Crime
Man Remanded For Slitting Lover’s Throat In Anambra
A native doctor Identified as Nonso has been remanded for allegedly attempting to sever a 25-year-old woman’s throat at Umuona village, Isuofia in Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State.
The mother of two children, a five-year-old boy and a three-year-old girl with different fathers, was claimed to have been interred in a 4-foot-deep grave in the back of the suspect’s property.
The victim, Uchendu Uchechukwu, who identified herself as the fourth child in a family of eight and claimed to be an orphan, claimed she had been on her own since her parents’ passing caused her to drop out of SS2 in order to care for herself.
She said: “I do menial jobs like picking palm fruits and making between N500 and N700 daily to feed myself and the two kids.
“In 2021, I met Nonso, a young man who claimed to be a native doctor, and he promised to marry me. That was why he was frequenting my house in the last one year.
“On that fateful day, he called me to come around with my children for a surprise package. Without any suspicion, I accepted the offer and he asked his friend to convey us on his motorcycle.
“On arrival, he asked me to close my eyes while he tied my face with a white handkerchief in anticipation of a surprise package. Then he used a sharp knife to slit my throat, forcing me to struggle for survival.
“Immediately, he dragged me to the already prepared grave, he pushed me in and used a big stone to force me to remain there while he went to bring a shovel to bury me and my two kids alive.
“It was at that point that I started shouting for help which attracted his elder sister who had already gone to bed. She ran outside and called other people to rescue me.”
According to report, the suspect was immediately apprehended by the mob, who stripped him naked and paraded him before handing him over to security agents. His accomplice who rode the motorcycle however escaped.
Uchechukwu called on security operatives to assist her in ensuring that justice is served in the matter.
“I am calling on government and security agents to ensure that justice is done. I’m ready to go back to my nylon producing business if I can be assisted to repair the damaged machines,” she said.
The defendant was remanded in jail detention for attempted murder when the case was called up at the Children, Sexual and Gender Based Violence Court in Awka, which is presided over by Magistrate Genevieve Osakwe.
Former Aviation Minister, Hadi Sirika, along with his daughter and two others, have been slated for arraignment today (thursday) by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
They face charges related to an alleged N2.7 billion fraud linked to the failed Nigerian Air project.
The proceedings are set to unfold before Justice Sylvanus Oriji at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Abuja.
The charges, based on court documents, accuse Sirika of granting undue advantage to certain entities in Abuja between April 2022 and March 2023.
The anti-graft agency has accused Sirika of misusing his authority by awarding a N1.3 billion consultancy contract for the Nigerian Air Start-up to Tianero Nigeria Limited.
This alleged action is said to contravene Section 19 of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act, 2000.
In a separate charge, the EFCC alleges that on or around August 18, 2022, in Abuja, Sirika utilized on or about August 18, 2022 ia, Sirika “did use your position to confer unfair advantage upon Al Buraq Global Investment Limited, whose alter ego, Fatima Hadi Sirika and Jalal Sule Hamma are your daughter and son-in-law respectively, by using your position to influence the award to them, the contract for the Apron Extension at Katsina Airport for the sum of N1.498,300,750.00.”
The anti-graft agency asserted that Sirika’s actions amounted to a violation of Section 19 of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act, 2000, rendering him liable to punishment under the same section.
In count three, the EFCC accused Sirika of criminal breach of trust “while serving as the Minister of Aviation and in his capacity as a public officer” on or around August 18, 2022, in Abuja, within the jurisdiction of the court.
In late April, the former aviation minister was taken into custody by the anti-graft agency and interrogated for several days.
Zamfara State is in the grip of fear and mourning following a series of vicious attacks by bandits, resulting in the deaths of eight individuals and the abduction of a branch manager of Taj Bank in Mandir Laura.
In a daring raid, approximately fifteen armed bandits stormed the manager’s residence in Rijiyar Gabas, seizing him and vanishing into the night.
Meanwhile, Faru Town in Maradun local government area witnessed a bloodbath as bandits struck, leaving eight residents dead.
Eyewitnesses recount the terror as the attackers besieged the town, instilling fear and chaos before retreating with captives into the surrounding forests.
The incidents have prompted widespread outrage and renewed calls for urgent action to stem the tide of violence plaguing Zamfara State.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has reached an out-of-court settlement with renowned barman, Pascal Okechukwu, famously known as Cubana Chief Priest, regarding charges of naira abuse.
This development surfaced during the latest court proceedings presided over by Justice Kehinde Ogundare.
Cubana Chief Priest has been facing a three-count-charge related to the misuse of the national currency at a social gathering, a violation of the Central Bank Act of 2007.
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