Judiciary
Police arraign man, 52, for alleged N5m fraud
The Police on Thursday arraigned a 52-year-old man, Emmanuel Afam, before a Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos, for an alleged N5, 370,000 fraud.
The defendant, of no fixed residential address, is facing a two-count charge of fraud and stealing to which he pleaded not guilty.
The Police Prosecutor, ASP. Clement Okuoimose, told the court that the defendant committed the offences on Jan. 14, at APT Market, Trade Fair Complex area of Lagos.
Okuoimose said the defendant obtained the sum of N5, 370,000 from one Christopher Columbus under false pretence of helping to exchange it to Chinese currency and transfer it to his account, which he never did.
The prosecutor said the defendant failed to fulfill his promise, but instead converted the money to his personal use.
According to him, the offences contravene Sections 314 and 287 of the Criminal law of Lagos State, 2015.Section 287 stipulates three years’ jail term for stealing.
The Chief Magistrate, Fadahunsi Adefioye, granted the defendant bail in the sum of N1, 000,000 with two sureties in like sum.
Adefioye said the sureties must reside within the court’s jurisdiction with evidence of tax payment to the Lagos State government.
The chief magistrate adjourned the case until Oct. 11 for mention.
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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