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Court rejects bail application of nursing mum’s abductor jailed 70 years

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Chief Judge of Adamawa State, Justice Nathan Musa

The Chief Judge of Adamawa State, Justice Nathan Musa, has rejected the bail application filed by a kidnapper sentenced to 70 years imprisonment for the abduction of a nursing mother and her one-year-old son.

The convict, one Layi Musa, sought bail pending an appeal filed by his counsel, H. S. Garba, at the Court of Appeal, Yola Division, on the grounds that he was a father of 16 children, ill and would therefore not jump bail.

The father of 16 vigorously sought to be released from prison custody after he was convicted by the state chief judge without an option of a fine for kidnapping, housebreaking, and unlawful possession of weapons on March 1, 2021.

Layi, who appeared in court for the hearing of his bail application pending appeal, had together with Buba Sidiki, Buba Mohammed, and Shanu Kori, his accomplices in the abduction of the victim, Aishatu Suleiman, and her one-year-old son, tried, convicted and sentenced to jail terms after being found guilty of the offence on March 1, 2021.

City Round learnt that the convict and his accomplices on July 6, 2020, at 1am, abducted Aishatu and her son at Yolde-Pate in the Yola South Local Government Area and took them to Chambaji hill.

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Armed with weapons, the kidnappers were said to have stormed the home of their victims through the fence and whisked the duo off to the hill.

Our correspondent learnt that the nursing mother and her child spent two days on the hill and regained their freedom after payment of N1m as ransom.

Upon complaint by the husband, Aliyu Suleiman, who gave the State Intelligence Bureau section of the police command the mobile used by the convicts to contact him and demand ransom, officers of the bureau and the anti-kidnapping unit of the police reportedly tracked and arrested Musa, who was later convicted, while his three accomplices escaped.

Layi, who later confessed to the crime, was tried and convicted at the state high court presided over by Justice Nathan. In his application filed on June 14, he sought an order admitting him to bail pending his appeal before the appellate court.

 But the prosecution, in a counter-affidavit in opposing the bail application dated June 14, 2022, and deposed to by Hanis Dedan, said the convict had yet to appeal against the judgement, adding that the period allowed by law for an appeal had elapsed.

The prosecution added that the convict only filed a motion on notice at the Court of Appeal seeking, among other prayers, the enlargement of time within which to appeal against the judgement.

The prosecution further averred that no appeal by the convict was pending at the Court of Appeal, adding that there was no medical report to show that Musa was suffering from any known ailment.

City Round noted that it was further argued that there was no statement given by the Nigerian Correctional Service, indicating a lack of facility to house or take care of the inmates, including the convict, and urged the court to reject the application.

In his ruling, Justice Nathan rejected the bail application for lack of proof of appeal filed at the Court of Appeal to warrant granting bail to the convicted kidnapper and dismissed the application for lack of merit.

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Defamation: Court orders arrest of prophet, two others

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Justice Olaolu Olanipekun of Oyo State Magistrates’ Court 7 sitting in Iyaganku, Ibadan, has issued a warrant for the arrest of a prophet of a Cherubim and Seraphim (C&S) church, Ojo Amos (aka Elewuogbo).

Justice Olanipekun ordered that Elewuogbo and his two sureties be arrested and detained for jumping bail.

Elewuogbo is on trial for alleged defamation of character of the Founder of One Love Family, Sat Guru Maharaj Ji.

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Elewuogbo and a Lagos-based blogger, Gbenga Asabe, had, through publications, accused Maharaj Ji of selling human body parts for money rituals.

The court also granted request for consolidation of the cases against Elewuogbo and Asabe brought by Maharaj Ji’s counsel, Dapo Akinosi.

Akinosi prayed the court that since the facts were related, they should be merged. The court granted the application and adjourned the case till April 30.

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Students drag university to court over payment of registration fees

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Students drag university to court over payment of registration fees

Three students of one of the universities in northern part of the country, Al-qalam University, Katsina, have dragged the institution to a High Court in Katsina over payment of registration fees.

The applicants, Hauwa’u Sani-Barda, Rabi’atu Sani-Barda and Hafsat Sani-Barda, all students of the respondent, got admission in 2018 and 2019, and graduated in 2022 and 2023.

They, however, claimed that the respondents had refused to mobilise them for the mandatory National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), because they had not settled all fees due to the institution.

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During the proceedings on Thursday, the applicants’ counsel, Muhammad Mukhtar-Lawal, told the court that his clients had filed an exparte motion in pursuance to the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended).

Mukhtar-Lawal said that the application sought the leave of the court to apply for judicial review.

After the counsel’s submission, the judge, Justice Abbas Bawale, said that the applicants should have filed a motion on notice.

Bawale, however, granted a leave order to the applicants to apply for judicial review by way of mandamus.
He said after that, processes would be served on the university and enable the court to hear the case.

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NAFDAC busts fake Eva water factory, arrests suspect

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NAFDAC busts fake Eva water factory, arrests suspect

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has exposed a counterfeit bottled water operation in Port Harcourt, specifically targeting the renowned brand Eva water.

Following a tipoff, NAFDAC officials conducted a raid on a derelict shop situated on Pipeline Road, Eneka.

The establishment disguised as a pool house and served as the hub for producing the fraudulent water.

During the operation, authorities discovered that used Eva plastic bottles were being refilled with contaminated water sourced from a paint bucket.

The water was then filtered through unhygienic rubber funnels covered with cloth.

Counterfeit Eva labels were affixed to the bottles, which were subsequently sealed with fake Eva corks.

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One suspect, identified as Chibunna James, was apprehended while in the process of loading the adulterated water for distribution. However, the mastermind behind the operation remains at large.

The confiscated products were promptly evacuated to the NAFDAC office for further investigation and analysis.

Cyril Monye, NAFDAC’s Public Relations Officer for Rivers State, disclosed that the scheme of the perpetrators involved repackaging contaminated water in used Eva bottles, employing makeshift filters made from unsanitary materials, and applying fake labels and corks to deceive consumers.

While efforts are underway to locate and apprehend the ringleader of the syndicate, NAFDAC urges the public to provide any relevant information that could aid in their apprehension.

Furthermore, Monye revealed that thirty packs of the counterfeit products were confiscated and transported to the NAFDAC office in Port Harcourt for thorough investigation. To prevent the circulation of the counterfeit water, the uncorked bottles were emptied and disposed of.

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