Dane to revisit crime scene of wife’s, daughter’s murder – TheNigerialawyer

Justice Bolanle Okikiolu-Ighile of the Lagos High Court,
Igbosere on Monday, November 18, granted the application of a Dane,
Peter Nielsen, accused of killing his wife and daughter, to revisit
the scene of the crime which was sealed off after the incident last
year.

Danish national Nielsen, 54, is standing trial for the April 5,
2018 death of his Nigerian singer wife, Zainab, and their
three-and-a-half-year-old daughter, Petra.

The Lagos State Government accused the Dane of smothering Zainab
and Petra to death at about 3:45 am at No. 4, Flat 17, Bella Vista
Tower, Banana Island, Ikoyi.

Nielsen was arraigned on June 13, 2018 on two count charge of
murder in accordance with Section 223 of the Criminal Law of Lagos
State, 2015.

He plead not guilty to the charge.

At the resumed hearing of the matter Monday, the defendant
through his counsel, Mrs Oyinkansola Badejo, informed the court
that it filed an application before the court seeking to revisit
the scene of the alleged crime.

She said that the application was also seeking for the presence
of the police at the scene of crime on the day of the visit.

Badejo told the court that the application, which is dated
October 25, has been served on the prosecution and they have
acknowledged the service.

The Assistant Director of Prosecution Mr Adebayo Haroun in his
response confirmed the service of the application, saying they were
not opposing the defendant’s application to revisit the crime
scene.

However, Haroun urged the court to allow the prosecution to be
represented on the day the defense will revisit the scene of the
crime.

Badejo, however, opposed the prosecution’s application, holding
that the prosecution’s presence at the site would be prejudicial to
the defendant’s case.

“The prosecution has closed its case, the police will be
present, the prosecution doesn’t have to be present,” she said.

While delivery her ruling, Justice Okikiolu-Ighile, refused the
oral application of the prosecution to be represented at the
revisit of the scene of crime.

“I have noted that the state did not file any opposition to the
application, I have not seen any reason given by the counsel that
the state will be jeopardised if it is not present at the revisit
of the scene of crime.”

“I hereby refuse the prayer of the the prosecution. All the
prayers of the defence are granted,” the judge held.

Justice Okikiolu-Ighile said the court order shall be complied
with within 7 days.

The case was further adjourned till December 6 for the defence
to open its case.

Yahoo Boy Bags Six Months Imprisonment in
Ibadan

Twenty-one-year-old internet fraudster, Adeleke Oluwaseyi was on
Monday, November 18, 2019, handed a six months jail term by Justice
Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court, Ibadan.
He was found guilty of a one-count charge of impersonation, filed
against him by the Ibadan Zonal Office of the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, which contravenes Section 22(3)
of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, Etc) Act, 2015.

Besides the jail term, the convict was ordered to restitute
$USD150 (One hundred and Fifty United States Dollars) to his victim
through the Federal Government. He also forfeited his Samsung J3,
Infinix and Kigtel phones as well as his Lenovo laptop to the
Federal Government.
Oluwaseyi, who claimed to be eight months into online dating fraud
was arrested in June, 2019, having operated with the pseudo, name
Patrick Bob and claimed to be an American citizen.
Following his plea of guilt, EFCC’s counsel Ifeanyi Agwu prayed the
court to sentence him in accordance with the plea bargain agreement
he entered with the prosecution.

Wilson Uwujaren
Head, Media & Publicity