A banker, Francis Agumobi, on Friday appeared in a Wuse Zone 6
Chief Magistrates’ Court, Abuja, for allegedly accusing his kinsman
of acquiring land for RUGA project.
NAN reports that Agumobi of Okija, Anambra State, is charged
with four counts of criminal conspiracy, forgery, defamation of
character and injurious falsehood.
The Prosecution Counsel, Victor Okoro, alleged that the nominal
complainant, Ernest Obiejesi reported the matter to the
Inspector-General of Police on July 15.
Okoro further averred that the defendant conspired with others,
now at large and published defamatory and injurious falsehood
against Obiejesi in a social media platform of their community.
He added that the content of the publication alleged that the
complainant had acquired land from communities in disguise to build
and hand over to herdsmen as RUGA settlement around South Eastern
states.
He said the action of the defendant, which was with intent to
defame the character of the complainant, was an offence contrary to
the provisions of sections 97, 364 392 and 393 of the Penal
Code.
The defendant, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge.
The Chief Magistrate, Omolola Akindele, admitted the defendant
to bail in the sum of N500,000 and two sureties in like sum.
She adjourned the matter until Oct. 22 for hearing.
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Tenure Elongation: FIRS Boss, Fowler Dragged to
Court
…To return all salaries, earnings during ‘illegal’ stay
in office
A Federal High Court sitting in Kano has ordered the appearance
of the Chairman Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Mr Babatunde
Fowler to appear before it on October 7, 2019 and show cause why he
should not be sacked for overstaying his tenure which expired on
August 18, 2019.
The presiding judge of the High Court, Justice Lewis Allagoa
after hearing a plaintiff’s counsel on September 23, 2019, also
ordered that the defendant should be served in Abuja and filed
their defence within five days.
In court documents obtained by PRNigeria[1] with Suit No
FHC/KN/CS/141/2019, the FIRS Boss was dragged to Court over his
continued stay in office after the expiration of tenure.
The Plaintiff, Mr. Stanley Okwara, in a suit filed on September
18, 2019 and obtained on Saturday, also joined the Attorney General
of the Federation as the second defendant.
In the originating summon, the two defendants were given 30 days
to explain why Fowler who was appointed on the 20th August, 2015,
has not ceased to hold office as the Chairman of FIRS after the
20th August, 2019 in accordance with the “decision of the Supreme
Court…and having regard to the combined provisions of Sections 3(2)
(a), Section 4(a) and Section 11 (a)” of the agency.
The Plaintiffs also sought to know whether the continuous stay
of Fowler in the office “is not illegal in view of the decision of
the Supreme Court in Ogbuinyinya & Ors. vs. Obi Okudo &
Ors. (1979) All N.L.R. 105 and having regard to the combined
provisions of Sections of the FIRS [Establishment] Act, 2007.
In the same vein, Okwara in the suit filed through Johnmary C.
Jideobi & Co, sought other reliefs including: “A declaration
that the 1st Defendant has ceased to hold office as the Chairman of
the Federal Inland Revenue Service after the 20th of August, 2019”;
and that his continuous stay in the office is illegal.
He further sought “an order barring the 1st Defendant from
further holding himself out as, laying claim to or exercising the
powers and functions of, the Executive Chairman of Federal Inland
Revenue Service unless he is re-appointed by the President of the
Federal Republic of Nigeria.
“An order directing the 1st Defendant to return forthwith to the
Treasury Single Account of the Federation all the salaries,
emoluments and such other kindred monetary benefits he has been
drawing on the purse of the Federal Inland Revenue Service and file
an affidavit of compliance within 14 days after the delivery of
judgment in this suit.”
The Plaintiff also asked that Fowler be caused ordered to obey
any other decision that the Court may deem fit to make in the
entire circumstances of the case.