The Inspector Basic of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has amended the terrorism fees most well-liked in opposition to the suspected killers of the standard ruler of Amanze Obowo Autonomous Neighborhood of Imo State, Eze Basil Njoku.
Two suspects, Jude Iheme and Chika Madukwe, are at present standing trial on the Federal Excessive Court docket in Abuja for the crime.
The duo have been accused of killing the standard ruler on December 17, 2022 whereas coming from the Federal Medical Centre, Umuahia after kidnapping and gathering a ransom of N4m money from his household.
Within the cost marked FHC/ABJ/CR/575/2024, Iheme and Madukwe alongside others stated to be at massive have been stated to have conspired to commit felony to wit, acts of terrorism opposite to Part 26 of the Terrorism Prevention and Prohibition Act 2022.
They have been additionally stated to have allegedly armed themselves with weapons and offensive weapons, attacked, kidnapped, and killed the monarch on December 17, 2022.
“That you simply, Jude Iheme ‘M’ 56 years of Amagwu Amanze Obowo LGA of Imo State, Chika Madukwe ‘M’ 42 years of Ndi-Uche Etiti, Onuimo LGA of Imo State and others now at massive on about December 17, 2022 on the 71/2 Junction Umumegwu-Amanze village, Obowo LGA of Imo State, throughout the jurisdiction of this court docket, whereas appearing in live performance and armed with weapons and different offensive weapons attacked, kidnapped and killed HRH Eze Basil Njoku of Amanze Obowo Autonomous Neighborhood in Imo State on his manner from the Federal Medical Centre, Umuahia, Abia State having collected a ransom of N4m from his household and thereby dedicated an offence opposite to Part 2(2) (f) of the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act 2022,” the cost added.
The IGP additionally accused them of failing to volunteer data at their disposal to safety businesses which might have led to the apprehension of different kidnappers opposite to Part 16 of the identical Terrorism Act.
The defendants, nonetheless, pleaded not responsible to the offence.
On the proceedings on Tuesday, counsel for the IG, Simon Lough (SAN), informed the court docket that there was a must amend the fees as extra suspects had been arrested in reference to the case.
He requested a date for the opposite suspects to be delivered to court docket to take a plea within the amended fees.
The trial choose, Justice Binta Nyako, granted the request and glued March 12 for the contemporary arraignment.
Nyako additionally ordered that the 2 defendants be remanded on the Kuje correctional centre in Abuja and be delivered to court docket on the adjourned date.
