25-year-old man arraigned for burglary
A 25-year-old man, Abubakar Kareem, accused of burglary and theft of goods worth N903, 000 was on Friday arraigned before an Apapa Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos.
Kareem is facing a three-count charge of felony, unlawful breaking into a house and stealing.
The prosecutor, Insp. Benedict Unawunwa, alleged that Kareem, with an accomplice still at large, broke into a shop belonging to Mrs Uche Onuorah and carted away some goods.
The prosecutor said items removed from the shop included textile materials, trousers, skirts and ladies wears.
He said the offence was committed on June 8 at Shop B060 Anambra Plaza, Trade Fair Complex, Apapa, Lagos.
Unawunwa said the accused had contravened Sections 390 (9), 413 (1) and 516 of the Criminal Code Cap C17, Vol. 2 Laws of Lagos 2003.
The accused, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Chief Magistrate Oluyemisi Adelaja granted the accused bail in the sum of N100,000 with two sureties in like sum.
She said the sureties must show evidence of tax payment and have their addresses verified by the prosecutor.
Adelaja adjourned the case till July 20 for further hearing. ...............................3 Magistrate Courts to relocate
Two magistrates` courts in Surulere, Lagos, will soon relocate temporarily to the premises of the Ebute Meta Magistrates’ Court to allow for their renovation.
A registrar in one of the courts, Akeem Rasheed, on Friday in Lagos that the courts would be moving following an approved renovation by the Lagos State judiciary.
As to when the renovation will begin, I do not have an idea, but we have already been allocated spaces at the Ebute Meta Magistrates’ Court.
According to the court registrar, the renovation will take about three months to complete.
Proceedings at the affected courts would remain pending until the courts resume full session at the Ebute Meta Court premises. ....................................Man docked for attempting to stab Prophet TB Joshua
Thirty-three-year-old Abdullahi Mohammed, was docked on Friday at the Ejigbo Magistrates’ Court for allegedly attempting to stab the General Overseer of the Synagogue Church Of All Nations, Prophet T.B. Joshua.
The prosecutor, Cpl. Oladejo Balogun, told the court that the accused committed the alleged offence on June 12 inside the premises of the church.
Balogun submitted that the offence contravened Sections 508, Cap 7, Vol II of the Criminal Code Laws of Lagos State.
The accused pleaded not guilty to the charge.
Magistrate Maimunat Folami did not take the plea and did not hear the bail application of the accused.
She ordered that the accused be taken into police custody and adjourned the case till June 20 for trial...........................................23-year-old docked for stealing N1.3m
A 23-year-old cart pusher, Abdullahi Wonno, was on Friday arraigned before an Igbosere Magistrates’ Court for allegedly breaking into a house and stealing valuables worth N1.3 million.
Wonno, who pleaded not guilty, is standing trial on a two-count charge of house breaking and stealing.
The accused, with others now at large, was alleged to have broken into an apartment at Plot 1619 Danmole St., Victoria Island, on June 20.
The prosecutor, Austin Onwuemene, told the court that the accused stole a generator, 100 pieces of iron sheets, seven desk top computers and several lock sets.
He said the accused also took three window unit air conditioners, two fire-proof safes and a motorcycle.
He said the offence contravened Sections 390(9) and 413 of the Criminal Code, Laws of Lagos State, 2003.
The Magistrate, O.J. Awope, adjourned the case till July 13 for further hearing................................2 docked for stealing N2.1 m
The police in Lagos on Friday arraigned two men at an Igbosere Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, for alleged burglary and stealing goods valued at N2.1 million.
The accused, Dennis Eegede, 23, and Ugochukwu Ubah, 25, are standing trial on a three-count charge of conspiracy, stealing and burglary.
The prosecutor, Sgt. Philip Osigale, told the court that the accused committed the alleged offence on April 24 at Plot 28, Badore Road, Ado Ajah, Lagos.
Osigale said the accused unlawfully broke into the house of one Mr Patrick Duru and stole property worth N2.1 million.
He said the items stolen included one Toshiba laptop valued N175,000; one HP Compaq laptop worth N145, 000, and another 17 inch laptop valued N168, 000.
Other items, he said, that were stolen are sets of gold jewellery, 500 pounds sterling, 1,500 dollars and N10,000, all property of Duru.
The prosecutor said the items stolen totalled N2.1 million.
He said the offence contravened Sections 390(9), 411(2) and 516 of the Criminal Code, Laws of Lagos State.
The duo, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The Magistrate, F. O. Aigbokhaevbo, granted them bail in the sum of N500,000 each with two sureties each in like sum.
She adjourned the case till July 5 for further hearing......................................Septuagenarian, 2 others remanded in police custody over murder
A 76-year-old man, Jimoh Tijani, and two others were on Friday remanded in police custody for allegedly shooting a man to death.
Tijani, Mojeed Shobowale, 51, and Segun Kansan, 57, are standing trial on a two- count charge of conspiracy to commit murder and murder at an Ebute Meta Magistrates’ Court in Lagos. Magistrate M.O Olubi ordered that the accused be remanded in police custody till June 21 pending when the court would get an advice from the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) on the matter.
Counsel to the accused, Sakiru Omolaja, told the court that the accused along with three others were currently facing trial at an Igbosere Chief Magistrates’ Court also in Lagos.
He prayed the court to remand them in police custody and grant them a short adjournment to enable the accused to attend the Igbosere trial.
He said his clients had filed an application for their fundamental rights in a suit against the Commissioner of Police and 17 others at a Federal High Court, Ikoyi, to prevent the police from keeping them in custody indefinitely.
However, the prosecutor, Godwin Ijiomo, told the court that the accused, along with 24 others still at larger, conspired to kill one Mr Saheed Awelorun on June 5 at Ejina Awofin area of Ikorodu in a land dispute.
He prayed the court to remand the accused in prison custody following an application of remand brought under Section 268 (1) of the Criminal Justice of Lagos State.
The prosecutor added that the offences were contrary to Sections 319(1) and 516 of the Criminal Code, Laws of Lagos State. ........................................Court strikes out divorce suit as petitioner fails to show up
A Grade “A” Customary Court in Mushin, Lagos on Friday struck out a divorce suit between Hakeem Folorunsho and his wife, Iyabo, over lack of interest by the woman.
The Court President, Abayomi Ipaye, said that Hakeem filed the divorce suit on May 10, asking the court to dissolve his 14-year-old marriage with Iyabo.
“Although the petitioner and the respondent came for mediation on May 19, he had been absent from the court for two consecutive times since that time.
“This indicates that the petitioner was no longer interested in the divorce suit, therefore, the case has been struck out for lack of interest,” Ipaye said.
The respondent told the court that she was the only wife of Hakeem, saying that the family was blessed with a 14-year-old daughter.
Iyabo, a trader, pleaded with the court to compel her husband to allow her to move out her belongings out of the matrimonial home.
“My husband was making trouble with me as I was packing my things out of the matrimonial home because we are still living together,” Iyabo said.
The Court President struck out the case and ordered the respondent to report her husband to the police whenever he made trouble with her. ............................................Two arraigned in Lagos for forgery
The police in Lagos on Friday arraigned two sales attendants, Emmanuel Osagie, 41, and Rilwan Bobani, 23, for alleged forgery.
The defendants, who are standing trial before an Apapa Senior Magistrates’ Court, however, pleaded not guilty to the three-count charge of felony, forgery and charge reduction.
The prosecutor, Cpl. Friday Inedu told the court that Osagie and Bobani, on June 13 at Clarion Bonded Terminal, Alakija, Lagos, conspired and forged Clarion Bonded Terminal Company debit note and invoice.
He said the accused forged the invoice with No. 12644, purported to have been issued by Clarion Management in favour of Edo Osasco Venture.
Inedu also said the accused on same date and place reduced Clarion Terminal charges from N222,377 to N36,792 with invoice No. 12644 dated June 13 in favour of Edo Osasco Venture.
He said the offence contravened Sections 467 (2), 509 and 516 of the Criminal Code Cap. C17 Vol. II, Laws of Lagos State 2003.
Senior Magistrate Amos Adeyemi granted the accused persons bail in the sum of N50,000 each with one responsible surety each in like sum.
Adeyemi adjourned further hearing in the case till July 7. .....................................Undergraduate divorces U.S.-based husband over abandonment
A Grade “A” Customary Court in Shomolu, Lagos on Friday granted divorce to an undergraduate whose 60-year-old husband left behind and travelled to the U.S. in 2006-- less than a year after their wedding.
The final year student of the University of Ibadan, Maria Onikepo (35), filed the divorce suit on June 3, alleging that her husband, Joseph, abandoned her since 2006.
“The court hereby dissolves the marriage; the petitioner is free to relate with any partner of her choice,” the Court President, Mrs Modupe Bajulaiye ruled.
She noted only the undergraduate and his counsel, Joseph Uhor, had been attending hearings in the case.
She also noted that the respondent’s family members wrote a letter to the court, stating that they were aware of the divorce suit.
Maria had submitted that Joseph absconded to the U.S. in 2006, and had shown no interest in the marriage since then.
The petitioner said she had been living with her parents since the abandonment and had lost interest in the union.
Maria said the marriage did not produce a child.
A 25-year-old man, Abubakar Kareem, accused of burglary and theft of goods worth N903, 000 was on Friday arraigned before an Apapa Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos.
Kareem is facing a three-count charge of felony, unlawful breaking into a house and stealing.
The prosecutor, Insp. Benedict Unawunwa, alleged that Kareem, with an accomplice still at large, broke into a shop belonging to Mrs Uche Onuorah and carted away some goods.
The prosecutor said items removed from the shop included textile materials, trousers, skirts and ladies wears.
He said the offence was committed on June 8 at Shop B060 Anambra Plaza, Trade Fair Complex, Apapa, Lagos.
Unawunwa said the accused had contravened Sections 390 (9), 413 (1) and 516 of the Criminal Code Cap C17, Vol. 2 Laws of Lagos 2003.
The accused, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Chief Magistrate Oluyemisi Adelaja granted the accused bail in the sum of N100,000 with two sureties in like sum.
She said the sureties must show evidence of tax payment and have their addresses verified by the prosecutor.
Adelaja adjourned the case till July 20 for further hearing. ...............................3 Magistrate Courts to relocate
Two magistrates` courts in Surulere, Lagos, will soon relocate temporarily to the premises of the Ebute Meta Magistrates’ Court to allow for their renovation.
A registrar in one of the courts, Akeem Rasheed, on Friday in Lagos that the courts would be moving following an approved renovation by the Lagos State judiciary.
As to when the renovation will begin, I do not have an idea, but we have already been allocated spaces at the Ebute Meta Magistrates’ Court.
According to the court registrar, the renovation will take about three months to complete.
Proceedings at the affected courts would remain pending until the courts resume full session at the Ebute Meta Court premises. ....................................Man docked for attempting to stab Prophet TB Joshua
Thirty-three-year-old Abdullahi Mohammed, was docked on Friday at the Ejigbo Magistrates’ Court for allegedly attempting to stab the General Overseer of the Synagogue Church Of All Nations, Prophet T.B. Joshua.
The prosecutor, Cpl. Oladejo Balogun, told the court that the accused committed the alleged offence on June 12 inside the premises of the church.
Balogun submitted that the offence contravened Sections 508, Cap 7, Vol II of the Criminal Code Laws of Lagos State.
The accused pleaded not guilty to the charge.
Magistrate Maimunat Folami did not take the plea and did not hear the bail application of the accused.
She ordered that the accused be taken into police custody and adjourned the case till June 20 for trial...........................................23-year-old docked for stealing N1.3m
A 23-year-old cart pusher, Abdullahi Wonno, was on Friday arraigned before an Igbosere Magistrates’ Court for allegedly breaking into a house and stealing valuables worth N1.3 million.
Wonno, who pleaded not guilty, is standing trial on a two-count charge of house breaking and stealing.
The accused, with others now at large, was alleged to have broken into an apartment at Plot 1619 Danmole St., Victoria Island, on June 20.
The prosecutor, Austin Onwuemene, told the court that the accused stole a generator, 100 pieces of iron sheets, seven desk top computers and several lock sets.
He said the accused also took three window unit air conditioners, two fire-proof safes and a motorcycle.
He said the offence contravened Sections 390(9) and 413 of the Criminal Code, Laws of Lagos State, 2003.
The Magistrate, O.J. Awope, adjourned the case till July 13 for further hearing................................2 docked for stealing N2.1 m
The police in Lagos on Friday arraigned two men at an Igbosere Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, for alleged burglary and stealing goods valued at N2.1 million.
The accused, Dennis Eegede, 23, and Ugochukwu Ubah, 25, are standing trial on a three-count charge of conspiracy, stealing and burglary.
The prosecutor, Sgt. Philip Osigale, told the court that the accused committed the alleged offence on April 24 at Plot 28, Badore Road, Ado Ajah, Lagos.
Osigale said the accused unlawfully broke into the house of one Mr Patrick Duru and stole property worth N2.1 million.
He said the items stolen included one Toshiba laptop valued N175,000; one HP Compaq laptop worth N145, 000, and another 17 inch laptop valued N168, 000.
Other items, he said, that were stolen are sets of gold jewellery, 500 pounds sterling, 1,500 dollars and N10,000, all property of Duru.
The prosecutor said the items stolen totalled N2.1 million.
He said the offence contravened Sections 390(9), 411(2) and 516 of the Criminal Code, Laws of Lagos State.
The duo, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The Magistrate, F. O. Aigbokhaevbo, granted them bail in the sum of N500,000 each with two sureties each in like sum.
She adjourned the case till July 5 for further hearing......................................Septuagenarian, 2 others remanded in police custody over murder
A 76-year-old man, Jimoh Tijani, and two others were on Friday remanded in police custody for allegedly shooting a man to death.
Tijani, Mojeed Shobowale, 51, and Segun Kansan, 57, are standing trial on a two- count charge of conspiracy to commit murder and murder at an Ebute Meta Magistrates’ Court in Lagos. Magistrate M.O Olubi ordered that the accused be remanded in police custody till June 21 pending when the court would get an advice from the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) on the matter.
Counsel to the accused, Sakiru Omolaja, told the court that the accused along with three others were currently facing trial at an Igbosere Chief Magistrates’ Court also in Lagos.
He prayed the court to remand them in police custody and grant them a short adjournment to enable the accused to attend the Igbosere trial.
He said his clients had filed an application for their fundamental rights in a suit against the Commissioner of Police and 17 others at a Federal High Court, Ikoyi, to prevent the police from keeping them in custody indefinitely.
However, the prosecutor, Godwin Ijiomo, told the court that the accused, along with 24 others still at larger, conspired to kill one Mr Saheed Awelorun on June 5 at Ejina Awofin area of Ikorodu in a land dispute.
He prayed the court to remand the accused in prison custody following an application of remand brought under Section 268 (1) of the Criminal Justice of Lagos State.
The prosecutor added that the offences were contrary to Sections 319(1) and 516 of the Criminal Code, Laws of Lagos State. ........................................Court strikes out divorce suit as petitioner fails to show up
A Grade “A” Customary Court in Mushin, Lagos on Friday struck out a divorce suit between Hakeem Folorunsho and his wife, Iyabo, over lack of interest by the woman.
The Court President, Abayomi Ipaye, said that Hakeem filed the divorce suit on May 10, asking the court to dissolve his 14-year-old marriage with Iyabo.
“Although the petitioner and the respondent came for mediation on May 19, he had been absent from the court for two consecutive times since that time.
“This indicates that the petitioner was no longer interested in the divorce suit, therefore, the case has been struck out for lack of interest,” Ipaye said.
The respondent told the court that she was the only wife of Hakeem, saying that the family was blessed with a 14-year-old daughter.
Iyabo, a trader, pleaded with the court to compel her husband to allow her to move out her belongings out of the matrimonial home.
“My husband was making trouble with me as I was packing my things out of the matrimonial home because we are still living together,” Iyabo said.
The Court President struck out the case and ordered the respondent to report her husband to the police whenever he made trouble with her. ............................................Two arraigned in Lagos for forgery
The police in Lagos on Friday arraigned two sales attendants, Emmanuel Osagie, 41, and Rilwan Bobani, 23, for alleged forgery.
The defendants, who are standing trial before an Apapa Senior Magistrates’ Court, however, pleaded not guilty to the three-count charge of felony, forgery and charge reduction.
The prosecutor, Cpl. Friday Inedu told the court that Osagie and Bobani, on June 13 at Clarion Bonded Terminal, Alakija, Lagos, conspired and forged Clarion Bonded Terminal Company debit note and invoice.
He said the accused forged the invoice with No. 12644, purported to have been issued by Clarion Management in favour of Edo Osasco Venture.
Inedu also said the accused on same date and place reduced Clarion Terminal charges from N222,377 to N36,792 with invoice No. 12644 dated June 13 in favour of Edo Osasco Venture.
He said the offence contravened Sections 467 (2), 509 and 516 of the Criminal Code Cap. C17 Vol. II, Laws of Lagos State 2003.
Senior Magistrate Amos Adeyemi granted the accused persons bail in the sum of N50,000 each with one responsible surety each in like sum.
Adeyemi adjourned further hearing in the case till July 7. .....................................Undergraduate divorces U.S.-based husband over abandonment
A Grade “A” Customary Court in Shomolu, Lagos on Friday granted divorce to an undergraduate whose 60-year-old husband left behind and travelled to the U.S. in 2006-- less than a year after their wedding.
The final year student of the University of Ibadan, Maria Onikepo (35), filed the divorce suit on June 3, alleging that her husband, Joseph, abandoned her since 2006.
“The court hereby dissolves the marriage; the petitioner is free to relate with any partner of her choice,” the Court President, Mrs Modupe Bajulaiye ruled.
She noted only the undergraduate and his counsel, Joseph Uhor, had been attending hearings in the case.
She also noted that the respondent’s family members wrote a letter to the court, stating that they were aware of the divorce suit.
Maria had submitted that Joseph absconded to the U.S. in 2006, and had shown no interest in the marriage since then.
The petitioner said she had been living with her parents since the abandonment and had lost interest in the union.
Maria said the marriage did not produce a child.
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