Judiciary
Court remands man over alleged shop breaking, stealing
An Ile-Ife Magistrates’ Court in Osun, on Wednesday remanded a 24-year-old man, Olusegun Afeez, over alleged shop breaking and stealing.
The Prosecutor, Insp Onah Glory, told the court that Afeez committed the offences on Feb. 3, 2023, around 6:00 a.m., at Itasin Street, Modakeke.
Glory said that the defendant broke into the shop of one Irorun Silifat, with intent to commit felony.
The prosecutor also alleged that the defendant stole the sum of N150,000; one Tecno Pro 5 mobile phone, valued at N59,000; one small Tecno mobile phone, worth N9,000, as well as some MTN, Glo and Airtel recharge cards, all valued at N100,000, belonging to Silifat.
According to her, the offences contravene sections 383, 390(9) and 413 of the Criminal Code, Laws of Osun, 2002.
The defendant, who was not legally represented, however, pleaded not guilty to the two-count charge of breaking in and stealing.
Magistrate A.I. Sarumi, ordered that the defendant be remanded in Ile-Ife Correctional Centre.
Sarumi adjourned the case, which is to heard at Modakeke Chief Magistrates’ Court, until Feb. 15.
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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