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Lawyer Arraigned For Alleged N7.25m Land Fraud
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The police have arraigned a 33-year-old legal practitioner, Luka Linus Yabagi, at the Life Camp Chief Magistrates’ Court, Abuja, for allegedly cheating his client of N7.25 million.
The police charged Yabagi of Dakwa Abuja, who claimed to be a doctor of law, with cheating, criminal breach of trust, forgery and using as genuine documents.
The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charge levelled against him.
The prosecutor, Mrs Charity Nwachukwu, told the court that one Mr Mukhtar Isah of No.4 Goodluck Jonathan Street, Dakwa, Abuja, reported the matter at the Gwarinpa Police Station on Dec. 9, 2024.
Nwachukwu said that the defendant dishonestly and deceitfully made the complainant believe he had the capacity at FCDA to process and secure a land allocation for him.
She said that the defendant deceived the complainant into thinking he was going to use his application for the Statutory Right of Occupancy acknowledgement he secured with File No: 62024, in which he demanded payment.
She told the court that the defendant deceived the complainant into paying N7.25 million into his Access Bank account 1466739589, bearing Linus Befiyo Luka.
Nwachukwu said the defendant fraudulently and dishonestly gave the complainant an offer of statutory right of occupancy, a statutory right of occupancy bill, a site plan and a certificate of occupancy No. FCT/MZTP/LA/CUS/2047.
She said all the documents were bearing Paiamist Nig. Ltd as the allottee with plot No. 2233 located at Guzape II.
Nwachukwu told the court that the defendant deceitfully presented the forged document to the complainant and converted the N7.25 million he had spent on the land process and documentation to his personal use.
She also informed the court that the defendant absconded to an unknown destination, and all efforts to reach him proved abortive. However, he was later tracked and apprehended.
She said that during the police investigation, it was discovered that the purported document the defendant issued to the complainant was altered and forged and did not emanate from the Department of Land Administration.
The prosecutor told the court that the defendant could not give a satisfactory account of his actions.
Nwachukwu said that the case contravened the provisions of Sections 322, 312, 364 and 366 of the Penal Code.
The chief magistrate, Musa Jobbo, admitted the defendant to bail in the sum of N1 million and two sureties in like sum.
Jobbo ordered that the sureties must produce a reliable means of identification before the court registry.
He said that one of the sureties must be a property owner and must reside within the court’s jurisdiction.
Jobbo ordered the defendant to deposit N2 million in the FCT High Court Registry and adjourned the matter until June 19 for a hearing.
A helicopter crash in Saudi Arabia killed 14 Saudi citizens on Sunday, the kingdom’s official press agency reported, adding that the aircraft belonged to state oil giant Aramco.
The Saudi Press Agency, citing an official at the energy ministry, reported the helicopter crashed in Ras Tanura in the country’s east.
“The accident claimed the lives of all 14 passengers, all Saudi citizens,” the agency said, adding that an investigation was under way to determine the cause of the crash.
Aramco says it operates more than 60 aircraft, including helicopters serving more than 300 heliports in Saudi Arabia, making it one of the largest corporate fleets in the region.
The deadly accident comes as oil-rich Gulf nations seek to ramp up their output following Iranian attacks and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway for the export of oil and gas.
The Gulf monarchy did not indicate the incident was in any way connected to a hostile attack.
During the Middle East war, Iranian attacks had targeted energy facilities in the Gulf.
Ras Tanura is home to one of the largest refineries in the Middle East, with a capacity of 550,000 barrels per day, and is critical to Saudi Arabia’s energy sector.
The refinery has been targeted several times, notably during an Iranian drone attack at the beginning of the conflict, which caused a fire and forced a partial shutdown.
Riyadh said in April that the weeks-long attacks had disrupted several production operations at key facilities, with refineries in Ras Tanura as well as Jubail, Yanbu and Riyadh targeted.
Saudi Arabia, the world’s leading crude exporter, produces a little over 10 million bpd.
AFP
An Improvised Explosive Device, IED, planted by alleged bandits along the Kurawa–Sabon Birni road in Sokoto State on Sunday hit a vehicle, killing one person and injuring many passengers.
The incident raised fresh concerns over the growing use of explosive devices by criminal groups operating in parts of the North-West.
The vehicle was said to be conveying passengers from surrounding communities to Sabon Birni when it ran over the explosive device, triggering a blast that severely damaged the vehicle and left several occupants injured.
A security analyst based in the area, Bashir Guyawa, disclosed the incident in a post on his Facebook page.
Guyawa described the incident as another reminder of the persistent security challenges confronting communities along the border axis.
He said the vehicle was on a routine passenger trip when the explosion occurred.
“The vehicle was conveying passengers early this morning on their way to Sabon Birni when the unfortunate incident happened,” he wrote.
Twelve people were injured in a clash between farmers from Larabar Gadan Sarki and herders from the communities of Majawa and Karade in Warawa Local Government Area of Kano State.
The chairman of Warawa Local Government, Lamido Sunusi Ahmad, disclosed this in a statement issued by his media aide, Musleem Garindau.
The statement said the council chairman visited the injured victims at Wudil General Hospital and directed that the local government should cover the cost of their treatment until they had fully recovered.
He also commended community leaders and security personnel for their swift intervention, noting that calm had been restored to the affected communities.
The chairman urged residents to refrain from spreading rumours or engaging in any act capable of escalating tensions and instead embrace dialogue to promote peaceful coexistence.
Speaking further, the Vice Chairman of Warawa Local Government, Hon. Ibrahim Abdu Madari, explained that the conflict involved residents of the communities, all of whom are indigenous to the area.
He said reports indicated that the violence began after a cow strayed into a farmer’s field and ate some crops. The farmer allegedly beat the cow, prompting its owner to assault the farmer, and the disagreement later escalated into a wider clash.
He also reiterated his appeal to residents to live peacefully and resolve disputes through dialogue and mutual understanding.
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