offence on June 9 at about 11.
00 a.m. at Ogunlana Estate, Akin Ogunlewe Street, in the Igbogbo area of Ikorodu.He told the court that the defendant unlawfully had anal intercourse with an 18-year-old physically challenged man (name withheld), without his consent.
According to the prosecutor, the offence contravene the provisions of Section 261 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015. (NAN)
The Police in Lagos on Wednesday arraigned a 36-year-old man, Joseph Obuseh, in a Badagry Chief Magistrates` Court for allegedly assaulting a man by cutting his forehead with a cutlass.
The defendant, whose address is unknown, is being charged with assault; however pleaded not guilty to the charge.
The prosecutor, Insp Ayodele Adeosun told the Court that the defendant committed the offence on Feb.
22, at about 11. 00.a.m, at No. 24, James Arigbabuwo Str., Igbekele, Morogbo, Badagry, Lagos.Adeosun alleged that the defendant unlawfully assaulted Imonigia Ameem by using a cutlass to cut his forehead, which caused him bodily harm.
“He ran away for two months after the incident but was arrested and handed over to the Police for prosecution.
“The offence contravened Section 173 of the Criminal Laws of Lagos, 2015,” he said.
The Chief Magistrate, Mr Patrick Adekomaiya, granted the defendant bail in the sum of N500, 000 with two sureties in like sum.
He said one of the sureties must be gainfully employed.
Adekomaiya adjourned the case until July 15, for mention. (NAN)
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