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Court awards N300m fine against police over alleged killing of 3 Shiite’s members in Zaria

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A Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna has ordered the police authorities to pay a cumulative sum of N300 million to the parents of three Shiite members allegedly killed by its officers while on Islamic procession in 2022 in Zaria. Justice Hawa Buhari, in a judgment, held that the “applicants’ rights as guaranteed under Sections 33, 38, 39, 40, 42 and 46 of the 1999 Constitution (as amended); Order 2, Rules 1, 2, 3, 4, 11 and 12 of the Fundamental Right (Enforcement Procedure) Rules 2009; Article 4, 8, 10,…

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Court orders closure of police case in suit against APGA National Chairman

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A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory sitting in Bwari has abruptly closed a case filed by the Nigerian Police against the National Chairman, All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Chief Edozie Njoku, and another over alleged conspiracy to alter a judgment of the Supreme Court delivered by Justice Mary Peter Odili (rtd).Justice Mohammed Madugu, who gave the order due to failure of police prosector, Rinasomte Ezekiel, to produce other witnesses in court, directed Njoku and Chukwuemeka Nwoga, the defendants in the charge, to open their case.Justice Madugu observed that…

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Anambra Youth Group Calls for Overhaul of Anambra Anti-Kidnapping Squad
… Comdems brutal killings of Obosi PG, Nine Others thers in Awka
•Says About 91 Kidnappings Took Place From October-December 2022

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Alphonsus Nweze The Anambra Youth Vanguard ((AYV) has decried the high degree of crime in Anambra State especially the kidnapping and outright killings of innocent people in the State. The youth vanguard in a statement released in Awka, the State capital yesterday said in the last three months of 2022, from October to December, more than 91 kidnappings took place in the State, lamenting that some of them resulted in the outright murder of the victims, while others who were lucky paid their way with huge amount of money as…

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How my uncle disabled my Mother for refusing to sleep with him – Activist

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A right activist, Comrade Kenneth Emeh, has narrated how his uncle, Mr. Alloysius Emeh, inflicted physical injury which disabled her mother, Mrs. Cecilia Emeh, for allegedly refusing to sleep with him after the death of her husband. Emeh in a petition to the Anambra State Police Commissioner, Mr. Echeng Echeng, also made available to newsmen, alleged that his uncle in the course of his dastardly action transferred his aggression to her mother’s children especially her sons. In the petition, Emeh, said his mother sustained waist injury which disabled her 10…

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Tricycle operators arrest eight over criminal activities

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*Denies that members are criminals*Set-up Seven-man anti-crime committee The leadership of Tricycles Owners Association of NIgeria (TOAN), Anambra State chapter, has arrested eight notorious suspects who were unleashing terror on people at Onitsha-Owerri Road in Onitsha.The arrest came at the heels of the condemnation of a voice message now trending in the social media, alleging that all Keke operators in Anambra State especially in Awka, the state capital are criminals. According to the TOAN Media Officer, Dede Uzor A Uzor, the suspects have been handed over to the police and…

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DCP Abba Kyari’s bail application denied again

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A Federal High Court (FHC), Abuja, on Monday, refused to grant the bail application of suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Abba Kyari. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a ruling, said the application had been overtaken by events following an order of a sister court, granting the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)’s prayers to detain Kyari for another 14 days to enable it conclude its investigation. Justice Ekwo held that the sister court, which gave the order in favour of NDLEA on Feb. 22, was a court of coordinate jurisdiction.…

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Police arraign Anambra Varsity professor, others for alleged forgery

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Prof. Obiajulu Obikeze and four others were, on Tuesday, arraigned by the police before Justice Inyang Ekwo of a Federal High Court, Abuja, over allegations bordering on forgery.Obikeze, who works with the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, formerly known as Anambra State University Igbariam in Anambra, is charged alongside others on 11 counts.While the Federal Republic of Nigeria, through the Inspector-General of Police, is the complainant, Obikeze, Dr Raymond Ofor, Chief Ezue, Sir Amobi Nwafor and Okafor Bethram IK are 1st to 5th defendants respectively. Earlier when the matter was called,…

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Two UNIZIK students found dead in their room

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Two male and female students of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka were on Sunday, February 20, 2022 evening found dead at a private Hostel in the school.A source close to the institution said the room number one of the William’s Lodge was forced open following heavy stench oozing out from it.The source said due to the level of decay which caused the heavy stench the duo might have died some days ago without their neighbours being aware.The cause of the death was not clear but some believe there might have been…

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Court grants bail to 3 remaining suspected invaders of Justice Odili’s home

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A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, granted bail to three out of the remaining 15 suspects who allegedly invaded the residence of the Supreme Court judge, Mary Odili. Justice Nkeonye Maha admitted them to a N5 million bail each following an application separately filed by their counsel which was not opposed to by lawyer to the police, Mathew Omosun. Justice Maha had, on Dec. 15, 2021, refused to grant bail to Mohammed Yahaya, an assistant superintendent of police), Abdullahi Adamu and Abdullahi Usman, the 11th, 14th and 15th defendants…

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Two Policemen killed by Effium Youth, others injured. Five Kidnapped Engineers feared Killed

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The Ndigbo Unity Forum (NUF), has condemned in strong terms the indifferent disposition of Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State over the killing of two Policemen and injuring of five others who were on special national security assignment in Effium, Ebonyi State. Five Engineers working at Ridge Road project at Effium, Ezza in Ebonyi State were on November 3, 2021 abducted and suspected to have been murdered. Following the incident, the Ebonyi State Commissioner of Police drafted his men led by Bruno Chukwu, a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) and…

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