Police arraign woman, son for assaulting estranged lover A woman who allegedly beat up a man believed to be her estranged lover with the help of her son, was in Lagos arraigned. The accused Patience Effi (40) and her son, Effiok (20) are facing a one-count charge of assault at a Mushin Magistrates’ Court. The prosecution alleged that the accused had beaten up Sunday Udomah, their co-tenant, following a disagreement. The Prosecutor, Insp. Adams Osam said the accused conspired to beat the man on April 2 at about 11 p.m. at 5, Ogunbowale St., Ilasamaja, Lagos. He said the offence contravened Section 353 of the Criminal Code, Laws of Lagos State. The accused, however, pleaded not guilty. The Chief Magistrate, Christiana Adesola–Ikpatt admitted the accused to bail in the sum of N20, 000 each with one surety each in like sum each. The case has been adjourned till May 2 for further hearing.
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Man, 32, arraigned for alleged impersonation William Joseph, 32, was on Friday arraigned before an Apapa Senior Magistrates’ court for allegedly parading himself as a police officer and harassing unsuspecting members of the public. The prosecutor, Cpl. Friday Inedu told the court that Joseph was arrested on March 30, at about 8 p. m at White Sand area, Ijora-Badia, Apapa, Lagos, in a police uniform. Inedu said the accused had been using the uniform to extort money and harassing residents of the area. He said the offence was punishable under Sections 109 of the Criminal Code, Laws of Lagos, 2003. The accused pleaded not guilty to the one count charge of impersonation. The Senior Magistrate, Amos Adeyemi, granted the accused bail in the sum of N50,000 with one surety in like sum. He adjourned further hearing till April 20.
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Former insurance company marketer docked for N6.5m theft A former employee of a Lagos-based insurance company, Ebere Odilimuo was on Friday docked at an Igbosere Magistrates’ court in Lagos for allegedly stealing N6.5 million belonging to the company. Odilimuo, 32, is standing trial before Magistrate Mullikat Alli-Balogun on a two-count charge of conspiracy and stealing. The Prosecutor, Insp. George Nwosu told the court that the alleged offence was committed between Jan. 2009 and Nov. 2010 at Standard Alliance Life Assurance Company Ltd., Victoria Island, Lagos. Nwosu said the accused, with another at large, were marketers in the company who were to remit money meant for insurance policies to the bank but diverted it to her personal use. He said the offences contravened Sections 390(9) and 516 of the Criminal Code, Laws of Lagos State. The accused pleaded not guilty to the charges. Alli-Balogun admitted her to bail in the sum of N2 million with two sureties in like sum and adjourned the case till May 11, for mention.
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Man pleads guilty to N8m theft A bus driver, Austine Obasanjo on Friday pleaded guilty to stealing goods worth N8 million, cleared from the Tincan Island Port, Lagos. Obasanjo, 35, told an Igbosere Magistrates’ Court in Lagos that he had reasons to divert the goods he was asked to deliver to the Clarion Bonded Terminal, Alakija, Lagos. He said he would state the reasons at the trial of the case. Magistrate O. J. Awope granted him bail in the sum of one million naira and two sureties in like sum, and adjourned the case till April 27 for trial. The prosecutor, Insp. Augustine Onwuemena, had told the court that Obasanjo diverted a Baw bus and a Toyota Hiace bus loaded with computers and some other items. He said the goods belonged to the Clarion Company. Onwuemena said the accused committed the alleged offence between Jan. 16 and Jan. 26 at the Tincan Island Port. He said the alleged offences contravened Sections 390 (9) and 516 of the Criminal Code, Laws of Lagos State.
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Court dismissed Igbinedion’s application to quash property seizure order The Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday dismissed an application by former Gov. Lucky Igbinedion of Edo to set aside an order seizing 11 property linked to him. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission had on Feb. 8 secured the order after it accused the governor of a N3.2 billion fraud. The property are in Benin, Lagos, Abuja and London. Justice Mohammed Idris on Friday ruled that Section 13 of the Federal High Court Act gave the court the power to grant temporary injunctions to freeze assets suspected to have been acquired through fraud. Idris said the EFCC acted within its powers by obtaining the order. The judge also held that that the court had the power to grant such an order under Section 19 of the Federal High Court Act and Section 220 of the Constitution. Idris, however, clarified that the order was not for forfeiture of the property but for interim attachment.
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Car dealer in court over theft of customer's car A car dealer, Rasheed Ajao was on Friday charged before an Ebute Meta Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly stealing a Honda Accord car valued at N800,000 from a customer. Ajao (49) was brought before Magistrate Mrs Folashade Kayode, on a two-count charge of fraud and stealing. The accused pleaded not guilty and was admitted to bail in the sum of N300,000 with two sureties in like sum. The Prosecutor, Insp. Paul Inedu told the court that the accused collected the Honda Saloon car with special registration number, Lagos-ARO-1 from one Haruna Adeyemi. Inedu said the accused told Adeyemi that he was in a position to dispose of the car and remit the proceed to him. The Prosecutor said the incident occurred in Nov. 2010 at Ijegun in Ikotun, Lagos. He said the offence contravened sections 390 (9) and 419 of the Criminal Code, Laws of Lagos State and punishable with seven years imprisonment. The case was adjourned till April 24 for further hearing.
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Police re-arraign man who escaped from the dock. The police in Lagos on Friday re-arraigned a man who allegedly ran away from court midway into his arraignment for alleged N5.8 million theft. The accused, Benjamin Ofem (32), was re-arraigned before a Surulere Magistrates’ court. He was charged with stealing the sum belonging to a businessman, Samson Iworiwengina. Ofem, a printer, allegedly ran away from the dock before Magistrate Ari Niki-Tobi on Jan. 14 after the charge was read to him. He allegedly escaped shortly after Niki-Tobi struck out the charge, but did not discharge the accused as a result of a faulty presentation by the police. The police re-arrested the accused at a hideout. At his re-arraignment on Friday before Magistrate A.O. Gbajumo, Ofem was accused of failing to return two printing machines he collected from Iworiwengina for a contract. He was also charged with failing to give 90 per cent of the proceeds from the contract to Iworiwengina as they agreed. Ofem was equally charged with breach of peace. The prosecutor, Sgt. Idowu Onime, told the court that the printing machines and the 90 per cent of the proceeds from the contract amounted to N5.8 million. Onime said the alleged offences were committed on Jan. 14, Jan. 19 and March 11, 2010 at No. 104, Funso Williams Ave., Surulere. He said the alleged offences contravened Sections 249 (d), 383 (2), 390 (9) and 451 of the Criminal Code, Laws of Lagos State. The accused, however, pleaded not guilty to the five-count charge, and was granted bail by Gbajumo in the sum of N300,000 with two sureties in like sum. Gbajumo ordered that one of the sureties must be a Lagos resident and should have a landed property, as well as show evidence of two years’ tax payment. The court adjourned the case till May 4 for further hearing.
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