Union Bank And 5 Others Ducked For Stealing.
The Federal Inland Revenue Service, has arraigned Union Bank Nigeria Plc and five others before a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, Nigeria, for allegedly stealing an Oceanic Bank Plc. and Guaranty Trust Bank Plc cheques valued at about N18 million which were issued to it by a construction company, Arab Contractors.
The court presided over by Justice Gabriel Kolawole, however, granted the application of the counsel to the accused persons that their clients be allowed to continue to enjoy the bail which the court granted to them on the undertaking of their lawyers on the promise that they would be available to face their trial pending when their formal applications for bail will be heard by the court on 23 February.
Attempts by the prosecutor, James Binang, an Assistant Director in FIRS, to have the court remand the accused persons in prison was frustrated by the defence counsel who insisted that their formal applications for bail had been filed before the court but they could not be heard as the proposed arraignment of the accused persons had been delayed following the absence of any representative from Union Bank of Nigeria Plc.
They contended that the bail granted to the accused persons on the strength of the undertakings by their counsel should be allowed to continue pending the hearing of the pending bail applications.
They told the court that in spite of the fact that they had all served the prosecution counsel with copies of their application for bail, that they were just served with a counter-affidavit opposing their applications in court during the day’s proceedings and urged the court to give them time to respond to the fresh issues raised by the prosecution.
This argument persuaded the court to grant their request for the bail to continue to run till the next adjourned date, Some of the charge against the accused persons read in part:That you Union Bank Nigeria Plc., Tiemo Miebi, Chief Gilbert Swallah, Pius Oddiri, Olufemi Oyekan and Mrs Bridget Nweze and Monday Adeaya [now at large] sometime in March 2010 within the jurisdiction of this honourable court agreed among yourselves to commit an offence to wit, stealing of an Oceanic Bank Plc cheque no 00001299 dated March 13th 2010 valued at N8,913,071.32 which cheque was issued by Arab Contractors O.A.O. Nigeria Limited in favour of the Federal Inland Revenue Service but was fraudulently cleared through the till account no. 4491110000017 domiciled with Union Bank Nigeria Plc Area 10 Garki Branch Abuja and you thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 516 of the Criminal Code Act Cap C28 Laws Of the Federation of Nigeria 2004.
The Federal Inland Revenue Service, has arraigned Union Bank Nigeria Plc and five others before a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, Nigeria, for allegedly stealing an Oceanic Bank Plc. and Guaranty Trust Bank Plc cheques valued at about N18 million which were issued to it by a construction company, Arab Contractors.
The court presided over by Justice Gabriel Kolawole, however, granted the application of the counsel to the accused persons that their clients be allowed to continue to enjoy the bail which the court granted to them on the undertaking of their lawyers on the promise that they would be available to face their trial pending when their formal applications for bail will be heard by the court on 23 February.
Attempts by the prosecutor, James Binang, an Assistant Director in FIRS, to have the court remand the accused persons in prison was frustrated by the defence counsel who insisted that their formal applications for bail had been filed before the court but they could not be heard as the proposed arraignment of the accused persons had been delayed following the absence of any representative from Union Bank of Nigeria Plc.
They contended that the bail granted to the accused persons on the strength of the undertakings by their counsel should be allowed to continue pending the hearing of the pending bail applications.
They told the court that in spite of the fact that they had all served the prosecution counsel with copies of their application for bail, that they were just served with a counter-affidavit opposing their applications in court during the day’s proceedings and urged the court to give them time to respond to the fresh issues raised by the prosecution.
This argument persuaded the court to grant their request for the bail to continue to run till the next adjourned date, Some of the charge against the accused persons read in part:That you Union Bank Nigeria Plc., Tiemo Miebi, Chief Gilbert Swallah, Pius Oddiri, Olufemi Oyekan and Mrs Bridget Nweze and Monday Adeaya [now at large] sometime in March 2010 within the jurisdiction of this honourable court agreed among yourselves to commit an offence to wit, stealing of an Oceanic Bank Plc cheque no 00001299 dated March 13th 2010 valued at N8,913,071.32 which cheque was issued by Arab Contractors O.A.O. Nigeria Limited in favour of the Federal Inland Revenue Service but was fraudulently cleared through the till account no. 4491110000017 domiciled with Union Bank Nigeria Plc Area 10 Garki Branch Abuja and you thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 516 of the Criminal Code Act Cap C28 Laws Of the Federation of Nigeria 2004.
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Man Smashes DDC Machine After Failing To Register
A man, Ganiyu Ahmed, has been arrested and charged to Ejigbo Magistrate’s Court for allegedly smashing INEC Direct Data Capture, machine after several futile attempts to register at Shasha, a suburb of Lagos, South West Nigeria.
Ganiyu was alleged to have grabbed a printing machine and smashed it on the ground after queuing for several hours without being able to register.
The incident happened at 25, Igbehinadun Street, Shasha, where he had gone to register.
Ganiyu had made several attempts to get registered but he couldn’t do so because of the slow pace of the exercise.
It was learnt that he had woken up very early to get a number so as to be able to register to vote during the forthcoming election. All his attempts failed because of the faulty machine.
After smashing the machine, he was arrested by the police at Shasha division and charged to court for willful damage.
Part of the charge reads: “That you, the defendant, on the same date, time and place, did willfully damage a DDC printing machine belonging to INEC.”
The offence is said to be contrary to section 458 of the Criminal Code Cap 17 Vol. 2, Laws of Lagos State of Nigeria, 2003.
There was a drama at the court when he was about to be arraigned.
His parents informed the court officials that the man was insane.
Consequently, the presiding magistrate, S.O. Solebo ordered that he be taken to the psychiatric hospital in Yaba for mental evaluation.
A man, Ganiyu Ahmed, has been arrested and charged to Ejigbo Magistrate’s Court for allegedly smashing INEC Direct Data Capture, machine after several futile attempts to register at Shasha, a suburb of Lagos, South West Nigeria.
Ganiyu was alleged to have grabbed a printing machine and smashed it on the ground after queuing for several hours without being able to register.
The incident happened at 25, Igbehinadun Street, Shasha, where he had gone to register.
Ganiyu had made several attempts to get registered but he couldn’t do so because of the slow pace of the exercise.
It was learnt that he had woken up very early to get a number so as to be able to register to vote during the forthcoming election. All his attempts failed because of the faulty machine.
After smashing the machine, he was arrested by the police at Shasha division and charged to court for willful damage.
Part of the charge reads: “That you, the defendant, on the same date, time and place, did willfully damage a DDC printing machine belonging to INEC.”
The offence is said to be contrary to section 458 of the Criminal Code Cap 17 Vol. 2, Laws of Lagos State of Nigeria, 2003.
There was a drama at the court when he was about to be arraigned.
His parents informed the court officials that the man was insane.
Consequently, the presiding magistrate, S.O. Solebo ordered that he be taken to the psychiatric hospital in Yaba for mental evaluation.
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Hoodlums, Robbers Take Over Cele, Okota, Ejigbo.
Residents and motorists in Okota, Ejigbo and Idimu areas of Lagos State, have sent a security alert to the state government, the police authority and other security agencies, to come to their rescue on the unscrupulous activities of hoodlums, gunmen and political thugs, who have become a terror in the area.
Some of the residents of the area decried the influx of the hoodlums and political thugs, explained that the thugs, who disguise as area boys, have been going around harassing and robbing innocent people at gun point, but that the development has been checkmated by members of National Union of Road Transport Workers.
Chuck Amachere said armed robbers have taken over the whole place under the disguise of being area boys.
They have been terrorizing motorists, passers-by and others with guns, disposing them of their valuables, money and sometimes injure them.
Though some of them have been overpowered in the past and taken to Okota Police Station, but somehow they are released and within a few days are back in business.
Amachere said information at his disposal has it that the said hoodlums have graduated to political thugs and have promised to unleash terror on the residents of the area during the April polls.
A commuter bus driver, Durojaiye Adegeye, expressed fear at the rate pickpockets, hoodlums and armed robbers are operating at Cele bus stop in recent times.
Adegeye suggested that if officials of RRS, Task Force and mobile policemen are stationed at the bus stop, it would put an end to the hoodlums’ activities.
Some members of the NURTW who spoke with Lagos Bulletin called on the state governor and the Lagos State Commissioner of Police to deploy security personnel to the area. It is believed that the presence of Policemen and OP MESA at the bus stop would forestall a breakdown of law and order.
Residents and motorists in Okota, Ejigbo and Idimu areas of Lagos State, have sent a security alert to the state government, the police authority and other security agencies, to come to their rescue on the unscrupulous activities of hoodlums, gunmen and political thugs, who have become a terror in the area.
Some of the residents of the area decried the influx of the hoodlums and political thugs, explained that the thugs, who disguise as area boys, have been going around harassing and robbing innocent people at gun point, but that the development has been checkmated by members of National Union of Road Transport Workers.
Chuck Amachere said armed robbers have taken over the whole place under the disguise of being area boys.
They have been terrorizing motorists, passers-by and others with guns, disposing them of their valuables, money and sometimes injure them.
Though some of them have been overpowered in the past and taken to Okota Police Station, but somehow they are released and within a few days are back in business.
Amachere said information at his disposal has it that the said hoodlums have graduated to political thugs and have promised to unleash terror on the residents of the area during the April polls.
A commuter bus driver, Durojaiye Adegeye, expressed fear at the rate pickpockets, hoodlums and armed robbers are operating at Cele bus stop in recent times.
Adegeye suggested that if officials of RRS, Task Force and mobile policemen are stationed at the bus stop, it would put an end to the hoodlums’ activities.
Some members of the NURTW who spoke with Lagos Bulletin called on the state governor and the Lagos State Commissioner of Police to deploy security personnel to the area. It is believed that the presence of Policemen and OP MESA at the bus stop would forestall a breakdown of law and order.
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Man, 40, faces 6000 dollar fraud charges
A man, who allegedly defrauded a business woman of 6,000 dollars, was on Tuesday charged before an Ikeja Magistrates Court, Lagos, on a three-count of conspiracy, fraud and stealing.
The accused, Kinsley Ogu, 40, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges.
But the prosecutor, Sgt. R. Unuigbe told the court that Ogu and others still at large conspired and defrauded Mrs Esther Magit of the amount under the pretext of assisting her with a business deal.
He said the accused also obtained gold jewelry valued at N700,000 from Magit which he promised to sell and use to fund the undisclosed business.
Unuigbe said the offences, which were committed between Oct. and Dec. 2010 at Egbeda, a Lagos suburb, contravened Sections 390, 419 and 516 of the Criminal Code, laws of Lagos State.
The Magistrate, A.T. Omoyele granted the accused bail in the sum of N200, 000 with two sureties in like sum and adjourned the case till Feb. 2 for further hearing.
Meanwhile, the Police have arraigned an employee of Guaranty Pensions Ltd, Lagos, who allegedly stole three laptops belonging to the company.
Sunday Akamero, 24, who is facing a two-count charge of conspiracy and stealing at the court, also pleaded not guilty.
He was granted bail in the sum of N100, 000 in addition to two sureties.
The prosecution said the accused and others still at large, conspired and stole the laptops valued at N600,000.
Unuigbe said the accused allegedly removed the laptops from the company’s headquarters at 65, Kudirat Abiola Way, Ikeja, on Jan. 7, at the close of business by outsmarting security guards on duty.
He said the offences were punishable under Sections 390 (6) and 516 of the Criminal Code, laws of Lagos State.
A man, who allegedly defrauded a business woman of 6,000 dollars, was on Tuesday charged before an Ikeja Magistrates Court, Lagos, on a three-count of conspiracy, fraud and stealing.
The accused, Kinsley Ogu, 40, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges.
But the prosecutor, Sgt. R. Unuigbe told the court that Ogu and others still at large conspired and defrauded Mrs Esther Magit of the amount under the pretext of assisting her with a business deal.
He said the accused also obtained gold jewelry valued at N700,000 from Magit which he promised to sell and use to fund the undisclosed business.
Unuigbe said the offences, which were committed between Oct. and Dec. 2010 at Egbeda, a Lagos suburb, contravened Sections 390, 419 and 516 of the Criminal Code, laws of Lagos State.
The Magistrate, A.T. Omoyele granted the accused bail in the sum of N200, 000 with two sureties in like sum and adjourned the case till Feb. 2 for further hearing.
Meanwhile, the Police have arraigned an employee of Guaranty Pensions Ltd, Lagos, who allegedly stole three laptops belonging to the company.
Sunday Akamero, 24, who is facing a two-count charge of conspiracy and stealing at the court, also pleaded not guilty.
He was granted bail in the sum of N100, 000 in addition to two sureties.
The prosecution said the accused and others still at large, conspired and stole the laptops valued at N600,000.
Unuigbe said the accused allegedly removed the laptops from the company’s headquarters at 65, Kudirat Abiola Way, Ikeja, on Jan. 7, at the close of business by outsmarting security guards on duty.
He said the offences were punishable under Sections 390 (6) and 516 of the Criminal Code, laws of Lagos State.
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Security man docked for allegedly stealing electrical cables
A 22-year-old security man, Augustine Amanyi, alleged of stealing electrical cables worth N300,000, was on Tuesday, arraigned before an Igbosere Magistrates Court, Lagos.
Amanyi is standing trial on a two-count charge of conspiracy and stealing.
The Prosecutor, Cpl. Innocent Odugbo, told the court that Amanyi, allegedly stole the cables, property of Sedac Investment Ltd., Ajah, Lagos, on Jan. 13.
Odugbo said the accused, an employee of the company, conspired with others now at large to steal the items.
He explained that the offence, which contravened Sections 516 and 390 (9) of the Criminal Code, Laws of Lagos State, was committed at the company’s premises.
The accused, however, pleaded not guilty.
The Magistrate, O. A. Ogunsanya, admitted the accused to bail in the sum of N200,000 with two sureties in like sum.
She subsequently adjourned the case till Feb. 3 for mention. ...............................................................................
A 22-year-old security man, Augustine Amanyi, alleged of stealing electrical cables worth N300,000, was on Tuesday, arraigned before an Igbosere Magistrates Court, Lagos.
Amanyi is standing trial on a two-count charge of conspiracy and stealing.
The Prosecutor, Cpl. Innocent Odugbo, told the court that Amanyi, allegedly stole the cables, property of Sedac Investment Ltd., Ajah, Lagos, on Jan. 13.
Odugbo said the accused, an employee of the company, conspired with others now at large to steal the items.
He explained that the offence, which contravened Sections 516 and 390 (9) of the Criminal Code, Laws of Lagos State, was committed at the company’s premises.
The accused, however, pleaded not guilty.
The Magistrate, O. A. Ogunsanya, admitted the accused to bail in the sum of N200,000 with two sureties in like sum.
She subsequently adjourned the case till Feb. 3 for mention. ...............................................................................
Court remands 2 in Kirikiri Prison on car snatching charge
Two men, Pius Yakubu and Ali Ado, were on Tuesday in Lagos remanded in prison custody for allegedly robbing a man of his car at gunpoint.
The duo --Yakubu (38) and Ado (32) -- are facing a two-count charge of conspiracy and armed robbery at an Ikeja Magistrates Court.
The pleas of the accused were not taken.
Magistrate A.O. Komolafe ordered that the accused be remanded in Kirikiri Prisons pending when the court would get an advice from the Director of Public Prosecutions.
Earlier, the Prosecutor, Insp. Eranus Nnamonu, had told the court that the men conspired and armed themselves with guns and other dangerous weapons to rob Fidel Okeke of his Gulf 4 Volkswagen car, valued at N1.7 million.
He said the accused and others still at large ambushed Okeke on Sept. 29, 2007 at Mangoro, Ikeja, in the night and dispossessed him of the car with registration number BK 590 FST.
The offences, he said, contravened Sections 1 (2), (a) and 5 (b) of the Robbery and Firearms (Special Provisions) Act, Laws of the Federation.
The case was adjourned till March 1 for mention. ......................................................................................................
Two men, Pius Yakubu and Ali Ado, were on Tuesday in Lagos remanded in prison custody for allegedly robbing a man of his car at gunpoint.
The duo --Yakubu (38) and Ado (32) -- are facing a two-count charge of conspiracy and armed robbery at an Ikeja Magistrates Court.
The pleas of the accused were not taken.
Magistrate A.O. Komolafe ordered that the accused be remanded in Kirikiri Prisons pending when the court would get an advice from the Director of Public Prosecutions.
Earlier, the Prosecutor, Insp. Eranus Nnamonu, had told the court that the men conspired and armed themselves with guns and other dangerous weapons to rob Fidel Okeke of his Gulf 4 Volkswagen car, valued at N1.7 million.
He said the accused and others still at large ambushed Okeke on Sept. 29, 2007 at Mangoro, Ikeja, in the night and dispossessed him of the car with registration number BK 590 FST.
The offences, he said, contravened Sections 1 (2), (a) and 5 (b) of the Robbery and Firearms (Special Provisions) Act, Laws of the Federation.
The case was adjourned till March 1 for mention. ......................................................................................................
Alfa Rapes 10yr-Old Girl, Now Faces Trial
Posted By pmnews On January 25, 2011 @ 12:50 pm In News,Today's Headlines 2 Comments
An Islamic cleric, Alfa Muritala Oyedeji yesterday faced trial before an Ejigbo magistrate’s court in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria for allegedly raping a 10-year old girl.
•Alfa Muritala Oyedeji
Giving evidence in the court yesterday, the first prosecution witness and mother of the victim, 37-year old Mrs. Idowu Babatunde told the court presided over by Mrs.S.O. Solebo that after Muritala had allegedly raped her daughter, he placed her on an oath not to tell anyone.
She narrated that on the day of the incident, she went to her normal business only to be contacted through a phone call that Muritala had raped her daughter in their house at Igando road, near Ikotun in Alimosho area of Lagos State.
After the incident, he brought a cup of water and gave it to her to swear that she will not tell anyone about it, the woman told the court.
But someone who caught them in the act reportedly contacted her about the incident.
She confronted her daughter who was afraid to tell her what happened because of the oath she had taken.
She explained that she knew the defendant about two years ago, and trusted him and gave him unrestricted access to her house and could not imagine that he could rape her daughter.
She also told the court that when she came back and took her daughter to a hospital she and the doctor who examined her witnessed some semen coming out from the private part of the victim and she was placed on an intensive treatment for days.
Muritala was arrested and charged to the court for allegedly raping the little girl. When he was first arraigned, he pleaded not guilty to the charge and was granted bail in the sum of N200,000 and two sureties in like sum.
The matter was then adjourned for hearing.
After her evidence, Babatunde was cross-examined by the defendant’s counsel.
Thereafter, the presiding magistrate, Solebo adjourned the matter till 7 March for continuation of the trial.
The case has been adjourned till Feb. 2 for further hearing.
Posted By pmnews On January 25, 2011 @ 12:50 pm In News,Today's Headlines 2 Comments
An Islamic cleric, Alfa Muritala Oyedeji yesterday faced trial before an Ejigbo magistrate’s court in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria for allegedly raping a 10-year old girl.
•Alfa Muritala Oyedeji
Giving evidence in the court yesterday, the first prosecution witness and mother of the victim, 37-year old Mrs. Idowu Babatunde told the court presided over by Mrs.S.O. Solebo that after Muritala had allegedly raped her daughter, he placed her on an oath not to tell anyone.
She narrated that on the day of the incident, she went to her normal business only to be contacted through a phone call that Muritala had raped her daughter in their house at Igando road, near Ikotun in Alimosho area of Lagos State.
After the incident, he brought a cup of water and gave it to her to swear that she will not tell anyone about it, the woman told the court.
But someone who caught them in the act reportedly contacted her about the incident.
She confronted her daughter who was afraid to tell her what happened because of the oath she had taken.
She explained that she knew the defendant about two years ago, and trusted him and gave him unrestricted access to her house and could not imagine that he could rape her daughter.
She also told the court that when she came back and took her daughter to a hospital she and the doctor who examined her witnessed some semen coming out from the private part of the victim and she was placed on an intensive treatment for days.
Muritala was arrested and charged to the court for allegedly raping the little girl. When he was first arraigned, he pleaded not guilty to the charge and was granted bail in the sum of N200,000 and two sureties in like sum.
The matter was then adjourned for hearing.
After her evidence, Babatunde was cross-examined by the defendant’s counsel.
Thereafter, the presiding magistrate, Solebo adjourned the matter till 7 March for continuation of the trial.
The case has been adjourned till Feb. 2 for further hearing.
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