COURT REMANDS 10 PERSONS IN PRISON FOR ALLEGED MURDER IN EBONYI

An Abakaliki Magistrate Court has remanded a fifty five year old man, Ogbonnaya Ugballa, and nine others in prison custody for attempted murder of a middle aged man in Ndieke Ndiegu Amagu in Ikwo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State.

The suspects were arraigned by the police on a two count charge of conspiracy and attempted murder punishable under section 516A and 302 of Criminal code Law of Ebonyi State.

After reading the charge to the accused persons, the defence counsel, Mr. Nteshi Ogbee, asked the court to strike out the case for lack of jurisdiction and grant them bail for diligent prosecution.

However, Police Prosecutor, Mr. Bassy Okon, urged the court not to grant bail to the accused persons as they committed capital offence punishable by life imprisonment.

In her ruling, the Chief Magistrate, Mrs. Blessing Chukwu, ordered that the suspects be remanded “under section eight of practice direction” pending when their case file would be reassigned to enable them to take their plea.

The accused persons on the August 11, 2019 allegedly attacked one Nwenyim Oroke with machete at Ndieke Ndiagu Amagu in Ikwo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State.

AMECHI ODO