Judiciary
Court issues bench warrant against businessman, grants 2 bail
Two middle aged women, Juliet Omeje and Veronica Ogbonnaya, on Tuesday, appeared before a Grade I Area Court, Kubwa, Abuja, for alleged criminal breach of trust.
The police charged the defendants of Apo Mechanic Estate, Abuja with joint act, criminal breach of trust and cheating.
The Prosecution Counsel, Faith Sunday alleged that the defendants conspired with one Egbenyi Chidiebere, a 39-year old businessman, now on the run, to deceitfully use the complainant, Mrs Chinyere Bibian’s bank details as guarantor to obtain a N2 million loan in April 2021.
Sunday told the court that Omeje and the complainant, are friends and neighbours.
The prosecution counsel told the court that the N2 million loan accumulated interest to N4.5 million while the defendants refused to offset the loan leaving the complainant to face the consequence.
The offence, she said, contravened the provisions of Sections 79, 312 and 322 of the Penal Code.
The defendants, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The Judge, Yahaya Sheshi acquiesced to the defence counsel, Mr Tochukwu Agoziem’s bail application request and granted the defendants bail in the sum of N5 million each.
Sheshi ordered that the defendants must provide one reliable surety each, with such sureties being resident within the court’s jurisdiction.
He said the sureties must provide two passport photographs, means of identification and deposit the sum of N500, 000 each as security before the court’s registrar.
The judge also ordered a bench warrant against the fleeing Chidiebere for failure to appear for trial.
He adjourned the case until Feb. 2, 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
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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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