GROUP DEMANDS DECLARATION OF ABA NORTH ASSEMBLY SEAT VACANT, THREATENS PROTEST. (PHOTO).

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 Group demands declaration of Aba North Assembly seat vacant, threatens protest A group known as the Coalition of Aba North Ethnic Youth Groups has mandated the Speaker of Abia State House of Assembly, Emmanuel Emereuwa to declare the Aba North seat vacant in seven days. The Aba North seat has been a subject of controversy since November 27, 2023, when the Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos sacked Destiny Nwagwu of LP and declared Aaron Uzodike of the PDP, the duly elected member to represent Aba North. However, the seat has remained unoccupied since November 2023, as Uzodike of PDP has not been inaugurated by the Speaker, despite his several appeals. A fresh controversy erupted Friday, as the Coalition of Aba North Ethnic Youths Groups, asked the Speaker to declare the seat vacant within seven days or expect a city-wide protest in Aba. A protest letter signed by the leader of the group, Uka Matthew and some other members in Aba, said they have been without a representative in the Abia S
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EFCC ARRAIGNS TWO FOR N19M FRAUD IN MAIDUGURI.(PHOTOS).#PRESS RELEASE.

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EFCC Arraigns Two for N19m Fraud in Maiduguri

The Maiduguri Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, June 22, 2023, arraigned one Alhaji Usman Bukar (aka Alhaji Jidda Abuna) before Justice Aisha Kumaliya of the Borno State High Court, Maiduguri on a one count charge of obtaining money by false pretence to the tune of N9, 000,000.00 (Nine Million Naira).

The charge reads: "That you, Alhaji Usman Bukar (aka Alhaji Jidda Abuna), sometime in July, 2022 at Maiduguri, Borno State within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, with intent to defraud obtained the gross sum of N9, 000,000.00 (Nine Million Naira) only, from Alhaji Bukar Kime under the guise that the said sum represent payment for the purchase price of a plot of land laying and situate at Jere Local Government Area with a customary Certificate of Occupancy Reg. No. 0005538 and which you knew to be false and thereby committed an offence contrary to section 1 (1) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act and Punishable under Section 3 the same Act”.

The defendant pleaded 'not guilty' to the charge.

Counsel for the prosecution, S.O Saka prayed to the court for a trial date and to remand the defendant in prison custody.

Justice Kumaliya adjourned the matter till July 24 and 25, 2023 for trial and ordered the remand of the defendant at Maiduguri Correctional Centre.

In another development, One Yachem Mathias Ngaro was also arraigned before Justice Aisha Kumaliya on a two-count charge for criminal breach of trust to the tune of N10, 000,000.00 (Ten Million Naira).

The charge reads: "That you Yachem Mathias Ngaro on or about 8 February, 2022 at Maiduguri, Borno State within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, being entrusted with the sum of N10, 000,000.00 (Ten Million Naira) only by Simon Dauda Waba for the execution of a contract with Médecins Du Monde a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) committed criminal breach of trust, an offence contrary to section 311 of the Penal Code Law Cap. 102 Laws of Borno State of Nigeria and punishable under Section 312 of the same Law”.

The defendant pleaded 'not guilty to the charge preferred against him. 

Counsel for the prosecution, S. O Saka asked the court for a trial date to prove the cash against the defendant.

Justice Kumaliya however adjourned till July 24 and 25, 2023 for trial and remanded the defendant in Maiduguri Correctional Centre. 


 

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