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Law & Security
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Judge Murdered After Remanding Murder Case Suspects in Detention
A Chief Magistrate in Calabar, Mrs. Maria Theresa Nsa, was on Monday night killed at her residence by unknown assailants.
The magistrate was said to have been killed a few hours after she ordered that some suspects who are being tried for murder in her court should be remanded in prison.
Mrs. Nsa’s death caused panic within the judiciary on Tuesday, forcing all the courts to adjourn abruptly.
In a related development, another Nigerian boy has been stabbed to death as he tried to break off a fight involving his friend.
According to a statement by the Nigerian Information Attaché in Ottawa, Ms. Ijeoma Dechukwu, Mr. Oladapo Agoro, 19, died in the early hours of June 8 after he was stabbed at a nightclub where he had gone to hang out with his friends
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The Supreme Court on Friday, June 7, upheld the validity of the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) Act 2002, after expunging two of its sections considered not central to the law.
Chief Justice of the Federation, Justice Muhammadu Lawal Uwais, who read the lead judgment in the Supreme Court’s unanimous decision rule that only Sections 36(3) and 35 of the Act were unconstitutional and therefore declared null and void.
The Ondo State government had approached the Court to declare the ICPC Act 2000 invalid in the state.
Eight other states took sides with the Ondo State against the Federal Government and the remaining 27 states
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Babangida Makes Move to Stop Implementation
of Oputa Panal Report
Former military President Ibrahim Babangida who earned himself the name ‘Maradona’ for his tricky maneuvers, filed a suit at an Abuja High Court to stop the implementations of the Human Rights Violations
Investigations Commission known as Oputa Panel.
Joined in the suit are President Olusegun Obasanjo and the Implementation Committee of the Oputa Panel.
In the suit filed by Hahaya Mahamood representing Babangida and former Security Chief, Brigadier-General Halru Akilu, the plaintiffs prayed for an order of injunction restraining President Obasanjo and the Attorney General from accepting and considering the
observations and recommendations of the Panel pending the hearing and determination of the court.
It also prayed for an injunction restraining the defendants either by themselves or their agents from implementing any recommendations, report or white paper arising from the Panel as they affect the
plaintiffs pending the hearing and determination of the suit.
Lagos lawyer, Chief Gani Fawehinmi had filed a petition before the Oputa Panel that Babangida and his security officers were involved in the assassination of the late editor-in-chief of Newswatch, Mr. Dele Giwa.
The panel summoned Babangida and others concerned to appear before it but they refused to do so.
Instead they challenged the constitutionality of the panel at Court of Appeal in Lagos.
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President Obasanjo has assured Nigerians that additional information has been obtained by detectives to give sufficient reasons to try the 15 suspects being held by the Police in connection with the killing of
former Justice Minister, Chief Bola Ige.
Obasanjo, who spoke in response to the concern expressed by the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) over the delay in finding the murders of Chief Ige, said the additional information had been forwarded
to the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) in Oyo State.
The President said he hoped that with the additional information made available to the DPP on June 3, the DPP should be able to “arraign some people in court.”
In a related development Governor, Alhaji Lam Adesina of Oyo State Monday, June 10, said the
search for the murderers of the late Justice Minister, Chief Bola Ige cannot be swept under the carpet.
In fact, Adesina who was answering questions from media executives said the trial would be a celebrated one that would send reverberations throughout the world.
He said: “I want to plead with Nigerians to be more patient with the police authorities on the investigation and prosecution of suspects.
I can assure you that the suspects will be made to stand trial anytime from now.
A lot of persons, including lawyers have volunteered to be part of the prosecution team; so very soon, the DPP’s (Police) report will be ready and those fingered in the murder will be charged to court
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