Court orders fresh service of criminal summons on Uwajeh

Again, for the third time, Justice John Tsoho of the Federal
High Court, Abuja, on Friday ordered the office of the Attorney-
general of Federation AGF to serve a fresh summons on a
self-acclaimed private investigator Chief. Victor Uwajeh to appear
before the court on March 29, 2018 for his arraignment.

In accordance with its earlier order of February 5, 2018, the
court said that the “prosecution shall revisit the order and serve
Victor Uwajeh with this fresh criminal summons.”

Justice John Tsoho who gave the order stating that the defendant
on the charge before the court cannot be “so elusive that nobody
can reach him to serve the summon.”

The court was not convinced that Uwajeh is evading serve, even
as it observed that the police has power to arrest a criminal
without warrant or an order of the court. In the instant case, the
defendant has not been arraigned before the court. ”

Prosecution counsel had pleaded with the court to issue a
warrant of arrest on Uwajeh who was not in court for the
arraignment yesterday.

The prosecution told the court that the summon served on the
defendant was signed by his personal lawyer on his instruction.

The prosecution said that Uwajeh was aware of his impending
arraignment that was fixed for today (Friday) March 9, but he
decided to send his brother to observe the sitting after evading
service.

The counsel said that in view of the fact the the defendant is
evading personal service the court should issue bench warrant of
arrest for any law enforcement agency to apprehend him and bring
him to the court.

The defendant was to take his plea on charges of forgery,
impersonation and fraud preferred against him by the Federal
Government.

The federal government had filed the charges against Uwajeh in
January this year after the Police discovered that the defendant
was allegedly trying to obtain money through fraudulent means from
a serving senator Senator Andy Uba. representing Anambra south
senatorial District.

On February 5 ,2018 when he was to be arraigned the defendant
was conspicuously absent and he could not take the plea. The matter
was subsequently shifted to the following day February 6, but the
defendant was not also in court.

It should be recalled that Uwajeh had dragged Senator Andy Uba,
to court over alleged refusal to pay the sum of £1.9 million
debt.

Following police thorough investigations based on the petition
Senator Uba wrote to the Inspector General of Police, IGP, Ibrahim
Idris, the police investigations indicted him (Uwajeh).

Also in the suit, the plaintiff alleged Senator Uba of being an
impostor in relation to his academic credentials which the police
investigation revealed that the information he provided was
fraudulently obtained.

According to Uwajeh, in the suit, Senator Uba engaged his
services for an assignment in United Kingdom Border Agency and in
the United States of America.

The plaintiff also alleged that in order to make the work easier
for him, Senator Uba gave him the data pages of both his American
passport and Nigerian passport.

But at the last sitting before Justice Sylvester Origi of the
FCT High court Abuja, the plaintiff lawyer asked the court to
adjourned the matter to enable all the parties settled out of
court.

The plaintiff request was rejected by Senator Uba counsel,
Mahmoud Magaji,SAN who insisted that he was not disposed to the
arrangement.

The judge further adjourned the suit on the instance of the
plaintiff (Uwajeh) for the outcome of the out of court settlement
and report back to the court.

Again, for the third time, Justice John Tsoho of the Federal
High Court, Abuja, on Friday ordered the office of the Attorney-
general of Federation AGF to serve a fresh summons on a
self-acclaimed private investigator Chief. Victor Uwajeh to appear
before the court on March 29, 2018 for his arraignment.

In accordance with its earlier order of February 5, 2018, the
court said that the “prosecution shall revisit the order and serve
Victor Uwajeh with this fresh criminal summons.”

Justice John Tsoho who gave the order stating that the defendant
on the charge before the court cannot be “so elusive that nobody
can reach him to serve the summon.”

The court was not convinced that Uwajeh is evading serve, even
as it observed that the police has power to arrest a criminal
without warrant or an order of the court. In the instant case, the
defendant has not been arraigned before the court. ”

Prosecution counsel had pleaded with the court to issue a
warrant of arrest on Uwajeh who was not in court for the
arraignment yesterday.

The prosecution told the court that the summon served on the
defendant was signed by his personal lawyer on his instruction.

The prosecution said that Uwajeh was aware of his impending
arraignment that was fixed for today (Friday) March 9, but he
decided to send his brother to observe the sitting after evading
service.

The counsel said that in view of the fact the the defendant is
evading personal service the court should issue bench warrant of
arrest for any law enforcement agency to apprehend him and bring
him to the court.

The defendant was to take his plea on charges of forgery,
impersonation and fraud preferred against him by the Federal
Government.

The federal government had filed the charges against Uwajeh in
January this year after the Police discovered that the defendant
was allegedly trying to obtain money through fraudulent means from
a serving senator Senator Andy Uba. representing Anambra south
senatorial District.

On February 5 ,2018 when he was to be arraigned the defendant
was conspicuously absent and he could not take the plea. The matter
was subsequently shifted to the following day February 6, but the
defendant was not also in court.

It should be recalled that Uwajeh had dragged Senator Andy Uba,
to court over alleged refusal to pay the sum of £1.9 million
debt.

Following police thorough investigations based on the petition
Senator Uba wrote to the Inspector General of Police, IGP, Ibrahim
Idris, the police investigations indicted him (Uwajeh).

Also in the suit, the plaintiff alleged Senator Uba of being an
impostor in relation to his academic credentials which the police
investigation revealed that the information he provided was
fraudulently obtained.

According to Uwajeh, in the suit, Senator Uba engaged his
services for an assignment in United Kingdom Border Agency and in
the United States of America.

The plaintiff also alleged that in order to make the work easier
for him, Senator Uba gave him the data pages of both his American
passport and Nigerian passport.

But at the last sitting before Justice Sylvester Origi of the
FCT High court Abuja, the plaintiff lawyer asked the court to
adjourned the matter to enable all the parties settled out of
court.

The plaintiff request was rejected by Senator Uba counsel,
Mahmoud Magaji,SAN who insisted that he was not disposed to the
arrangement.

The judge further adjourned the suit on the instance of the
plaintiff (Uwajeh) for the outcome of the out of court settlement
and report back to the court.