Police restrict movement for Governorship, Assembly elections.
The police have said there will be a restriction in the movement of persons and vehicles nationwide during the Governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections on April 26.
Police Spokesman Olusola Amore said movement would be restricted from 10p.m. on Monday, April 25, to 6 a.m. on Tuesday, April 26.
Amore said there would be total restriction of movement from 8 a.m. to 6p.m. on April 26.
He warned youths against allowing themselves to be used by politicians, who were desperate to win at all costs.
Amore said the police were working with other security agencies to ensure violence free elections.
The restriction will not apply in the FCT, where there will be no elections.
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Post-election violence could be averted if .
The Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Anthony Cardinal Okogie, on Thursday said the post-election violence witnessed in parts of the country earlier in the week could have been averted if security agents were promptly deployed to the volatile areas.
He said the violence was uncalled for, stressing that it would not have happened if party leaders had instructed their supporters to keep the peace.
Okogie, who spoke with newsmen after the celebration of the annual Chrism Mass at the Holy Cross Cathedral, Lagos, praised INEC for giving Nigerians an election that had surpassed others in credibility and fairness.
He advised pessimists not to plunge the nation into crisis.
Okogie said religious leaders had a key role to play in making would-be rioters see reasons, adding that religious adherents should practise what they preached.
Okogie said those claiming that Jonathan did not win the last presidential election were the ones causing trouble.
He said the Chrism Mass celebration was to mark the institution of the Holy Order of priesthood by the Lord Jesus Christ.
In his Easter message, Okogie urged Nigerians to change from a past life of sin to one that glorified God.
He expressed regrets that Nigerians had been celebrating Easter without taking the messages of the celebration seriously.
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Court strikes out abduction case against lover.
A Mushin Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Thursday struck out a case of abduction filed against a 41-year-old man, Destiny Ikwu.
The case was struck out following a request by the parents of the alleged abducted girl for the withdrawal of the case.
Ikwu was first arraigned on March 1 for allegedly abducting Blessing Monday (26) from 3A Karonwi Str., Itire, on Dec. 31, 2010, to an unknown destination.
During arraignment, Ikwu had feigned madness leading to his being remanded at the Kirikiri Prisons for two weeks for close observation.
While adjourning the case, Chief Magistrate Christiana Adesola-Ikpatt, ordered the police to conduct thorough investigation into the matter.
However, at the adjourned date, the accused told the court that the alleged victim was his girlfriend who was pregnant for him.
The prosecutor, Osam Adam, told the court that Ikwu, facing a two-count charge of abduction and conduct likely of breach the peace, committed the offences under Sections 249 (D) and 361 of the Criminal Code, Laws of Lagos State.
At the resumed hearing of the case on Thursday, Blessing’s family told Adesola-Ikpatt that it was withdrawing the case.
The magistrate granted the request and struck out the case.
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Court remands alleged murderer in prison custody.
An Ebute Meta Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Thursday ordered the remand of Ebiere Osiko in prison custody for allegedly murdering her lover.
The prosecution alleged that Osiko, 38, killed Mr Udom Uwem , a security man, as he attempted to force her to make love with him.
The Magistrate, T. Abolarinwa, who did not take the plea of the accused, adjourned the case to May 18 to enable the court to get advice from the state Director of Public Prosecutions on matter of jurisdiction.
The prosecutor, Insp. Samuel Omoyeni, had earlier told the court that the accused, a widow with three children, had gone to visit the deceased at his place of work when the latter attempted to have sex with her.
He alleged that Uwem died on the spot.
The prosecutor further told the court that preliminary investigation had indicated that the accused might be mentally challenged.
He said the alleged offence contravened Section 319 (1) of the Criminal Code, Laws of Lagos State and that a conviction would attract the death sentence.
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Trial of alleged killer of LASTMA official begins.
The trial of Sonibare Ademola, alleged to have murdered Mr Nurudeen Akinlabi, a Lagos State Traffic Management Agency (LASTMA) official, began on Wednesday at an Ikeja High Court in Lagos.
The accused is standing trial on a one-count charge of murder before Justice Habib Abiru.
The father of the deceased, Saliatu Akinlabi, was called as the first witness in the trial to give evidence on the death of his son.
He told the court that he did not know the accused and that the death of his son was still a mystery to him.
The father of the murdered LASTMA official gave his evidence in tears.
Saliatu said: ``The only thing that I can recall was that on July 25, 2009, I was asleep at about 10 p. m. when I heard a knock on my door.
According to him, he asked what the policemen had done to his son and was told that Nurudeen was found lying on the street.
Saliatu told the court that his son was rushed to Prestige Hospital at Ipaja area in Lagos where he eventually died.
The father of the deceased added that Nurudeen was hale and hearty when he went to work on the day he was murdered.
He said he was informed of his son’s death by the Divisional Police Officer of Panti Police Station.
He claimed he fainted when he heard the news and was rushed to the hospital.
Meanwhile, the second witness, Corporal Mayowa Fabiyi, failed to appear in court which prompted Justice Abiru to adjourn the case to May 12 for further hearing.
The police have said there will be a restriction in the movement of persons and vehicles nationwide during the Governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections on April 26.
Police Spokesman Olusola Amore said movement would be restricted from 10p.m. on Monday, April 25, to 6 a.m. on Tuesday, April 26.
Amore said there would be total restriction of movement from 8 a.m. to 6p.m. on April 26.
He warned youths against allowing themselves to be used by politicians, who were desperate to win at all costs.
Amore said the police were working with other security agencies to ensure violence free elections.
The restriction will not apply in the FCT, where there will be no elections.
.......................................
Post-election violence could be averted if .
The Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Anthony Cardinal Okogie, on Thursday said the post-election violence witnessed in parts of the country earlier in the week could have been averted if security agents were promptly deployed to the volatile areas.
He said the violence was uncalled for, stressing that it would not have happened if party leaders had instructed their supporters to keep the peace.
Okogie, who spoke with newsmen after the celebration of the annual Chrism Mass at the Holy Cross Cathedral, Lagos, praised INEC for giving Nigerians an election that had surpassed others in credibility and fairness.
He advised pessimists not to plunge the nation into crisis.
Okogie said religious leaders had a key role to play in making would-be rioters see reasons, adding that religious adherents should practise what they preached.
Okogie said those claiming that Jonathan did not win the last presidential election were the ones causing trouble.
He said the Chrism Mass celebration was to mark the institution of the Holy Order of priesthood by the Lord Jesus Christ.
In his Easter message, Okogie urged Nigerians to change from a past life of sin to one that glorified God.
He expressed regrets that Nigerians had been celebrating Easter without taking the messages of the celebration seriously.
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Court strikes out abduction case against lover.
A Mushin Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Thursday struck out a case of abduction filed against a 41-year-old man, Destiny Ikwu.
The case was struck out following a request by the parents of the alleged abducted girl for the withdrawal of the case.
Ikwu was first arraigned on March 1 for allegedly abducting Blessing Monday (26) from 3A Karonwi Str., Itire, on Dec. 31, 2010, to an unknown destination.
During arraignment, Ikwu had feigned madness leading to his being remanded at the Kirikiri Prisons for two weeks for close observation.
While adjourning the case, Chief Magistrate Christiana Adesola-Ikpatt, ordered the police to conduct thorough investigation into the matter.
However, at the adjourned date, the accused told the court that the alleged victim was his girlfriend who was pregnant for him.
The prosecutor, Osam Adam, told the court that Ikwu, facing a two-count charge of abduction and conduct likely of breach the peace, committed the offences under Sections 249 (D) and 361 of the Criminal Code, Laws of Lagos State.
At the resumed hearing of the case on Thursday, Blessing’s family told Adesola-Ikpatt that it was withdrawing the case.
The magistrate granted the request and struck out the case.
.......................................
Court remands alleged murderer in prison custody.
An Ebute Meta Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Thursday ordered the remand of Ebiere Osiko in prison custody for allegedly murdering her lover.
The prosecution alleged that Osiko, 38, killed Mr Udom Uwem , a security man, as he attempted to force her to make love with him.
The Magistrate, T. Abolarinwa, who did not take the plea of the accused, adjourned the case to May 18 to enable the court to get advice from the state Director of Public Prosecutions on matter of jurisdiction.
The prosecutor, Insp. Samuel Omoyeni, had earlier told the court that the accused, a widow with three children, had gone to visit the deceased at his place of work when the latter attempted to have sex with her.
He alleged that Uwem died on the spot.
The prosecutor further told the court that preliminary investigation had indicated that the accused might be mentally challenged.
He said the alleged offence contravened Section 319 (1) of the Criminal Code, Laws of Lagos State and that a conviction would attract the death sentence.
.......................................
Trial of alleged killer of LASTMA official begins.
The trial of Sonibare Ademola, alleged to have murdered Mr Nurudeen Akinlabi, a Lagos State Traffic Management Agency (LASTMA) official, began on Wednesday at an Ikeja High Court in Lagos.
The accused is standing trial on a one-count charge of murder before Justice Habib Abiru.
The father of the deceased, Saliatu Akinlabi, was called as the first witness in the trial to give evidence on the death of his son.
He told the court that he did not know the accused and that the death of his son was still a mystery to him.
The father of the murdered LASTMA official gave his evidence in tears.
Saliatu said: ``The only thing that I can recall was that on July 25, 2009, I was asleep at about 10 p. m. when I heard a knock on my door.
According to him, he asked what the policemen had done to his son and was told that Nurudeen was found lying on the street.
Saliatu told the court that his son was rushed to Prestige Hospital at Ipaja area in Lagos where he eventually died.
The father of the deceased added that Nurudeen was hale and hearty when he went to work on the day he was murdered.
He said he was informed of his son’s death by the Divisional Police Officer of Panti Police Station.
He claimed he fainted when he heard the news and was rushed to the hospital.
Meanwhile, the second witness, Corporal Mayowa Fabiyi, failed to appear in court which prompted Justice Abiru to adjourn the case to May 12 for further hearing.
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