Judiciary
Court remands man for allegedly stealing Gold chain
A Dei-Dei Grade I Area Court, Abuja, on Tuesday ordered that a 25-year-old man, Abubakar Zilkifilu be remanded in a correctional centre for allegedly stealing a gold chain worth N24,500.
The police charged Zilkifilu, of behind Fadama Hotel Arab Road, Kubwa Abuja, with criminal force, Assault and theft.
The judge, Mr Saminu Suleiman, ordered that the defendant should be kept in Suleja correctional centre until Feb.14 when the facts of the case would be reviewed.
Earlier, the prosecutor, Mr Chinedu Ogada, told the court that the complainant, Martha Evans of Kubwa Abuja, reported the case at the Byazhin Police Station on Jan. 24.
Ogada told the court that on the same date the defendant accosted the complainant on the way and attacked her with stone for no reason.
He said the defendant collected the complainant’s Gold chain worth N24 500, cell phone valued N65,000, power bill valued N13,000 and cash 40,000 and ran away.
He said the defendant was later arrested and handed over to the police for investigation.
The prosecutor said that the offence contravention of sections 265 and 287 of the Penal Code
Judiciary
Orders from above’: Katsina Hisbah detains journalist seeking interview
A journalist with Trust TV, Jamil Mabai, has narrated how he was detained by the Katsina State Hisbah Corps while at the corps’ office on official duty.
The journalist explained that he had gone to the Hisbah headquarters for a follow-up interview with the corps’ Public Relations Officer, Nafiu Akilu, over an incident involving their officers.
Mabai, who narrated his experience on his X handle, said he had wanted to interview the corps’ PRO over a resident, Mallam Gambo, who was shot dead by an officer of the Community Watch Corps.
According to him, while Hisbah officials were trying to shut down a wedding with a DJ, the shots that killed the resident were fired by an operative of the Community Watch Corps tasked with defending communities against bandits attacks
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.
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