Emmanuel Ajah, the chairperson of Ivo Local Executive Place of Ebonyi Voice, shall be accused of armed robbery.
A Voice Excessive Courtroom in Abakaliki on Thursday mounted 17 October to resolve on a fiat tendered by a attorney, Emeka Uwakwe, on the trial of Emmanuel Ajah, the chairperson of Ivo Local Executive Place of Ebonyi Voice, over alleged armed robbery, kidnap and kill.
The Files Agency of Nigeria (NAN) remembers that Mr Ajah and eight various suspects were accused of robbing one Pauline Osita of her N2 million, cellphone and various valuables on 17 January 2017.
The defendants were also accused of kidnapping Catherine Okorie on 18 January 2017 and allegedly killing her on 22 January the identical 365 days.
The various eight defendants are Chibuike Okereke, Mathew Ogbudike, Ezenwa Nwafor, Okoro Ugochukwu, Kelechukwu Azubike, John Nwankwor, Chigozie Okereke and Obichi Uzoigwe.
The attorney, Mr Uwakwe, was once popular by the Attorney Favorite of Ebonyi Voice, Ben Odoh, to prosecute the trial.
Alternatively, the defence counsel adverse the dart to rob over the case from the preliminary prosecutor.
The defence team of workers, comprising C.N Mgbada, C.A. Okenu, Ifeanyi Igwe and J. N Unah argued in opposition to Mr Uwakwe turning into allotment of the prosecution.
“The motive being that he was once a member of the defence counsels and had been within the matter from the initiating till date.
“We urge the court to reject the document on Uwakwe fiat application,” the lawyers acknowledged.
The think, Elvis Ngene, after the argument adjourned the matter till 17 October, 21 November and 28 November for ruling on Mr Ajah’s movement to rob over the prosecution of the trial.
