Judiciary
4 docked for allegedly assaulting police officers in Ibadan
Mohammed Omobonike, 45, Abdulahi Akewula, 33, Idowu Basit, 25 and Alimat Muhammed, 18, were on Thursday, arraigned in an Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court Ibadan for allegedly assaulting police officers.
The defendants, whose residential addresses were not provided, were charged with serious assault and assault occasioning harm.
The Prosecutor, Mr Philip Amusan told the court that the defendants allegedly committed the offence on Jan. 31, at 4. 30 p.m, around Idi-Ayunre road, Ibadan.
Amusan alleged that the four accused persons and others at large unlawfully assaulted Insp. Edalere Samusideen of the Iyaganku police station Ibadan and caused him serious body harm.
The prosecutor said that the defendants on the same date and place also allegedly assaulted another police officer, Sgt. Rufus Adewuyi and caused him harm.
He said the offence contravened Section 356(2) of the Criminal laws of Oyo State, 2000.
The defendants however, pleaded not guilty to the charge.
The Magistrate, Mrs O. A Akande granted the defendants bail in the sum of N50, 000 and one surety each in like sum.
She adjourned the case until March 3, for hearing.
Judiciary
Court remands man for allegedly stealing cold room compressor
A Sharia Court in Kano State on Wednesday ordered that a 25-year-old man, Ahmed Abdulkadir who pleaded guilty to stealing a cold room compressor unit worth N60,000 be remanded in a correction centre.
The police charged Abdulkadir, who lives in Fagge Quarters, Kano, with theft.
The Judge, Malam Umar Lawal-Abubaka, adjourned the matter until July 25 for summary trial.
Earlier, the Prosecution Counsel, Insp Abdullahi Wada told the court that the complainant, Nura Muhammed who also resides in Fagge Quarters, reported the matter at the Fagge Police Station, Kano, on July 6.
Wada alleged that the defendant, entered into the complainant’s shop and stole the compressor unit.
The defendant pleaded guilty to the charge.
Judiciary
Man,26,docked for alleged theft of armoured cables worth N3.7m
Judiciary
Jigawa High Court judges begin annual vacation
Jigawa State Chief Judge, Justice Umar M. Sadiq has approved July 10 for the commencement of annual vacation for the State High Court.
This was contained in a press statement signed by the Director, Publicity and Protocol Matters, Jigawa State Judiciary, issued to newmen.
The statement said the High Court Judicial staff would resume work on Monday, September 11, 2023.
He said the vacation is under the Provision of Order 45 Rule 5(1) of the Jigawa State High Court Civil Procedure Rules (Subsidiary Legislation) Cap. H-2, laws of Jigawa, 2012.
“Given the above, by the Provision of Jigawa State High Court 2022/2023 Legal Calendar, all High Court Judges shall be on vacation from Monday, 10th July, 2023, to Friday, 8th September, 2023 and resume work on Monday, 11th September, 2023,” he said.
He said that during the vacation period, Justice Mustapha Bello Adamu of High Court No 9 Hadejia would serve as the Vacation Judge and sit at High Court Complex, Dutse.
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