By Jeleel Olawale, Ile-Ife

An Osun Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ile-Ife, on Friday remanded a 25-year-old man, Adebisi Kola, for allegedly beating a woman to death.

The police charged Kola with assault and homicide. Magistrate Kikelomo Adebayo did not take Kola’s plea on grounds that his court lacked the jurisdiction to hear the case.

She therefore ordered that he should be remanded in Ile-Ife corrections centre, pending legal advice from the office of Director of Public Prosecutions.

The magistrate adjourned the matter until June 21, for mention.

Earlier, the Prosecutor, Insp Sunday Osanyintuyi told the court that Kola committed the offence on April 15, 2024 around 4 pm at Ita-Apata Area, Ile-Ife.

Osanyintuyi said that Kola beat Omisakin Grace to death.

The offence, he said, is punishable under section 319 of the Criminal Code, Cap 34, Vol 11, Laws of Osun, 2002.

Kola was represented in court by his counsel, Mr Micheal Babatunde.

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Niger State Command, said its personnel have intercepted two trailers suspected of transporting vandalized railway sleepers in Mokwa Local Government Area of the state.

The Niger State NSCDC Commandant, Joachim Okafor, stated this during a press briefing in his office on Friday.

According to him, the command’s anti-vandal squad, acting on intelligence, intercepted the trucks along Mokwa Road in Niger State. The drivers of the trucks, upon sighting the personnel, took to their heels and abandoned the trucks.

He added that an investigation is ongoing to identify the owners of the trailers and the vandalized railway sleepers.

The state commandant urged perpetrators of economic sabotage to stop using Niger as a transit point, as the command will continue to respond to information from the public to arrest and prosecute criminals.

Two haulage drivers, Abdullahi Yahaya and Abduljabar Jubril, were on Thursday arraigned in an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos, over alleged diversion of N54 million worth of spaghetti.

Yahaya, 48 and Jubril, 39, whose addresses were not mentioned, are facing a two-count charge of conspiracy and stealing.

The prosecutor, Insp John Iberedem told the court that the duo committed the offences between 17 and 18 of Feb. 2024 within Lagos

Iberedem alleged that on Feb. 18, at Shagamu Road, the duo were entrusted to convey a haulage of 4,725 packets of spaghetti valued N54 million.

“They conspired with others at large, diverted and stole the same property belonging to IOS Global Logistic Ltd,” he said.

He explained that the fraudulent act was discovered when goods did not reach the supposed designation as expected.

Iberedem said the offence contravened Sections 287(9) (b) (c) and 411 of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State, 2015.

Section 287(9) prescribes seven years imprisonment if found guilty for stealing by agents, etc; if anything stolen has been received by the offender with a power of attorney for its disposition.

The Chief Magistrate, Mrs E.Kubeinje, granted the defendants bail in the sum of N3 Million each with two sureties in like sum.

She stated that the sureties must be gainfully employed with proof of tax payments and an affidavit of verification.

Kubeinje adjourned the matter until June 26, for mention.