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...
Yesterday monday a man identified as Chukwuebuka Okeke who allegedly beat Nwabunike Ezeike,a co-tenant to death over N5,000 electricity bill,was yesterday remanded in prison.An Ebute Meta Chief Magistrate's Court which gave the ruling,said the accused should be remanded at Ikoyi Prisons pending advice from the Director of Public Prosecutions {DPP}.The accused 28 who lives at Tokosi street,Orile-Iganmu,is being tried for murder.Prosecuting Corporal Iyobosa Onaiwu told the court that the offence was committed on December 1.Onaiwu said Ezeike's death was caused by the blows he received on his head from Okeke following an argument over payment of electricity bills.He said the offence contravened section 221 of the Criminal Law of Lagos state.Chief Magistrate B.O.Ope-Agbe adjourned the case to February 1.
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