Alleged murder: court remands Abia traditional ruler, others in a correctional centre
A Magistrate Court sitting in Bende Local Governments Area of Abia State has last Thursday remanded the traditional ruler of Okai Item HRH Eze James Ogbonna and two others in the Nigeria correctional center in Umuahia the Abia State capital over a case of alleged murder.
Eze Ogbonna and one Igwe Anyim and Ndukwe Sunday Igara were brought before the Court in connection to alleged gruesome killing of 20 year Ndukwe Isaac, by angry youths of the community.
The Punch reports that the father of the deceased Mr Isaac Maduka a native of Umuikpa Akanu had cried for cried out for justice over the incident which occured on January 28.
The precising magistrate Chief Margistrate, His Worship Elizabeth,
however ordered prosecuting attorney to remit the case file to Department of Public Prosecution.
Although prosecuting counsel
U.Ekpo argued that having already filled the information before the court, he ought not to remit the case fill again, but he accepted the order in the interest of public peace
Ekpo said that the Prosecution has shown much seriousness in the case by filing information before a High Court, which he said, would enable the defendants appear and take a plea.
But the Counsel to the defendants, J. Osisiogu said that the Prosecution Counsel did not serve any information to any of the defendants even as of Thursday when the matter was going on.
The case was Adjourned to March 27 for hearing.