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In continuation of prison decongestion in Adamawa State, the Jail Delivery Committee headed by Chief Judge, Hon. Justice Nathan Musa, has stormed Mubi and Maiha prisons respectively and set free 31 inmates including 6 women. During its assignment in Mubi correctional centre on Monday, the Hon. committee discharged 25 inmates including 5 women, summarily convicted 6, granted bail to 1 and reviewed 6 sentences downward. Hon. Justice Nathan's Committee was also at Maiha correctional centre where it met 37 inmates at the correctional centre and released 6 men and a woman. This brings total number of 240 inmates so far discharged at the Jimeta, Yola town, Mubi and Maiha Custodial Centres of the Nigerian Correctional Service since the committee has embarked on its assignment last week. Speaking after prison decongestion in Mubi and Maiha LGAs respectively, Hon. Justice Nathan Musa and Chairman of the committee, explained that some of the inmates discharged were wrongly convicted, others ...

Abdullahi Mallam Adamu, has been remanded in Mubi prison custody in Adamawa state after he admitted raping nursery 3 year old girl(names witheld). The 28 year old Abdullahi of Unguwan Madina in Mubi North Local Governmet Area lured the 5 year old girl of Halibath Nursery/Primary school into an uncompleted building where he raped. NEWS PLATFORM was informed that the accused person and a neighbour to the victim raped the girl while she was on her way to their house after closing from school. But being a neighbour to the minor, the accused person asked the little girl to accompany him to a nearby shop to buy N20 biscuit for her where he subsequently lured her into an uncompleted building and raped her. Abdullahi and the girl were sighted coming out of the uncompleted building by neighours where they suspected something must have transpared between them. It was as a result of that that their neighbours voluntered and took the little girl to Mubi General Hospital where she was examined and ...

The Lamido of Adamawa, HRH. Alh. Dr. Muhammadu Barkindo Aliyu Musdafa, has commended the state Chief Judge, Hon. Justice Nathan Musa, for his giant strides within short period of time in office. Likewise, the Chairman Transition Committee of Yola South Local Government Council, Professor Abubakar Abba Tahir as well as  District Head of Jimeta, Alhaji Inuwa Baba Paris, said that the state is lucky to have Justice Nathan as its CJ at this critical time. The Lamido, Prof Tahir as well as the District Head made their commendations separately, when the Chief Judge paid them a courtesy visit at the palace, LG secretariat and at the office. Earlier, speaking while at the Lamido's palace and the Office of the District Head of Jimeta respectively, the CJ informed the royal fathers that the Jail Delivery Committee he is heading was set up to decongest correctional centres. He stated that the committee had while at the Yola town correctional centre, discharged 90, convicted 21 and granted bai...

A 42 year old Muhammad Sambo, accused of killing his wife as well as inviting women to bath and bury her dead body has been remanded in prison custody in Yola, Adamawa state. Muhammad, who hails from Sorau Belel in Maiha Local Government Area, Adamawa state was arrested and arraigned in court for allegedly killing his wife simply identified as Fadimatu Sambo. When he was arraigned before Chief Magistrate court 1 in Yola on Friday, the accused person pleaded not guilty to 1 count charge of culpable homicide contrary to section 191 of the penal code law. It was Seargent Ahmed Abubakar, the prosecutor, who arraigned Muhammad before the court for the offence which he denied committing it after the First Information Report was read to him as earlier prayed by the prosecutor. Muhammad, according to the report violently attacked his dear wife on the 9th September, 2022, and secretly invited women to come and bath the dead body in order to bury it. According to the prosecutor, it was one Jauro...

There was an outpour of tributes and accolades in Mayo Belwa Local Government Area, Adamawa State when the member representing Ganye, Jada, Mayo Belwa and Toungo Federal Constituency, Abdulrazak Namdas distributed 5 Sports Utility Vehicles (SUVs) to district heads of the LGA. Thursday's exercise was an off-shoot of a similar activity which took place two weeks ago in Ganye Chiefdom where all the 18 district heads each got a unit of the SUV. Acknowledging the gesture, the Lamido of Adamawa, HRH Barkindo Aliyu Mustapha, thanked Namdas for the show of solidarity and goodwill to the traditional institution. Lamido of Adamawa who was represented by the Galadima of Adamawa, Mustapha Aminu, alsTributes pour in as Namdas distributes 5 SUVs to district heads of Mayo Belwa There was outpour of tributes and accolades in Mayo Belwa local government area of Adamawa State as the member representing Ganye, Jada, Mayo Belwa and Toungo federal constituency, Abdulrazak Namdas distributed five Sports...

The Adamawa State Chief Judge, Hon. Justice Nathan Musa,  has discharged 209 and convicted 70 inmates awaiting trial within 3 days. The CJ who is the Chairman Jail Delivery Committee also granted bail to 49 out of 712 inmates awaiting trial at the Jimeta and Yola town Custodial Centres of the Nigerian Correctional Service respectively. Justice Nathan had on Monday and Tuesday discharged 119, convicted 49 summarily, granted bail to 31 and referred 1 to the Deputy Chief Registrar(DCR) Area Court, for review out of the total number of 410 inmates at Jimeta correctional centre. While at Yola town correctional centre on Wednesday, the CJ discharged 90, convicted 21 and granted bail to 18 out of 302 inmates remanded for allegedly committing various offences.  Addressing the inmates shortly after the exercise at Yola correctional on today, Justice Nathan, said that the inmates were discharged based on the information the committee received from the Investigative Police Officers(IPOs)...

Adamawa State Jail Delivery Committee on Tuesday, discharged a total number of 100 inmates awaiting trial at the Jimeta Custodial Centre of the Nigerian Correctional Service. Equally, the committee has summarily convicted 49, granted bail to 31 and referred 1 to the Deputy Chief Registrar(DCR) for review out of the total number of 410 inmates awaiting trial for various offences at the centre. Addressing the inmates shortly after a 2 day exercise, the Chairman of the Committee and Hon. Chief Judge Adamawa state, Justice Nathan Musa, told them that the committee has discharged some of them completely, convicted and granted bail to others. "In the course of our exercise, we were able to discharge 100 and granted bail to 31. The committee convicted 49 summarily. These people that were convicted summarily, admitted committing the offence, and we felt there is no need to keep them waiting for further trial". Justice Nathan stated. He added that in their own wisdom, they decided to ...

Men of the Adamawa State Police Command have arrested 2 Local Hunters as well as one other for allegedly planning to abduct and kill their neighbour in Ganye Local Government Area. Those arrested for the alleged offence include; Yohanna Gayus, 45, Maxwell Hamajoda, 38, both Local Hunters and residents of Detti village in Sugu district who allegedly hired one, Abdullahi Musa, 29, for the job. The suspects were said to have hired the hitman and paid him the sum of N400, 000 to tactically abduct and kill a 28 year old Lawal Emmanuel, a farmer and their neighbour. A statement by the image maker of the command, DSP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, and made available to NEWS PLATFORM on Tuesday, said that the operatives attached to Ganye Division arrested the suspects on the 24th January, 2022.  According to him, the suspects had during interrogation confessed to have offered the sum of 400,000 to Abdullahi Musa, to carry out the job. The statement extended the assurance of the Commissioner of P...

Men of the Adamawa State Police Command have arrested 2 Local Hunters as well as one other for allegedly planning to abduct and kill their neighbour in Ganye Local Government Area. Those arrested for the alleged offence include; Yohanna Gayus, 45, Maxwell Hamajoda, 38, both Local Hunters and residents of Detti village in Sugu district, allegedly hired Abdullahi Musa, 29, for the job. The suspects were said to have hired the hitman and paid him the sum of N400, 000 to tactically abduct and kill a 28 year old Lawal Emmanuel, a farmer and their neighbour. A statement by the image maker of the command, DSP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, and made available to NEWS PLATFORM on Tuesday, said that the operatives attached to Ganye Division arrested the suspects on the 24th January, 2022.  According to him, the suspects had during interrogation confessed to have offered the sum of 400,000 to Abdullahi Musa, to carry out the job. The statement extended the assurance of the Commissioner of Police, M...

A 22 year old man, David Geoffrey, has been convicted and sentenced to 5 years in prison without option of fine for killing his friend during a fight in a beer parlour. Hon. Justice Nathan Musa, Adamawa state Chief Judge, sentenced David of Waduku in Lamurde Local Government Area, Adamawa state on Monday, when he visited Jimeta correctional centre in the state capital. Earlier, when the convict appeared before Justice Nathan, he narrated that fight ensued between him and the deceased who happened to be his friend, and that he broke a bottle of beer on the deceased's head which led to his untimely death. NEWS PLATFORM who was in prison learnt that it was the convict who invited the deceased to come down to Tingno in Lamurde LGA so as to drink beer during which fight ensued between them. David, in case number y/103cl/2020, was said to have committed the offence in the year 2020, and that he was arraigned before chief magistrate court 1 in Yola and remanded in prison on the 16th Octob...

Adamawa State House of Assembly has pledged to enact laws aimed at tackling security challenges bedeveilling the society. The Speaker of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Aminu Iya Abbas, made the pledge on Monday, while declaring open a public hearing on a bill for a law to establish the State Security Trust Fund organised by the committee on security and held the committee room of the assembly. Rt. Hon. Iya Abbas, told the gathering that the the issue of insecurity is everybody's business and reiterated the commitment of the assembly to enacting laws with a view to curtailing it, calling on government to continue to support security agencies to enable them succed. The speaker who was represented by the Deputy Majority Leader of the assembly, Hon. Japhet Kefas (Gombi constituency), said that security cannot be left in the hands security agencies alone, saying that the assembly will continue to liaise with the executive arm towards addressing it. While presenting the general principles of the bil...

Thomas Yilafaru of Guyuk Local Government Area, Adamawa state has been discharged after spending over 3 years in prison for allegedly raping his younger brother's wife. The Adamawa State Chief Judge, Hon. Justice Nathan Musa, on Monday, discharged the accused person during prison visit at the medium security custodial center Jimeta. Yilafaru, has been in prison custody awaiting trial since 27th December, 2018, after his arraigment in 2018 before chief magistrate court 2 sitting in Yola.  The accused told Justice Nathan, that he did not rape his in-law; instead, they had sexual intercourse with her consent, saying that he slept with her after she had agreed while working in her husband's farm. He added that he went to assist them in the farm while his younger brother and her husband was away, and that while working in the farm, he saw her breast and got enticed. He explained that he there and then told her that he loved her and also begged her to allow him have sex with her, and...

Four members of the dreaded "Shila" group were on Friday, convicted and sentenced to 8 -14 years in prison each by the Upper Area Court 4 presided by Hon. Ibrahim Musa Ulenda. They were sent to prison for the offences bordering criminal conspiracy, extortion and receiving stolen property which contravened sections 60, 282 and 307 of Adamawa penal code law. Those convicted include; Musa Haruna of Airforce barracks, Samaila Abubakar of Demsawo ward, Hassan Musa of Rumde and Aliyu Adamu. Haruna, Abubakar and Musa were sentenced to 7 years in prison for the offence of extortion and 1 year for criminal conspiracy punishable under sections 283 and 61 sub sections 1 and 2 of penal code law, and their conviction was without option of fine. While Aliyu Adamu who also hails from Rumde ward and an uncle to the 3rd convict, was sentenced to 14 years in prison for receiving stolen property with an option of 100, 000 fine. The sentences according to the court presided by Hon. Ibrahim Musa ...

Four members of the dreaded "Shila" group were on Friday, convicted and sentenced between 8 to 14 years in prison each.  They were sent to prison for the offences bordering criminal conspiracy, extortion and receiving stolen property which contravened sections 60, 282 and 307 of Adamawa penal code law. Those convicted include; Musa Haruna of Airforce barracks, Samaila Abubakar of Demsawo ward, Hassan Musa of Rumde and Aliyu Adamu. Haruna, Abubakar and Musa were sentenced to 7 years in prison for the offence of extortion and 1 year for criminal conspiracy punishable under sections 283 and 61 sub sections 1 and 2 of penal code law, and their conviction was without option of fine. While Aliyu Adamu who also hails from Rumde ward and an uncle to the 3rd convict, was sentenced to 14 years in prison for receiving stolen property with an option of 100, 000 fine. The sentences according to the court presided by Hon. Ibrahim Musa Ulenda, are to run concurrently. The convicts were earl...

Four members of the dreaded "Shila" group were on Friday, convicted and sentenced between 8 to 14 years in prison each.  They were sent to prison for the offences bordering criminal conspiracy, extortion and receiving stolen property which contravened sections 60, 282 and 307 of Adamawa penal code law. Those convicted include; Musa Haruna of Airforce barracks, Samaila Abubakar of Demsawo ward, Hassan Musa of Rumde and Aliyu Adamu. Haruna, Abubakar and Musa were sentenced to 7 years in prison for the offence of extortion and 1 year for criminal conspiracy punishable under sections 283 and 61 sub sections 1 and 2 of penal code law, and their conviction was without option of fine. While Aliyu Adamu who also hails from Rumde ward and an uncle to the 3rd convict, was sentenced to 14 years in prison for receiving stolen property with an option of 100, 000 fine. The sentences according to the court presided by Hon. Ibrahim Musa Ulenda, are to run concurrently. The convicts were earl...

Men of the Adamawa state police command and Local Hunters have killed 2 suspected kidnappers in a gun duel and rescued 2 people in Ganye LGA. The operatives attached to Ganye division in Ganye LGA and the hunters have also recovered two fabricated rifles, chains, pardlocks, charms and N72,000 cash from the suspects. The command's spokesman, DSP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, told NEWS PLATFORM in a statement on Saturday that the team rescued 60 year old Abdullahi Buba, and 20 year old Halima Ishaku of Sulti luga Ibi village, Sugu district, Ganye LGA who were abducted on the 19th January, 2022.   Nguroje said that the operation was carried out on the 21st January, 2022, at Shiga da Niya Hill situated at a remote side of Gangtum village in Ganye LGA. According to him, the joint effort has disconnected the criminal network connecting part of Gangtum District and Ganye, saying that the breakthrough followed cases bordering on kidnapping, armed robbery, cattle rusttling, unlawful possession o...

Men of the Adamawa state police command and Local Hunters have killed 2 suspected kidnappers in gun duel and rescued 2 people in Ganye LGA. The operatives attached to Ganye division in Ganye LGA and the hunters have recovered two fabricated rifles, chains, pardlocks, charms and N72,000 cash from the suspects. The command's spokesman, DSP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, told NEWS PLATFORM in a statement on Saturday that the team rescued 60 year old Abdullahi Buba, and 20 year old Halima Ishaku of Sulti luga Ibi village, Sugu district, Ganye LGA who were abducted on the 19th January, 2022.   Nguroje said that the operation was carried out on the 21st January, 2022, at Shiga da Niya Hill situated at a remote side of Gangtum village in Ganye LGA. According to him, the joint effort has disconnected the criminal network connecting part of Gangtum District and Ganye, saying that the breakthrough followed cases bordering on kidnapping, armed robbery, cattle rusttling, unlawful possession of firea...

An 18 year old "Shila" boy, Abubakar Mohammed, was on Friday, convicted and sentenced to 7 years in prison for extortion without option of fine. Abubakar of Rumde ward in Yola North Local Government Area, was sentenced to 7 years in prison by Hon. Ibrahim Musa Ulenda, of the Upper Area Court 4 sitting in Yola, Adamawa state. The convict was earlier arrested for extorting an infinix cell phone valued N60, 000 belonging to Himage Yayirus, of Nyako's quarters in Yola North LGA on the 22nd December, 2021. NEWS PLATFORM learnt that the convict snatched Himage's phone at T- Junction Doubeli and took to his heels into the bypass' forest unknown to him that somebody was defecating in the forest. When the man saw the boy running and being pursued by the mob, he hurriedly rose up and grapped him before the arrival of the mob where he was dragged to Doubeli police station. Upon his arraignment before the court by Seargent Kabiru Abubakar of Doubeli police station, the convic...

The District Head of Ditera in Song Local Government Area, Adamawa state, Alhaji Yusuf Awulekyau, is dead. Late Alhaji Yusuf and Iya Adamawa spent 49 years on the throne having ascended on the throne in 1973.   Barr. Abbas Adamu Hobon, confirmed the death to NEWS PLATFORM on Thursday on behalf of the family. Barr. Abbas, said that the royal father died on Wednesday after a brief illness at the Federal Medical Centre((FMC), Yola. He added that corpse leaves FMC Yola, for burial at Dirma in Song LGA by 2:00pm today.

Adamawa State Independent Electoral Commission (ADSIEC), has released the timetable and schedule of activities for the conduct of Local Government Councils Elections in the state. The commission in the timetable signed by its Executive Chairman, Alh. Isa Shettima, and made available to NEWS PLATFORM, by its information Officer, Innocent Daniel Zira, said that the election has been scheduled for Saturday, 9th April, 2022. Alh. Shettima, said that as part of activities towards the successful conduct of the exercise, the commission has slated the 24th January, 2022, for meeting with chairmen and secretaries of the registered political parties at its headquarters in Yola by 10:00am. He stated that the commission has also fixed 14th to 19th, February, 2022 for party primaries at ward and LG levels, and that 21st to 25th February, is for collection of nomination forms by candidates, while 25th Febuary to 4th, March, has been fixed for submission of completed nomination forms. The timetable i...

Adamawa State Independent Electoral Commission (ADSIEC), has released the timetable and schedule of activities for the conduct of Local Government Councils Elections in the state. The commission in the timetable signed by its Executive Chairman, Alh. Isa Shettima, and made available to NEWS PLATFORM, by its information Officer, Innocent Daniel Zira, said that the election has been scheduled for Saturday, 9th April, 2022. Alh. Shettima, said that as part of activities towards the successful conduct of the exercise, the commission has slated the 24th January, 2022, for meeting with chairmen and secretaries of the registered political parties at its headquarters in Yola by 10:00am. He stated that the commission has also fixed 14th to 19th, February, 2022 for party primaries at ward and LG levels, and that 21st to 25th February, is for collection of nomination forms by candidates, while 25th Febuary to 4th, March, has been fixed for submission of completed nomination forms. The timetable i...

As part of effort to check lapses in Adamawa state laws, the Chief Judge, Hon. Justice Nathan Musa, has inaugurated 7-man committee for the review of the Penal Code law and Administration of Criminal Justice Law 2018. The committee has Hon. Justice S. L. Kaynson, as chairman, and Hon. Dimas Elishama Gwama, Barr. G. C. Adikwu, Barr. Abdulrahaman Iliyasu Maks, Barr. Hassan Maidawa and Barr. Fatima Bello Raji as members, while Hon. Jackson Jaridai Kalakala is to serve as secretary. Speaking while inaugurating the committee in Yola on Tuesday, Justice Nathan, stated that the inauguration of the committee became imperative in view of the need check the lapses. He observed that the 2 laws more especially the penal code law has created more hardship and lapses which was enacted to cure. According to him, most of the provisions of PC are not in tandem with the implementation ACJL more especially the provisions relating to mandatory sentences among others. He told the committee that for effecti...

Criminal Area Court II sitting in Yola, Adamawa state on Tuesday, convicted and sentenced a 45 year old, Dan Asabe Abdullahi, for stealing a motorcycle. In his ruling, Hon. Muhammad Alamin Diya Lamurde, held that the court has tried and found the defendant guilty and sentenced him to 2 years in prison or pay N30, 000 option of fine. Dan Asabe, of Saminaka, Yola South Local Government Area was arraigned before the court by the prosecutor, Inspector Danjuma Hamidu, for being in possession of motorcycle suspected to have been stole. But when the content of the First Information Report was read to him as prayed by Inspector Danjuma Hamidu, the convict pleaded guilty to the alleged offence contrary to section 311 of the state penal code law 2018. The convict and a mechanic was apprehended by the police attached to Jimeta Division during patrol in possession of unregistered motorcycle(Boxer). Upon questioning, Dan Asabe, could not give the operatives a convincing account of the motorcycle an...

Imprisonment or incarceration provides opportunity for counseling and training to offenders so that they can be reformed/rehabilitated or changed for the better or for a return to normal life. But to a 40 year old Onyekachi Samuel, of Demsawo street, Yola North Local Government Area, Adamawa state, reverse is the case despite his 13 years behind bars. Onyekachi, along side others were apprehended, tried, convicted and sentenced to 10 years in prison for armed robbery by a Yola high court where he spent 8 years in prison and regained his freedom in 2016. The ex-convict whose family members thought must have repented, was again arrested for threatening to kill a man in Demsawo after the man met him and warned him to stop smoking indian hemp at his compound. It was as a result of the threat that the man reported the matter at the police station where the recevidist was re-arrested and arraigned before chief magistrate court II sometimes in 2016. He pleaded guilty after which he was convic...

A 23 year old JSS 3 Student, Abubakar Sale, has been convicted and sentenced to 2 years in prison for the offence of causing public nuisance as well as in possession of hard drugs known as pentor.  Sale of Rumde ward in Yola North Local Government Area, Adamawa state was sentenced to 2 years imprisonment with N200, 000 option of fine by Hon. Mathias Nuhu of Criminal Area Court I. He was apprehended by team of police attached to Doubeli police state on the 13th January, 2022, in possession of hard drugs known as pentor and causing public nuisance. When charged before Hon. Mathias, by Corpral Ismail Mohammed, on Friday, Sale admitted committing the offence when the FIR was read and explained to him. After the convict's plea, corpral Ismail tendered the hard drugs intercepted from him which were subsequently admitted in evidence. Thereafter, the prosecutor, prayed the court to summarily try him having admitted perpetrating the crime couple with the exhibits tendered and admitted. It h...

No fewer than 12 people were on Thursday burnt to death in an accident that involved two vehicles around Golontabal in Song Local Government Area. NEWS PLATFORM learnt that the fatal accident which occured about 3:00pm, involved a hummer bus with registration number GME 944 XC and a Toyota Corolla with registration number YLA 388HS. It was gathered that the hummer bus was heading to Yola, the Adamawa state capital from Uba LGA in Borno state, while the toyota corolla was on its way to Mubi from Jabbi Lamba, in Girei LGA. The vehicles had a head-on collision at Golontabal village as a result of which the bus burst into flames killing 8 passengers including the driver. Likewise, 4 passengers including the driver died in the toyota corolla bringing the total number of deaths to 12. When contacted by NEWS PLATFORM, the image maker of the Adamawa state police command, DSP Suleiman Yahaya, confirmed the incident. DSP Nguroje, said that 12 people died in the fatal accident and that  the d...

Member representing Ganye, Jada, Toungo and Mayo Belwa constituency at the House of Representatives, Hon. Abdulrazaq Namdas, on Thursday, carried out his 5th empowerment programme. Hon. Namdas, donated 23 CRV jeeps to District Heads in Ganye Chiedom and Mayo Belwa Local Government Areas,100 sewing machines,100 grinding machines and 1,100 seedlings to the officials of the APC. Though, the District Heads in Mayo Belwa LGA are not under Ganye Chiefdom rather Adamawa Emirate, their vehicles will be distributed to them sometimes later. The event was the 5th Empowerment Programme so far organised by the federal lawmaker and governorship contender under the platform of the All Progressives Congress(APC) in Adamawa state. Speaking at the event, Hon. Namdas, said that he decided to donate the vehicles to the royal fathers to facilitate their movement, saying that he is going seek the permission of Lamido Adamawa, HRH. Alhaji. Dr. Muhammadu Barkindo Musdafa, to distribute such vehicles to distri...

The Director of Phil-Ednith Edinihek Nigeria, Kehinde Adeola Ajayi, has confessed to have converted N4.6million convention money of the 1st Baptist Church Jimeta/Yola, Adamawa state. Kehinde, however explained that he did not convert the convention money to his personal use; instead, he sank it into his phil-ednith edinihek private business organisation. NEWS PLATFORM learnt that the business organisation has since collapsed in spite of injecting Yola Baptist Convention money, leaving behind tales of woe. Already, the 46 year old accused who hails from Ibadan, Oyo state has been remanded in Yola prison custody for the alleged offence which he admitted committing it. He was earlier arraigned before the chief magistrate court I for "criminal breach of trust and cheating" contrary to sections 302 and 312 of the state penal code law.   The prosecutor, Inspector Abdullahi Hamza, told the court that it was Rev Ibrahim Audu Kukui, of the 1st Baptist Church Yola who reported the matt...