The Ebonyi State Police Command on Friday arrested five
suspected kidnappers that abducted one Barr. Igwe Chigozie at a
gunpoint in front of his residence at Goddy Ogbaga avenue in
Abakaliki, the Ebonyi state capital.
Briefing journalist at the Police Headquarters Abakaliki, the
State Police Commissioner, CP Awosola Awotinde said that the victim
was kidnapped in his Toyota Corolla car with Reg number KRD 444 FE
and taken to an unknown destination.
CP Awotinde said that operatives of Anti-kidnapping wing of
operation puff adder immediately swing into action and the victim
was rescued at Ukwuachi along Abakaliki/Enugu express road.
He stated that the kidnappers made away with the victims Samsung
Galaxy Prime Core handset, his Toyota Corolla car and a cash sum of
N2, 500 adding that on the 19th of May, 2019, one Chibueze Okpara a
33 year old member of the kidnap gang was arrested at Nkwegu Army
barracks mammy market by operatives of puff adder.
The CP noted the arrest of Okpara led the police team to Enugu
state where the kidnapper’s kingpin and other members of the gang
namely Chinedu Okorie “31”, Chibuzor Onyia Onuigbo, “30”, Agbo
Emmanuel “31” and Taoreed Folawewo, “39” were arrested at different
locations in Enugu State.
According to the CP, items recovered from the gang includes, one
locally made revolver pistol with two live AK 47 ammunition, one
expended ammunition used during the operation and a total number of
7 cars.
The cars recovered includes, Toyota Corolla with Reg number, NCA
990 AA, Mercedes Bemz S320 with Reg. number, AQ 01 AAA, Toyota
Avalon XLE with Reg number ENU 302 EQ, Toyota Corolla with Reg
number MA 08 APP.
Others are Innoson jeep with Reg number NKE 719 EV, Ford Escape
with Reg number FGE 415 TN and Honda Odyssey with Reg number ENU
905 RA.
The Commissioner of Police during the briefing said that on 31st
of May, 2019, one Friday Irem a 30-year-old male was attacked by a
group of dreaded cultists/armed bandits who invaded and inflicted
several machete cuts and abandoned in the pool of his own
blood.
According to the CP, upon receipt of the information, operatives
of Operation Puff Adder moved to the scene, rescued the victim and
rushed him to the Federal Teaching Hospital Abakaliki where he was
however confirmed dead and his body deposited at the hospital
mortuary for autopsy.
Suspects arrested include, Itumo Henry, Akoshi Chidera, Anthony
Nwite, Onyebuchi Nwokporo, Usulor Sunday, Samuel Ngwuta, Abah
Chukwudi Peter and the items recovered include, 3 cutlasses and 2
Axes.
The CP said that on the 1st of June 2019, in a reprisal attack
by rival group, one Ifeanyi Alegu was traced and murdered at
Onueke. The corpse was also recovered and deposited at the same
hospital mortuary and the perpetrators who were later identified to
be AYES/Vikings confraternity were arrested.
Those arrested includes, one Igwe Uchenna, Chukwu Eusebius,
Usulor Augustine and Ugama Sunday.
The CP also revealed that on the 11st of May 2019, men of the
Operation Puff Adder while on stop and search at Amasiri along
market junction Afikpo North LGA arrested one Uro Ifeanyichukwu
“21” years of Ezekwu Ezeke community and one locally made pistol
was recovered from him.
CP Awotinde said that the total of arms and ammunition recovered
by the command includes nine locally made long gun, one English
Barretta pistol, one G.P.M.G riffle mouth, six English pump action,
two locally made pistol and one expanded AK 47 ammunition.
The CP called on the owners of the recovered cars to come
forward with genuine proof of ownership to claim them adding that
the command remains unwavering in its total determination and
commitment at ridding the State of all form of crimes and
criminalities.
He commended the State Governor Chief David Umahi for his
continued support in the area of provision of logistics and other
wherewithal in the effort to keep crime at its lowest ebb in the
state.
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9th Speaker: Court quashes June 10 summons on
Gbajabiamila
A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory has quashed the
earlier summons by an Area Court in Karshi, Abuja asking an
aspirant for the Office of the Speaker of the House of
Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila to appear before it on June
10, 2019
The court has also ordered the Area Court to stay action in
whatsoever manner on any case involving Gbajabiamila.
The Area Court judge, Hon. Anas Isah Mohammed has also been
ordered by the High Court to transmit certified record of
proceedings of the lower court within seven days.
Justice Othman Musa of the FCT High Court, Bwari gave the order
following an ex-parte motion filed by Gbajabiamila
The House leader had sued the African Peoples Party(APP) and the
Area Court judge, Anas Isah Mohammed seeking two reliefs.
The reliefs are:
· An order of this Honorable Court granting leave to the Applicant
to apply for judicial review for an order of certiorari to remove
into this Honorable court for the purpose of its being quashed, the
proceedings, decisions, criminal charge and Order of His Worship,
Honorable Anas Isah Mohammed of Grade 1 Area Court, Karshi, Federal
Capital Territory, Abuja, made on 30th May 2019 in Charge No:
CR/349/2019 and Motion No. M/19/2019, between African Peoples Party
(APP) Vs. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamiia (AKA Femi Gbaja).
· An order of this Honourable Courtstaying all proceedings and
hearing of the Criminal Charges, actions and decisions of His
Worship, Hon. Anas Isah Mohammed of the Grade 1 Area Court, Karshi,
Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, made on the 30th day of May,
2019, in Charge No.: CR/349/2019 and Motion No. M/19/2019, between
African Peoples Party (APP) Vs. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila (AKA Femi
Gbaja), which affects the subject-matter of this application
pending the hearing and determination of the Motion on Notice for
an Order of Certiorari filed by the Applicant herein.
In his ruling, Justice Othman Musa granted the ex-parte prayers
of the applicant
He said: “Where at any stage of proceedings before final
judgment In any cause or matter in an Area Court a person alleges
that he is not subject to the jurisdiction of Area Court, the
proceedings shall, on the application of that person to the High
Court be transferred to the High Court, which shall inquire into
and determine the truth of the person’s allegation. ‘
“It is for the reasons advanced above that I proceed to grant
the application as follows:
“ Leave is hereby granted to the Applicant to apply for judicial
review for the issuance of an Order of Certiorari to remove the
whole proceedings, orders, pending applications and the entire
record of Hon. Anas Isah Mohammad in Grade 1 Area Court of the FCT,
Holden in Karshi in charge number: CR/349/2019 and Motion No:
M/19/2019 between African Peoples Party (APP) Vs. Hon Femi
Gbajabiamila (AKA Femi Gbaja) into this court for the purposes of
being quashed by way of judicial review.
“ It is further ordered by virtue of Section 12(1) of the
Federal Capital Territory Area Court Act and Order 44 Rule 3(6)(a)
that the leave so granted above shall operate as a stay of further
action or proceedings by the respondents; particularly the
proceedings in Grade 1 Area Court (Coram Hon. A.I Mohammed) the
2″‘1 Respondents in this application, in CR/349/2019 is hereby
stayed
“ It is ordered that the 2nd Respondent(the Area Court judge)
either by himself or the registrar of the Lower Area Court is to
transmit a certified record of proceedings of the lower court into
this court or make same available to the applicant upon payment of
the required fee within 7 days from the service of this order.”
The case was adjourned to 20th of June 2019 for definite hearing
of the motion on Notice of the Originating Summons.
By PRNigeria