Court strikes out alleged conspiracy, theft charges against three men
A Kuje Chief Magistrates’ Court Abuja on Tuesday struck out a case of alleged conspiracy and theft against three men for non-appearance of both parties.
The police had charged one Ameer Hassan, 21, Bashiru Halidu, 27, and Abubakar Shehu, 26, all male Of Wuse Zone 1, Abuja with criminal conspiracy and theft.
The defendants pleaded not guilty to the charge preferred against them on the first day of arraignment.
The Magistrate, Abu Sa’id, struck out the case due to the absence in court of both the complainant and the defendants.
Mr Sa’id also terminated the suit for lack of the complainant’s interest in the case.
“The case is hereby struck out, the First Information Report (FIR) is hereby withdrawn,” the magistrate said.
The Prosecutor, Simon Yako, told the court that the complainant, Kamal Lawal of Wuse Zone 1 Abuja, reported the matter in a Wuse Zone 3 Police Station on February 10
Mr Yako said that the complainant claimed that on the same date at about 8: 30 a.m., he travelled to Kaduna State and entrusted Hassan with his phones.
He said the defendants dishonestly made away with the complainant’s three iPhones worth N 1.5 million without his consent and ran to an unknown destination, until they were later arrested.
He said that during police investigation the defendants made a confessional statement but could not give a satisfactory account of the said iPhones.
The prosecutor said that the offence contravenes Sections 97 and 287 of the Penal Code.
(NAN)
We have recently deactivated our website's comment provider in favour of other channels of distribution and commentary. We encourage you to join the conversation on our stories via our Facebook, Twitter and other social media pages.
More from Peoples Gazette
Agriculture
FG tasks ECOWAS on leveraging financing strategies for agroecology
The federal government has urged stakeholders in the agriculture and finance sectors in the West Africa region to leverage financing strategies to enhance agroecology practices
Politics
Katsina youths pledge to deliver over 2 million votes to Atiku
“Katsina State is Atiku’s political base because it is his second home.”
Economy
FG unveils Nigeria Genomic City to drive research, innovation
The federal government has unveiled the Nigeria Genomic City initiative as part of efforts to transform the country into a knowledge and innovation-driven economy.
States
Court frees man accused of theft after complainant’s case withdrawal
Mr Tellang said the complainant agreed to withdraw the case after the defendant paid part of the money involved.
States
Ogun men bag prison sentence for stealing generator
The Abeokuta Magistrate’s Court, Isabo Division, on Thursday, sentenced two men to a year’s imprisonment each for stealing a generator valued at N1.1 million.
Health
Kano cancer centre urges early detection of sarcoma
The CEO of Kano Cancer Treatment Centre, Nafisa Abdu, has urged Nigerians to seek prompt medical attention for suspicious lumps, unexplained swelling and prolonged bone pain.
Africa
Kidnap-for-ransom Togolese arrested in Kwara: Police
Police said the suspects threatened to kidnap the complainant and kill his younger brother, Musa Ismaila, if a N22 million ransom was not paid.
Rights
Police to conduct autopsy on woman who died in Umahi’s residence
The police command in Ebonyi has engaged the services of a pathologist to conduct a post-mortem examination on Mary Habila to determine the cause of her death.
