Police rearrest, arraign suspected frauster who escaped from custody.
A 37- year- old man who allegedly escaped from police custody after arrest for fraud, on Monday appeared before a Yaba Magistrate’s court in Lagos on a five-count charge. The accused, Odukoya Abayomi is standing trial before Magistrate Salamah Matepo for conspiracy, forgery, fraud and escape from lawful custody, but he pleaded not guilty. The prosecutor, Sgt. Benson Emuerhi submitted that Abayomi escaped from the Alakara Police Station on Jan. 12 after he was arrested for fraud and forgery. Emuerhi said the accused committed the alleged fraud and forgery between Dec. 22, 2009 and Jan. 6, 2010 at No. 2, Thanni Olodo St., Jibowu, Lagos. He said Abayomi forged the signature of the Managing Director of the Courier Masters Company to withdraw N260, 000 from the company’s bank accounts. Emuerhi told the court that the accused conspired with one Kazeem, now at large, to also forge the company’s identity card. He added that the accused unlawfully signed the company’s cheques to withdraw the sum from different banks. The prosecutor noted that the alleged offences contravened Sections 135 (a), 438 (a), 467, 471 and 473 of the Criminal Code, Laws of Lagos State. The court granted him bail in the sum of N200, 000 with two sureties in like sum, and adjourned the case till May 9 for further hearing.
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Man, 29, in soup for snatching necklace. A 29-year-man, Taofeek Ismaila, who pleaded guilty to the charge of dispossessing a lady of her golden necklace, was on Monday in Lagos remanded in Kirikiri Prisons. Amos Adeyemi of the Apapa Senior Magistrates’ Court ordered that the accused be remanded behind bars till April 20 when judgment would be given. The accused is facing a one-count charge of snatching a golden necklace valued at N15,000 belonging to Ngozi Amadi. The prosecutor, Cpl. Friday Inedu, told the court that Ismaila, of no fixed address, allegedly committed the offence on March 30 at Mile 2 Motor Park on the Lagos-Badagry Expressway at about 6.30 p.m. He said the offence contravened Section 390 (9) of the Criminal Code, Laws of Lagos State.
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Man, 19, docked for motorcycle theft. A 19-year-old commercial motorcyclist on Monday appeared before a Somolu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly stealing a motorcycle valued at N147,000. Shuaibu Musa was arraigned on a one-count charge of stealing before Magistrate B.O. Osunsanmi, but he pleaded not guilty. The prosecutor, Asp. A. Adegoke, told the court that Musa stole a red Bajaj motorcycle belonging to one Mr Victor Okechi. He said the machine had registration number QZ 275-AKD, adding that the alleged theft occurred on Feb.28 at Mende in Maryland, Lagos. He said the alleged offence was contrary to Section 390 of the Criminal Code, Laws of Lagos State. The magistrate granted Musa bail in the sum of N100,000 with a surety in like sum, and adjourned the case till May 13 for further hearing.
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Furniture maker remanded in prison for pouring acid on ex-wife. A man, Samson Igbinowewahin, who allegedly poured acid on his former wife, was on Monday arraigned in Lagos on a one-count charge of attempted murder. The accused, a furniture maker, who, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge, was denied bail. Magistrate Helen Omisore of the Ebute Meta Magistrates’ Court, ordered that Igbinowewahin, 47, be remanded in Ikoyi Prisons, Lagos, till April 29 when the case would come up for further hearing. The prosecutor, Sgt. Gabriel Ekundayo, told the court that the accused attempted to kill his ex-wife, Susan Jeremiah, 31, a police corporal. Ekundayo said Igbinomewahin and Susan were married in November 2009 but the complainant later got a divorce due to incessant beating from the accused. He explained that on the day of the incident, the accused had gone to visit Susan, claiming that he had a gift for her baby. According to him, the acid peeled off Susan’s skin from her arm to her legs causing her bodily harm. Prior to the incident, Ekundayo said a disagreement had ensued between the accused and his estranged wife, as he was always demanding for the gratuity of her late husband. He said the incident took place on March 9, at Block 8, Room 31, Obalende Police Barrack, Lagos. He said the offence contravened Section 320 of the Criminal Code, Laws of Lagos State and was punishable with death on conviction.
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Man pleads guilty to tearing sister’s clothes with knife. The police in Lagos on Monday arraigned a 22-year-old man, Michael Okorie, before an Apapa Senior Magistrates’ Court for allegedly tearing his sister’s clothes worth N200,000 with knife. Okorie is standing trial before Magistrate Amos Adeyemi on a four-count charge of assault, life threatening, malicious damage and stealing. The prosecutor, Sgt. Uche Kalu, told the court that the accused, who is a brother to the victim, Mrs Evelyn Okorie, allegedly assaulted her and used knife to tear her clothes worth N200,000. He said the accused also threatened her sister’s life with a knife during a misunderstanding. Kalu said the accused committed the offence on April 12, at 82/96 Ojo Road, Ajegunle, Lagos at about 6 p. m. The prosecutor said Okorie also on same day, time and place stole N50,000 belonging to her sister. The prosecutor told the court that the accused had contravened Sections 86, 351, 390 (9) and 451 of the Criminal Code, Laws of Lagos State. The accused pleaded guilty to count 3 and not guilty to count 1, 2 and 4 and was granted bail in the sum of N50,000 with two sureties in like sum. Adeyemi adjourned the case till May 5 for facts and sentence and May 27 for further hearing on count 1, 2 and 4.
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Apprentice decamps with master’s N1.4m . A 19-year-old apprentice was on Monday charged before an Ebute Meta Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, for allegedly decamping with his master’s N1.4 million. Standing trial over a charge of stealing, the accused, Chimezie Egbusibe, however, pleaded not guilty. The prosecutor, Insp. Emmanuel Essien, however, insisted the accused committed the offence on Dec. 9, 2010 at 3, Taike St., Ikosi-Ketu, Lagos. He said the accused was brought from his country home to work for his master, Ifeanyi Oyeaghasiri, a trader, and stole the money in his master’s house. Essien urged the court to consider the bail conditions to be granted the accused since he had relocated from Lagos. He said the offence contravened Section 390 (9) of the Criminal Code, Laws of Lagos State. Magistrate M.O. Olajuwon granted the accused bail in the sum of N200, 000 with two sureties in like sum. She said the sureties, who should be relations of the accused, should also be resident in Lagos with proof of tax payment in Lagos State. The case has been adjourned till May 23 for trial.
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