Tag: Magistrate Court
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Court remands man for allegedly defiling minor
A Magistrates’ Court in Kafanchan, Kaduna State, has ordered that a man, Nuhu Ishaku, be remanded in a correctional centre for allegedly defiling a minor. Ishaku is charged with rape by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), contrary to Section 258 of the Kaduna State Penal Code Law. Magistrate Michael Bawa, however, declined…
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62-year-old man in court for allegedly swindling sister of N2.4m
A 62-year-old man, Fatai Omopariola, who allegedly swindled his sister of N2. 4 million on Friday, on appeared in an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court. The police charged Omopariola, who resides in Mushin, Lagos, with three counts of breach of peace, theft and obtaining money under false pretences. The defendant, however, pleaded not guilty to the…
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2 Men Jailed for Stealing Yam
By Nnodim Juliet with agency reports A Mararaba Grade 1 Area Court, Aso Pada in Nasarawa State has sentenced two men to six months imprisonment each for stealing 50 tubers of yam. The judge, Upside Yaqub, however, gave the convicts, Habibu Kabiru, 25; and Salisu Hamidu, 22, both residents of Old Orange Market Mararaba and…
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Policeman Remanded In Prison For alleged Murder
By Our Correspondent An Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court has remanded a 30-year-old police officer, Famodimu Ayo in prison over alleged murder and attempted murder. The Prosecutor, Inspector Johnson Okunade, told the court that the accused committed the offences on Tuesday in Oye-Ekiti while on patrol duty. Okunade said the gun of the accused had fallen…