A sharia court sitting in Magajin Gari, Kaduna on Thursday ordered the remand of one Abubakar Mustapha for allegedly enticing and wooing a married woman.
Mustapha pleaded not guilty to the charges, which contravened Section 226 of the Kaduna State Sharia Penal Code 2002.
His plea was not taken by the court.
The judge, Mallam Musa Sa’ad, ruled that the accused be remanded in police custody pending its bail perfection.
Earlier, the complainant, Yusuf Sadi, told the court that when his wife went to her parent’s house at Kafanchan to be delivered of a baby, she refused to go back to her matrimonial home, adding that Mustapha started making advances at Nusaiba.
He said that the defendant had once called the complainant and told him that Nusaiba was no longer his wife.
“When I travelled to Kafanchan to see my wife and our baby, Mustapha called my wife to his room and I followed her.
“Upon reaching his room, he shouted at me, saying he only called my wife not me, threatening to deal with me,” he said.
Sadi pleaded with the court to intervene in the matter and compel Mustapha to stop interfering in his marriage.
He also prayed to the court to assist him in bringing back his wife to their matrimonial home.
A 28-year-old suspected fraudster, James Nwagalezi, was yesterday, arraigned before a Lagos Magistrate’s Court for allegedly conniving with Okoli Nmesoma, already facing trial, to hack into the mobile app account of Eko Bank Plc and unlawfully withdrew N207 million.
Nwagalezi is facing a four-count charge bordering on felony to wit unlawfully hacking into bank account and stealing, preferred against him by the Police.
Police prosecutor, Inspector Jimoh Joseph, told the court that the defendant and others still at large committed the offence on April 27 at Igboelerin, Okokomaiko, Ojo, Lagos.
He said The management of the bank at its headquarters in Lagos reported the fraud to the Divisional Police Officer, DPO, in charge of Ikoyi Division, SP Tijani Mustapha, who directed a crack team led by Inspector Tope Ijatuyi to fish out the suspects.
He added that “Nwagalezi was arrested after several months of manhunt. His arrest brings the number of suspects arrested and charged to court to six.
The Police are still hunting for more suspects involved in the alleged fraud.” According to the prosecutor, the offences are punishable under Sections 411, 387, 287 and 325 of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State, 2015.
However, Nwagalezi pleaded not guilty to the charge. Magistrate B. I. Bakare granted him N1 million bail, with two sureties in like sum, one of whom must be a community leader. He adjourned the case till July 4 and ordered that the defendant be remanded at the Ikoyi Prison, pending when he is able to perfect his bail conditions
A student of the Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU) has been declared missing. One of her friends, @iamtessyo has now taken to Twitter to alert the public saying she has been missing for 11 days.
According to her she went on a date with her boyfriend and her slippers was even found in her boyfriend’s car, but both she and are boyfriend have not been seen.
Mufutau Gbadamosi, the olofa of Offa, says his people will not be party to any attempt to ridicule or embarrass Senate President Bukola Saraki.
Tajudeen Oloyede, principal private secretary to the monarch, quoted Gbadamosi as saying this in a statement.
Reacting, the Offa monarch asked the police to avoid unnecessary sensationalism in handling the investigation into the robbery incident.
“The attention of Olofa’s Palace, Offa, the traditional domain of his royal majesty, Oba Mufutau Gbadamosi, Ajagungbade I, the Olofa of Offa has been drawn to the claims made by the police at a press conference in Abuja on 3rd of June, 2018 where some of the suspects arrested in connection with the robbery incidents which occurred in our town in April implicated Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, the senate president,” the statement read.
“While we will not want to prejudice the investigation by the police on this case, the community will appreciate thoroughness to ensure equity and justice on the matter.
“As far as we are concerned, Dr. Bukola Saraki has taken Offa as his second home and have been supportive of all our activities and development projects in the town. The senate president always heeded to our call anytime we approach him on any issue concerning the progress and security of our ancient town.
“The Offa people are well bred citizens of Nigeria and we are appreciative of people who have extended hands of fellowship to us. Dr. Saraki is one such person and thus we hold him in high esteem.
“When the Offa robbery incident happened, the senate president was the first top public official to pay a visit to our town and right there in the palace in the glare of the high chiefs and other well-meaning personalities, the Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Saraki put a call to the inspector-general of police, Mr. Ibrahim Kpotun Idris, requesting him to make necessary security arrangement which our people has long been yearning for.
“The Senate President also donated substantial money to help some of our people who were in distress as a result of the robbery incident and he also made substantial contribution towards the building of a new police station.
“We wish to state that the senate president is a former governor of Kwara state and by the grace of God the number three citizen of this country, we will therefore not be a party to attempt to ridicule, embarrass, denigrate and disgrace him. We know his antecedent, family and political beliefs.
“We therefore call on the police to be alive to their responsibility and avoid unnecessary sensationalism in the handling of the investigation into the Offa robbery incident. We will appreciate that this case is thoroughly investigated devoid of media trial and unnecessary and undue publicity. Our interest remain in the law taking its course against those who unleashed mayhem and violence against our people in order to prevent recurrence of such crime in our society.”
He called on the media to be cautious and refrain from becoming an instrument that could be used to tarnish the image of prominent Nigerians “most especially the one targeted at the office and person of the senate president”.
The President yesterday had them in Aso Rock. Two more photos below...
Khloé Kardashian took a break from sharing adorable Instagrams of her daughter True to watch the Cleveland Cavaliers (her baby daddy Tristan Thompson's team) face the Golden State Warriors for the NBA Finals last night. Though the Cavs ultimately lost the game (they're down 3-0 in the series), Kardashian showed her support at the event.
The new mom made an appearance backstage clad in a Cleveland t-shirt and ripped jeans. She apparently was given VIP access for the occasion too. She also stopped to pose with a few fans, who shared photos on social media.
Kardashian was previously seen watching Thompson play on May 6, almost a month after cheating allegations against the basketball player broke.
The outing at the game last month followed conflicting reports on whether Khloé would stay with Tristan after his scandal.
Days prior, she was seen having lunch with Thompson and a group of friends.
A 19-year-old mother, Munirat Bagana, was, yesterday, paraded by the Sokoto State Police Command for allegedly suffocating her baby to death and abandoning the dead child in a waste dump. Munirat, a student of Sokoto State School of Health Technology, Gwadabawa, who denied killing the child, said it was a stillbirth.
Parading the suspect before newsmen, the state’s Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Cordelia Nwawe, said she would soon be charged to court for prosecution after investigation.
