ALLEGED DEFILEMENT: OGUN DROPS CHARGES AGAINST SCHOOL PROPRIETOR, CITES LACK OF EVIDENCE. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE.

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 Alleged Defilement: Ogun Drops Charges Against School Proprietor, Cites Lack of Evidence …decries social media incitement against the accused, govt The Ogun State Government has decided not to press charges against the proprietor of Perfect Life School, Igode-Remo, Mr. Ashafa Samson Adelaja, over allegations of defilement. According to the state Ministry of Justice, following its findings after a thorough investigation of the allegations against Adelaja, the State Government, on Thursday, informed the Chief Magistrate sitting in the Sagamu Magisterial District that it would not be bringing any charges against him. Accordingly, Mr. Ashafa was unconditionally released from prison custody, according to a statement issued by the ministry. The statement recalled that Mr. Adelaja was accused of defiling a tender-aged girl who was a pupil in his school and, because of the outrage in the immediate aftermath of his arrest, he was remanded in prison custody from March until his release on T...

EFCC ARRAIGNS FRONT DESK OFFICER IN A TV STATION IN PORT HARCOURT FOR N14MILLION .{PHOTO}.

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    The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned one Ojone Ogwu, a Front Desk Officer with the Cable African Network Television, Port Harcourt, Rivers State before Justice F. O. G Ogunbanjo of the Federal High Court, sitting in Port Harcourt, on a 22-count charge bordering on stealing and obtaining money by false presenceS to the tune of N14, 319,875.00( Fourteen Million, Three Hundred and Nineteen Thousand, Eight Hundred and Seventy Five Naira only).
The petitioner alleged that, Ogwu issued invoices and receipts for customers' subscriptions for his Cable Television to the tune of N20, 929, 655.00k (Twenty Million, Nine Hundred and Twenty Nine Thousand, Six Hundred and Fifty Five Naira only) but could not account for the sum of N14, 319, 875. 00k. The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charges when they were read to him.In view of his pleas, prosecution counsel, E. K Esin-otu asked the court to fix a date for the commencement of trial and that the defendant be remanded in prison custody. However, counsel to the defendant, N. S Nsema, told the court that she had filed a bail application for her client and served same on the prosecution. She urged the court to grant her prayers. Esin-otu acknowledged her application and he said that he needed time to respond.
Justice Ogunbanjo adjourned the case to 7 May, 2018 for bail hearing, and 26, 27, and 28 June, 2018 for trial. She ordered that the defendant be remanded in prison custody pending the determination of his bail.
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