MILITARY JUDGE SUPPRESSES KHALID SHEIKH MOHAMMED’S FBI CONFESSION IN 9/11 CASE. (PHOTO).
Military judge suppresses Khalid Sheikh Mohammed’s FBI confession in 9/11 case A military judge has excluded a confession that alleged Sept. 11 attacks mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed gave to FBI agents nearly 20 years ago, ruling that the statements were not made voluntarily. The decision is a setback for the U.S. government's long-running effort to prosecute Mohammed, who is accused of helping develop the plot to hijack planes and crash them into the World Trade Center and Pentagon. Mohammed remains detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, alongside other defendants awaiting trial. Lt. Col. Michael Schrama, the judge overseeing the case, scheduled a June 2028 trial for Mohammed and three other defendants earlier this week. In an order issued Friday that has not been made public, Schrama barred prosecutors from using statements Mohammed made during four days of FBI questioning at Guantanamo in January 2007. Mohammed had previously been captured and held by the CIA, where he was subjec...
Today tuesday,the owner of the truck whose container fell and killed three people at Ojuelegba overhead bridge,in Lagos on the 2nd of September 2015 Mr Kilani Ojo Adesanya was arraigned before an Ebute Metta Chief Magistrate court in Lagos state.The 50 year old was arraigned today tuesday on a two count criminal charge of giving the truck to a driver without driving documents.He was brought before the court by the men of Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department of Lagos State Police Command,Panti,Yaba Lagos.The accused truck owner was alleged to have permitted the driver of the truck Wasiu Adeleke to drive his truck with registration number EPE 46 XK without a valid driver's license issued to him by the appropriate.He was also alleged to have given the truck to the driver to drive on the highway without MOT test certificate,road worthiness certificate,and vehicle license issued in respect of the truck by the appropriate authorities.The accused pleaded not guilty to the charges.His lawyer Mr W.O.Toriola urged the court to grant him bail on self recognition.He hinged the bail application on the premise that the accused is a senior citizen of the country without any previous criminal record.The prosecutor did not oppose the bail application.However,the presiding Chief Magistrate,Mrs.A.Folashade Botoku,queried the prosecutor,Barrister Osuyi,for not informing the court of the sister case,in which the driver of the truck was charged before the court,and for not asking for the two cases.The driver of the truck,Wasiu Adeleke,was arraigned before the court last friday,on 11 count charge of multiple manslaughter as the accident caused the death of three persons namely 52 Abubakar Sule,46 year old Umaru Sulaiman and 28 year old Kamilu Umaru.The driver pleaded not guilty to all the count charges.The Chief Magistrate adjourned the matter till 23 September 2015 for ruling on the bail application.One more photo below. 
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