Court Sets October Date for Witness Protection Hearing in Abuja Cleric Rape Trial

(Amos Isah, PHOTO CREDIT:Apostle Amos Isah on Facebook) The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Gwarinpa, Abuja, on Tuesday set 13 October for hearing of an application seeking special protection for an alleged 14-year-old r@pe victim being prepared to testify against an Abuja-based pastor accused of sexually ass@ulting her. Judge Modupe Osho-Adebiyi, who…

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Cleric Tells Court He Warned Against Coup Plot, Judge Orders Trial-Within-Trial • Channels Television

  An Islamic cleric standing trial alongside others over an alleged coup conspiracy against President Bola Tinubu’s administration has told the Federal High Court in Abuja that he had warned the plotters that their mission would fail. The statement was made through a video-recorded testimony played in open court before Justice Joyce Abdulmalik. Sheikh Sani…

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Gunmen abduct two councillors, Islamic cleric in Zamfara community

The Police Command in Zamfara on Thursday confirmed that suspected gunmen abducted two councillors and an Imam in Tsauni community, Gusau, on Wednesday night.The command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Yazid Abubakar, confirmed the incident to newsmen via telephone. He said the councillors, representing Gidan Gona and Tsibiri wards in Maradun local government areas of…

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How Plateau cleric allegedly used church platform to lure victims into N178m investment fraud – Witness

A prosecution witness on Tuesday told the Federal High Court in Jos how a Plateau State-based cleric, Katung Jonas, allegedly used his religious platform and televised sermons to convince hundreds of people to invest in a cooperative scheme now at the centre of a N178 million fraud case. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)…

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Renowned cleric gunned down in Plateau

A renowned cleric, Reverend Father Mimang Lekyil, was shot dead by suspected kidnappers during a late-night attack on his residence in Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State on Sunday. According to reports, suspected kidnappers, forced their way into Reverend Lekyil’s home at around 9:00 p.m. while everyone was asleep. A resident of the area,…

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Kwara Court Remands Islamic Cleric, Phone Repairer, Farmer And Two Others Over M#rder Of Female Student

Abdurahman Bello, the suspected killer of Hafsoh Lawal, a final year student of Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin, was on Tuesday, February 18, remanded at the Correctional Centre, Ilorin by the Ilorin magistrate’s court in Kwara State. Bello and five other suspects arraigned alongside him were not represented by any counsel in the court. Amongst…

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