COURT GRANTS NGIGE BAIL DESPITE EFCC OBJECTIONS, SPARKS DEBATE OVER CORRUPTION TRIALS. (PHOTO).

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 Court Grants Ngige Bail Despite EFCC Objections, Sparks Debate Over Corruption Trials In a move stirring controversy, former Labour Minister and ex-Anambra State Governor, Dr. Chris Ngige, has been granted bail by Justice Maryam Aliyu Hassan of the FCT High Court, even as he faces an eight-count corruption charge filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). While the court adopted the administrative bail previously granted by the EFCC on self-recognizance, it imposed stringent conditions: Ngige must produce a surety who is a Federal Government director, owns land in the FCT with a Certificate of Occupancy, and submits both the original certificate and international passport to the court. Until these are fulfilled, Ngige remains in Kuje Prison. Justice Hassan stressed the constitutional principle that defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty and warned against bail conditions so harsh they amount to denial of liberty — a point clearly at odds with EFCC’...

GOV. SOLUDO CONDEMNS MURDER OF ANAMBRA LAWMAKER, HON OKECHUKWU OKOYE, PLEDGES N10M REWARD FOR ANY VALUABLE INFORMATION TO TRACK THE KILLERS.(PHOTO).




SOLUDO CONDEMNS MURDER OF ANAMBRA LAWMAKER, HON OKECHUKWU OKOYE, PLEDGES N10M REWARD FOR ANY VALUABLE INFORMATION TO TRACK THE KILLERS

Governor Chukwuma Soludo has condemned the gruesome murder of the member representing Aguata, Constituency Two at the State House of Assembly, Honourable Okechukwu Okoye and his aide, Cyril Chiegboka who were kidnapped on the road on 15th, May, 2022.

Governor Soludo who was speaking through a Press Release signed by his Press Secretary, Mr. Christian Aburime, expressed sadness over the unfortunate incidence.

According to the release, Governor Soludo condoled with his kinsmen of Isuofia, noting that it is probably the same criminal gang that attacked him and killed three policemen at Isuofia two years ago that are once again on the prowl. 

While expressing shock and the resolve of his government in confronting insecurity in the state, the release quotes the Governor as offering a reward of ten (10) million naira for anyone or group that will give valuable information that will lead to the immediate arrest of the perpetrators of the dastardly act.

Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police Anambra State Command, Mr Echeng Echeng has described the murder of Hon. Okechukwu Okoye as barbaric and an act of cowardice.
The CP had in a press release signed by the Anambra State Police Public Relations Officer, Ikenga Tochukwu, recalled that the Command Operatives earlier embarked on a rescue operation following the incident of his abduction on same date at about 5:30pm along Aguluzigbo Umuona, Aguata LGA.

The Police Commissioner said while the rescue operation was still ongoing, a headless body was seen and later recovered by Police along Nnobi, Ideani road which was later confirmed as Hon Okechuwu Okoye. The corpse has been deposited in morgue

The Commissioner of Police, while commiserating with the family and friends assured that the perpetrators of this dastardly act shall be brought to book.

 

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