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The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) recently conducted a two-day Investment and Industrialisation Summit (NNIIS), to address the challenges of driving economic development of the country’s expansive northern region.

With its theme ‘Unlocking Strategic Opportunities in Mining, Agriculture and Power (MAP 2025)’, it provides a welcome intervention in these topical areas with respect to the economic fortunes of the region.

Among the notable outcomes of the parley was the pledging by participants of over $10 billion to drive new investments in the region’s main thematic sectors – mining, agriculture and power. Also among the outcomes of the parley was the establishment of a new special purpose vehicle – the Northern Nigeria Economic Development Council (NNEDC), as the institutional framework to drive an equally new Northern Nigeria Economic Development Master Plan (NNEDMP). The masterplan for the NNDMP is anchored on the three pillars of security, policy coherence and private capital mobilisation.

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Seen in both historical and contemporary perspectives, Daily Trust believes that the summit qualifies as a most welcome dispensation, whose coming was overdue. Also, given that it is better late than never, the organisers and participants deserve commendation for making it a success. This is also why they deserve all the support that can be mobilised, to ensure that this new outing by the region’s leadership does not suffer any unwanted setback.

Until the coming of the summit, the conditions of living in the North for the various highly stratified communities had been a matter of significant concern for any right-thinking Nigerian, given a complement of factors.

There is no contest in the fact that the North has a young, energetic and active population, varying weather patterns that favour a wide complement of resource based enterprises, as well as high end stocks of financial muscle and significant clout in the country’s politics.

North, presently comprising 19 of the country’s 36 states, has endowment in vast arable land with a variety of flora and fauna, agricultural opportunities, and rich trove of assorted minerals.

Unfortunately, these advantages have been squandered for decades largely due to lack of political will.

As it stands, the condition of millions of people in the North is a far-cry from the vision and development template established by the late premier of the region, Sir Ahmadu Bello, the Sardauna of Sokoto.

It is to his credit that in the face of significant handicaps like limited resources and other factors, he developed a masterplan for the region.

It is on record that for the love of his people, he established a string of industries across the entire expanse of the region.

The New Nigeria Development Company (NNDC), founded in 1965, was the Northern Regional Government’s main investment arm, managing assets like Arewa Hotels and Kaduna Textiles. Alongside the Bank of the North and Northern Nigeria Investments Limited (NNIL), it boosted industrial and financial growth. Premier Ahmadu Bello championed industrialization through defence and media industries. He modernized agriculture via cash crops, irrigation, and research institutions like IAR. Bello prioritized education and manpower development, establishing Ahmadu Bello University and enforcing the Northernisation policy. His administration also improved roads, healthcare, and sports infrastructure, notably building the Ahmadu Bello Stadium.

But succeeding administrations failed to improve on them, living students of history with nostalgic moments.

In fact, not a few observers have linked the current depressed state of affairs in the region with the failure of successive administrations to follow up with his laudable vision and enterprise for the good of the region.

Unfortunately, the questionable disposition to basic leadership style by many governors in the North has not helped matters. Many of them came to office without any blueprint on what to achieve all through their tenures. And the few that did, they easily got distracted and lost focus.

It is in this context that the new dispensation of NNEDC and NNDMP should chart a new course of action towards rapid development of the North within the shortest possible time. The region today is afflicted by the seeming unending insurgency and banditry occasioned by hunger, and the corollary between the three is manifest; hence the need to urgently change the narrative.

It is in that context that the new dispensation must run on an agenda that offers a paradigm shift devoid of distraction from its stated objectives. The advocates of the new dispensation need to work hard to ensure the redemption of the pledges made, and harness any other assistance as the mission on hand needs both speed and effectiveness.

We expect the governors in the region, in particular, to give this idea all the needed support. It is indeed a lifeline for them. They must be in the vanguard of this attempt to reinvent the North or risk being in history’s bad book.

President Bola Tinubu has appointed Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan (SAN) as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

Bayo Onanuga, Presidential spokesman announce this in a statement, on Thursday.

Onanuga said the National Council of State has approved Amupitan’s nomination.

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‘President Bola Ahmed Tinubu presented Amupitan as the nominee to fill the vacant position, following Professor Mahmood Yakubu’s exit.’

‘Yakubu served from 2015 till October 2025. President Tinubu told the council that Amupitan is the first person from Kogi, North-Central state, nominated to occupy the position and is apolitical.

‘Council members unanimously supported the nomination, with Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo describing Amupitan as a man of integrity.

‘In compliance with the constitution, President Tinubu will now send Amupitan’s name to the Senate for screening.’

Amupitan, 58, from Ayetoro Gbede, Ijumu LGA in Kogi State, is a Professor of Law at the University of Jos, Plateau. He is also an alumnus of the university.

He specialises in Company Law, Law of Evidence, Corporate Governance and Privatisation Law. He became a Senior Advocate of Nigeria in September 2014.

Amupitan was born on April 25, 1967.

After completing primary and secondary education, he attended Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, from 1982 to 1984, and the University of Jos from 1984 to 1987. He was called to the bar in 1988.

He earned an LLM at UNIJOS in 1993 and a PhD in 2007, amid an academic career that began in 1989, following his National Youth Service at the Bauchi State Publishing Corporation in Bauchi from 1988 to 1989.

Currently, he serves as the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Administration) at the University of Jos, a position he holds in conjunction with being the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of Joseph Ayo Babalola University in Osun State.

Among the academic positions he has held at UNIJOS are: Chairman of the Committee of Deans and Directors (2012-2014); Dean of the Faculty of Law (2008-2014); and Head of Public Law (2006-2008).

Outside of academics, Amupitan serves as a board member of Integrated Dairies Limited in Vom, a member of the Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies Governing Council, and a member of the Council of Legal Education (2008-2014), among other roles. He was a board member of Riss Oil Limited, Abuja(1996-2004).

Amupitan is the author of many books on law, such as Corporate Governance: Models and Principles(2008); Documentary Evidence in Nigeria (2008); Evidence Law: Theory and Practice in Nigeria(2013), Principles of Company Law(2013) and an Introduction to the Law of Trust in Nigeria (2014).

He is married and has four children.

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has granted presidential pardon to foremost nationalist and champion of anti-colonial struggle, Sir Herbert Macaulay; former Federal Capital Territory minister, Major General Mamman Jiya Vatsa, Former Reps member, Farouk Lawan and others.

Others pardoned are the Ogoni nine: Ken Saro Wiwa, Saturday Dobee, Nordu Eawo, Daniel Gbooko, Paul Levera, Felix Nuate, Baribor Bera, Barinem Kiobel and John Kpuine.

After the Council of State meeting, Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma and Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani briefed newsmen.

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Governor Uzodinma said President Tinubu acted on the recommendations of the Presidential Advisory Committee on the Prerogative of Mercy (PACPM) which has 12 members, with the Attorney General and Justice Minister, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, as chairman. The committee’s final report was presented to the Council of State on Thursday in Abuja, as required by the constitution.

Those pardoned

Herbert Macaulay was a Nigerian nationalist and co-founder, along with Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe, of the National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons (NCNC). Macaulay was the party’s first president, which played a pivotal role in Nigeria’s struggle for independence.

However, in 1913, Macaulay was convicted by the British colonialists and banned from public office. Macaulay died in 1946, but the stigma of being an ex-convict was not exorcised from his records until now.

Vatsa, a poet, was sentenced to death over a treason charge in 1986, during the administration of military president, Ibrahim Babangida, and was executed with nine others by firing squad. The circumstances leading to his conviction and execution have been a subject of debate for long.

Farouk Lawan was sentenced to seven years imprisonment for receiving a $500,000 bribe while serving as the chairman of the House of Representatives ad-hoc committee investigating the fuel subsidy fraud in 2012. He served the sentence and got out of prison in October, 2024.

Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight other activists were sentenced to death and executed in 1995 by the Nigerian military government headed by General Sani Abacha for ‘inciting the murder of four Ogoni chiefs.’

Others are; Mrs Anastasia Daniel Nwaobia, Barrister Hussaini Umar and Ayinla Saadu Alanamu who were granted pardoned according to the presidency, to enable them integrate into society, ‘having demonstrated sufficient remorse’.

Nweke Francis Chibueze, serving a life sentence for cocaine, was pardoned, along with Dr Nwogu Peters, who had served 12 out of his 17-year sentence for fraud.

At the same time, the president awarded national honours to the Ogoni four- Chief Albert Badey, Chief Edward Kobani, Chief Samuel Orage, and Theophilus Orage.

In exercising his constitutional power of mercy, President Tinubu granted clemency to 82 inmates and reduced the prison terms of 65 others. He gave a reprieve for seven inmates on the death row by commuting their sentences to life imprisonment.

The committee’s final report was presented to the Council of State on Thursday in Abuja, as required by the constitution.

The report noted, ‘A total of 175 inmates were interviewed, and 62 applications were received on behalf of 119 inmates considered by the committee, making it a total of 294.

‘One hundred and sixty of the inmates interviewed were male, while 15 were female. Eighty-two inmates were recommended for clemency; two (2) for pardon; sixty-five (65) inmates for reduction of their terms of imprisonment, and seven (7) inmates on death row for commutation to life imprisonment.

‘Also, fifteen (15) ex-convicts were recommended for presidential pardon, eleven (11) of them are deceased (including Ogoni 9). The Ogoni four (4) were also recommended for the Posthumous National Honours Award.

‘On the whole, a total of one hundred and seventy-five (175) beneficiaries are recommended.”

The committee had acted on the following criteria: old age (60 years and above); ill health likely to terminate in death; young persons (16 years and below); long-term convicts who have served prison terms of 10 years or more with a good record; and convicts serving three years or more

‘Those who have been in Custodial centres, learnt sustainable vocational trades capable of keeping them away from crime; those who are adjudged remorseful; those who Correctional Officers recommended for exemplary behaviour and Nigerian prisoners deported from other countries.

Farouk Lawan reacts

In his reaction, former House of Representatives member, Farouk Lawan, who is one of those granted the presidential pardon was full of gratitude to Allah and President Tinubu.

Lawan, in a statement issued shortly after the announcement described Tinubu as a fatherly, compassionate, and decisive political leader who will be remembered.

He said, ‘Mr. President has cast a warm blanket over me, pulling me back from the harshness of yesterday’s cold. A day like this is not for a long treatise. I lie, prostrate utterly humble in my heart and entire being, grateful for the mercy which Allah (SWT), through Mr. President and my country have shown me.

‘During the eclipse at noon of my life, a path designed by destiny, a past with which I am fully reconciled, my family, friends and associates stood by me through thick and thin, their light became my singular unfailing beacon. I remain eternally indebted to you. May Allah (SWT) recompense you.

‘Throughout those moments of sober reflection, my faith in the greatness of our Fatherland never wavered, nor did my resolve to contribute to it ever weaken. A re-dedication to the ideals of Nigeria is upon me. My hope is renewed.’

Those that benefited in the past

Other politically exposed persons in the past who benefitted from presidential pardons include former head of states Yakubu Gowon who was pardoned, along with, erstwhile Biafra leader, Emeka Ojukwu, during the Second Republic under President Shehu Shagari.

In 2013, former president Goodluck Jonathan also extended similar gesture to former Chief of Staff of the Supreme Military Council, Major General Shehu Musa Yar’adua; former Chief of General Staff, Oladipo Diya and former Governor of Bayelsa State, Chief Diepreye Alamieyeseigha.

Others granted pardon are: Major Bello Magaji (rtd), Mohammed Lima Biu, Shettima Bulama, Major Geeneral Abdulkareem Adisa (Posthumous) and Major Segun Fadipe (rtd) respectively.

In 2021, then president Buhari granted presidential pardon to former governor of Plateau State Joshua Dariye and former governor of Taraba State, Jolly Nyame.

Reacting, a lawyer, E.M.D. Umukoro Esq said under Section 175 of the Nigerian Constitution, the president has the power to grant the presidential or executive pardon on alleged federal offences.

‘So, when a person or group of persons, who have been convicted under federal offences or alleged to have committed a crime under the Act, and may have been sentenced, the president has the power to reduce, pardon or suspend the sentence on the person, in consultation with the Council of State.

‘These powers allow the president to review, where it was discovered that there were procedural errors or new facts that are not available at first, which emerged to warrant the president’s intervention,’ he said.

He said presidential pardon helps to heal the wounds in the country, especially the case of the Ogoni 9.

Other climes

In 1973, following the Watergate scandal that compelled President Richard Nixon to resign, he was pardoned by Gerald Ford for any federal crimes he ‘committed or may have committed,’ even though Nixon hadn’t been charged with a crime at the time.

While President Joe Biden pardoned several family members, including his brothers James and Frank Biden, and sister, Valerie Biden Owens, saying the gesture was intended to shield his family from politically motivated attacks and should not be mistaken as an acknowledgment of any wrongdoing.

The committee

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Sen. George Akume, inaugurated the Presidential Advisory Committee on Prerogative of Mercy (PACPM) on January 15, 2025, as a significant step towards promoting justice, rehabilitation, and human rights in Nigeria.

The other members are Chief Akinlolu Olujinmi, CON; Prof. Alkasum Abba; Prof. (Mrs.) Nike Y. Sidikat Ijaiya; Justice Augustine B. Utsaha; and the Secretary, Dr Onwusoro Maduka, a former Permanent Secretary.

The institutional representatives on the Committee are: the Permanent Secretary, Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs; representatives of the Nigeria Police Force, Nigerian Correctional Service, National Human Rights Commission, Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), and the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN).

Kogi State State Government has absorbed over 2,500 vigilante members into the state civil service as part of efforts to combat criminal activities.

The Executive Chairman, Kogi State Civil Service Commission, Barr. Tanko Muhammed, disclosed this while addressing members of the Kogi State Vigilante Service (KSVS) in Lokoja on Thursday.

The Chairman emphasized that their absorption into the state civil service has further subjected them to the Public Service Rules (PSR), Scheme of Service and Regulation with their appointment duly gazetted.

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While congratulating them for their successful engagement into civil service, Barrister Mohammed urged them to remain committed and dedicated to their duties, describing their new position in the society as ‘very important.’ In his remarks, the Director General of KSVS, Alhaji Ibrahim Omeiza Sani, said the absorption is a testimony of their good service and implicit trust of Governor Usman Ahmed Ododo in their ability to assist in combating criminal activities in the State.

He urged the vigilante members to remain committed to their duties and justify the trust reposed in them.

The Director General, represented by his Deputy, Mr. Ibrahim Taiwo, enjoined the members to observe the necessary documentation associated with their new position in the civil service sector.

Established by the Kogi State House of Assemble Law of 2013, the KSVS became operational during the administration of Governor Yahaya Bello, with members drawn from different communities across the 21 local Government areas.

Brethren, attend any prayer in your neighbourhood and you would probably hear the imam supplicate passionately to the Almighty on behalf of the congregation for more of His favours. One of the ‘prayer points’ is usually that the Almighty should protect the congregation against ‘sudden death’. You would likely hear him as he says: ‘Protect us O! God! from accidents on the road, from death while in sleep, from .’. The imam usually supplicates against all possible predisposing factors to death, although human experience shows that these incidents are often deployed by the Almighty as causes in order for His decree to come to pass. We all also know, dear brethren, that each day the sun rises, it signals the birth of a child and the death of another; the rise to fame of a group and the descent of another into infamy. Since the primordial period, my dear brethren, humanity has learnt that to be born is to keep a date with death; to emerge from the womb into life is to book a space in the tomb.

Brethren, that brother probably travelled to Saudi Arabia to perform the Umrah. He could have begun the spiritual journey in Makkah, before his onward journey to Madinah to visit the Prophet’s mosque. He could even have been a citizen of Saudi Arabia who enjoyed the uncommon privilege of being a neighbour to the holiest sites in Islamic Weltanschauung.

No matter the tenor of the narrative and notwithstanding the possibilities in his biography, that brother of yours and mine actually entered the Prophet’s mosque that particular day like other worshippers. He took his position among the worshippers of the Creator of the heavens and the earth; he joined the congregation to raise his voice and glorify the name of Almighty Allah. Yes, he raised his voice and said Allahu Akbar- that the Almighty is Great. He raised his two hands in an expression of his nothingness in relation to His majesty; he raised his two hands to affirm his awareness that he came to the world with nothing and that when the ‘hour’ comes, he shall leave with nothing except his worship of the Almighty and the good deeds he puts forward.

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Brethren, that brother of yours and mine said Allahu Akbar. He could have recited the first chapter, Surah al-Fatiha, and another chapter from the Quran, the last testament. After a short while, he bowed his head, in the ruku’ posture, like other worshippers in the mosque. There, he said ‘Subhanna Rabbi al-Adhim’- glory be to my lord, the Great. According to al-Ghazali in his book al-Maqsad al-Asna, when reference is made to an entity as being great, two possibilities come to mind: that entity whose greatness is receptive and perceptible to the eye, and that whose greatness is inconceivable for human vision to encompass, such as the heavens and the earth. He goes further to say that when reference is made to the Almighty as The Great, it is because His essence (Kunh) is beyond perception. Thus, any greatness applied to one other than the Almighty is deficient and invalid.

Thereafter, dear brethren, our brother proceeded from the rukuu to the sajdah. The sajdah posture, you would remember, is the closest station the servant can reach on this planet earth in relation to the Almighty. In the sajdah posture, dear brethren, our forehead, our two palms, our two knees, and the toes of our foot (the seven points of submission to the Almighty) should touch the ground. The sajdah posture is usually observed twice in our prayer, and each of them carries great lessons for our contemplation.

When the Muslim worshipper puts his forehead on the ground in obeisance and in submission to the Almighty, he practically humbles himself. By bringing our foreheads to the ground, Muslims engage in willful self-immolation in front of their creator. The Muslim worshipper who brings his forehead to touch the ground enters into a covenant with the Almighty; such a Muslim is saying she would not, no matter how austere or prosperous the circumstance becomes, serve any other principal apart from His Majesty.

In the sajdah posture nests one other important lesson. When the Muslim worshipper puts his head on the ground and raises it, he brings to mind the fact that it is from the earth he was created; when he goes back to put his forehead on the ground, he becomes attentive to the reality that sooner or later he shall, at his demise, be returned back to the earth; when he raises his head from the ground once again, he is aware that no matter how long he stays in his grave or tomb, he shall be resurrected from the earth on the day of judgment: ‘We have created you from the earth, into it We shall return you, and from it, We shall bring you back to life once again (Quran 20: 55).

Dear Brethren, after a long while during which he remained transfixed on the same spot, his forehead firmly glued to the ground, his hands spread out as if they had become wings like that of a bird in space, his fellow worshippers became aware that their brother had departed this world. He had died while in Salat, in prostration to the Almighty Allah, in the hallowed space of the Prophet’s mosque in Madinah.

What are the matters arising from the incident, dear Brethren? I thought the nodus of the matter is exemplified in the preface to this sermon. Thus, I call on you to read and ponder Surah Luqman, verse thirty-four. The Almighty reminds us that the knowledge of five entities in our world has not and will never be given to anybody: the knowledge of the ‘hour’- the hour in which you and I will depart this world, the hour in which resurrection will take place; the knowledge of the means and time by and in which our sustenance will come to us; the knowledge not only of the gender of the foetus in the womb immediately conception takes place but more importantly the destiny and trajectories of its sojourn on earth; the knowledge of what lies ahead of each one of us each time the sun rise; and ultimately the knowledge of where our death will meet us. All these realities are firmly under the control of the Almighty.

Brethren in faith, let us compare the destiny of that man who died in his prayer with that other ‘big’ man who died in a hotel while engaging in illicit sexual relations with a harlot? Who between the two stands a chance of enjoying eternal redemption? Ask yourself this question: whenever the Almighty ‘knocks on your door’, would you confidently say ‘come in, the door is unlocked’?

The Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has signed into law N695 billion supplementary budget for the 2025 fiscal year as passed by the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly.

Eno reaffirmed that his administration is committed to transparency, accountability, and people-centred governance after signing the budget into law.

In a statement obtained from the Government House Press unit on Thursday in Uyo, the Governor expressed appreciation to the Speaker and members of the House of Assembly for quickly passing the Supplementary Appropriation Bill.

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‘Let me assure the people of Akwa Ibom State that all hands are on deck and we will continue to carry out our duties with probity and dedication for the benefit of all. ‘With the passage and signing of the supplementary budget today, we are further fired up to ensure the full implementation of government programmes and projects as contained in the budget,’ he stated.

The governor also released N60 billion to contractors whose Interim Payment Certificates were ready in a move to accelerate project execution.

In his remarks, the Speaker of the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, Hon. Udeme Otong, commended the Governor for his inclusive leadership style and innovative governance approach.

‘We have never witnessed this kind of delivery review in our state. It gives us a clear understanding of what is happening across sectors. For me, this is a strong oversight function,’ he said.

Former deputy governors across Nigeria yesterday converged in Abuja to launch their new secretariat and pledged to promote patriotism, good governance, and national unity.

Among those present were Senator Aliyu Wamakko (Sokoto), Dr Chris Akomas (Abia), Pauline Tallen (Plateau), Alhaji Abdulmalik Mahmood (Bauchi), Prince Ezeakonobi Madumere (Imo), Tele Ikuru (Rivers), and James Magaji (Kaduna).

The event also attracted the Minister of State for Works and members of the House of Representatives, among others.

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Speaking at the event, Senator Wamakko, who commissioned the secretariat, said the forum was committed to strengthening governance and promoting transparency and accountability. ‘Our forum is very strong today, and we are a symbol of the country’s unity,’ he said.

Chairman of the Former Deputy Governors’ Forum of Nigeria, Dr Chris Akomas, said the body’s primary goal was to contribute to nation-building.

‘This forum is driven by interest, willingness, and commitment to national development. What gives us courage is our belief that we can achieve the best for our country, our children, and generations to come,’ he said.

A suspected motorcycle thief, simply identified as Dan Baba, has been reportedly lynched by an irate mob in the Kwaita village market in the Kwali Area Council of the FCT.

A resident of Kwaita village, Usman Yunusa, said the incident happened on Wednesday around 4:12 p.m. at the village market.

He said the suspect allegedly stole a bike from where the owner parked it and he tried to escape through Pukafa village.

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He said in the process, a large number of Okada riders (motorcycle drivers) pursued him and flagged him down near the neighboring Pukafa village, where they descended on him. He said the Okada riders used firewood and other hard objects to hit the suspect until he gave up.

Yunusa said the suspect had been arrested on different occasions for snatching motorcycles around Kwaita market, Kwali market, Piri, and Bako as well as Dagiri in the area council.

According to him, the suspect had died before the arrival of the vigilantes at the scene.

A member of the vigilante, Ibrahim Musa, confirmed the inciden.

A police source at Kwali Division, who preferred anonymity, confirmed the incident, saying the police are investigating the matter.

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The police in Ekiti State have arraigned two persons, Abubakar Sodiq (25) and Ojo Gbenga (23), at the Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti over an alleged stealing.

The prosecutor, Inspector Akinwale Oriyomi, told the court that the defendants on October 5, 2025, at about 2 pm at Abeope Farm, Industrial Estate, Ikere-Ekiti, conspired to steal ten tubers of yam valued at N30,000, the property of Odeyemi Sunday.

Inspector Oriyomi said the offence is contrary to Sections 421 and 295 and punishable under Section 302 of the Criminal Laws of Ekiti State Law No. 12 of 2021.

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Counsel to the defendants, Barrister Dotn Omoteye, urged the court to grant his clients’ bail. The Chief Magistrate, Mr. Abayomi Adeosun, granted them bail in the sum of N20,000 with one surety each.

The case was adjourned until November 11, for hearing.