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Jos: Court Rejects Bail Application in The Case of Young Miss Margaret Joshua

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Jos: Court Rejects Bail Application in The Case of Young Miss Margaret Joshua

By: Zidon Alexander

Following the case against one Nneamaka Nwachukwu suit No. PLD/J287/2022, before Hon. Justice Buetna’an Manji Bassi of High Court No.12 of Plateau State High Court of Justice Jos who was alleged to have intentionally killed one Margaret Joshua on the 11th November 2022.

Recall that Mrs Nneameka Nwachukwu alledgedly pour hot oil on young Miss Margaret Joshua, who was left under her care as a result which she died from the burn.

In her ruling Justice Bassi said that the application submitted to this honorable court by the defence council Barrister Nwaiwu Richard seeking for bail with the counter application of the prosecuting council Barrister Mulleng Alexander, the court find no reasons from the point of law to grant the accused person bail in the case.

“The court finds no reasonable reasons in the defence application to grant bail to the defendant, being pregnant and falling sick from time to time is not enough from the point of law to grant bail in the case of culpable homicide.” Justice Bassi said.

Hon. Justice Bassi further said that there are no medical reports from a certified medical doctor from a government hospital to support the defendant application.

More so, the learned Judge said ” there is no reports from the correctional facility where the accused is held to back the application for bail “.

The court having sited many provisions of the law refuses to grant bail to Mrs Nwachukwu and the case was fixed for 27th March 2023.

NEWSng attempted to speak with both councils on the ongoing case however, they declined to comment.

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Police Recover Rifle, Ammunition, Arrest Four in Plateau Raid

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Police Recover Rifle, Ammunition, Arrest Four in Plateau Raid

By: Zagazola Makama

The Plateau State Police has arrested four suspects and recovered a locally fabricated rifle, live ammunition, and other exhibits following a raid on a suspected criminal hideout in Jos South Local Government Area.

Police sources said that the operation was carried out on April 10 at about 8:30 a.m. by a Tactical Team acting on credible intelligence.

The raid was conducted at the residence of one Luka Ovey in the Dong Kassa area, leading to the arrest of Henry Patrick (31), James Chorbe (28), and Fredrick Peter (19).

Recovered from the scene were one locally fabricated rifle, three live rounds of 7.62mm ammunition, three spent shells, substances suspected to be cannabis, and charms.

The police sources said further investigation led to the arrest of Luka Ovey (28) in the early hours of the same day.

“All suspects are currently in custody, while efforts are ongoing to apprehend other members of the gang and recover additional weapons,”said the sources.

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Police Arrest 22 Suspected Cultists, Criminals in Benue Raid

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Police Arrest 22 Suspected Cultists, Criminals in Benue Raid

By: Zagazola Makama

The Benue Police has arrested 22 suspected cultists and criminals during a targeted raid on flashpoints and criminal hideouts in the Wadata axis of Makurdi.

Sources said that the operation, which is part of the command’s renewed effort to rid the area of cult activities and related crimes, began on April 9 at about 10:30 p.m. and lasted until 3:10 a.m. the following day.

The raid covered several suspected cultist abodes and black spots within the area.

Police sources said the suspects are currently in custody and undergoing investigation.

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14-Year-Old House Help Arrested for Alleged Murder of Employer in Lagos

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14-Year-Old House Help Arrested for Alleged Murder of Employer in Lagos

By: Zagazola Makama

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 14-year-old girl, Dorcas Adebisi, for allegedly stabbing her employer, Modupe Lawson, to death during an altercation at their residence in Oworonshoki.

Sources told Zagazola Makama that the incident occurred on April 9 at about 4:00 p.m., and was reported to the Oworonshoki Police Division by the deceased’s brother, Abayomi Samuel Aina, around 5:00 p.m. the same day.

The sources said Police operatives who visited the scene at No. 13 Ayoola Street, Oworonshoki, found the victim lying in a pool of blood. Photographs were taken and the body was evacuated to the Mainland General Hospital Morgue in Yaba for autopsy.

The suspect was arrested at the scene and is currently in custody.

The police said investigation into the circumstances surrounding the incident is ongoing.

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