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Man docked for allegedly stealing deep freezer
A 34-year-old man, Clement Timothy, was on Tuesday arraigned before a Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing a deep freezer worth N322,000.
The police charged Timothy with four-counts of conspiracy, burglary, assault and theft.
He, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The Prosecutor, Insp Chidi Leo, told the court that the defendant committed the offence on May 12.
He alleged that the defendant and two others who are currently on the run, broke into the shop of the complainant, Mrs Rita Daniel, carted away with a deep freezer valued at N322,000 and many goods worth N450,000.
The prosecutor said that the defendant also assaulted James Gidado, a security guard who saw the defendant and his accomplices in the act and raised an alarm.
He said that the offence contravened the Penal Code of Kaduna State 2017.
Magistrate Ibrahim Emmanuel, admitted the defendant to bail in the sum of N200,000 with two sureties in like sum.
Emmanuel said the surety must be civil servants on Grade Level 12 and must reside within the court’s jurisdiction.
He adjourned the case until June 24, hearing.(NAN)
Another explosion occurred at a pipeline manifold in the Omwawriwa area of Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State on Tuesday.
This incident follows a similar explosion that shook the Trans Niger Pipeline, operated by Shell, in Bodo, Gokana Local Government Area just hours earlier.
The latest explosion reportedly took place at a manifold connected to a federal pipeline deep within the forest, which transports crude oil to Brass in Bayelsa State.
While the explosion has not yet been officially confirmed, community sources reported seeing massive flames and thick smoke rising from the oil installation in the forest.
Grace Iringe-Koko, the spokesperson for the Rivers State Police Command, stated that she would investigate the incident but had not provided a response at the time of this report.
A video obtained by our correspondent displays a large fire burning in a remote location.
In a separate development, Ijaw youths blocked the Ahoada section of the East-West Road leading to Bayelsa State on Tuesday in protest.
The demonstrators, numbering over 100, carried placards in solidarity with Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara amid his political dispute with the state House of Assembly. Some of the placards read: “We demand Wike’s dismissal as FCT Minister” and “Martin Amaewhule and 26 lawmakers have defected and lost their seats.
The House of Representatives on Tuesday passed the four tax reform bills transmitted to the National Assembly in October 2024 by President Bola Tinubu.
Recall that the House had on Thursday last week, considered and approved the report of the House Committee on Finance which made some recommendations, particularly in controversial areas such as the Value Added Tax and inheritance tax.
While awaiting the Senate to similarly pass the bills, the proposed reforms are expected to be transmitted to the President for his assent in the days ahead.
Details shortly…
Two members of the house of representatives have defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Tajudeen Abbas, speaker of the house, announced the defections in a letter read on the floor of the lower legislative chamber on Tuesday.
More to follow…