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Criminal Area Court sitting in Yola town, Adamawa state has ordered the remand of  Youth Leader of the All Progressives Congress(APC) and his fience for beating and puncturing tires of a man's car. The Youth Leader of Unguwan Makama B Ward, Yola South Local Government Area, Zaradeen Abubakar and his fience, Umaima (Aisha) Abdulhamid were ordered to be remanded in prison for the alleged offence. Zaradeen and Umaima were arraigned on 3 count of criminal force, assault and mischief but pleaded guilty. The newly deployed judge of the court, Hon. Nuhu Musa Garta, issued the order after the defendants were arraigned before the court. The defendants were dragged before Hon. Garta, by one, Nasiru Adamu, handset repairer who alleged that Zaradeen had assaulted him without any provocation. It all began with Umaima, who met Nasiru at the Shopping Complex in Yola where she gave him her handset for repairing. NEWS PLATFORM learnt that Nasiru, agreed and decided to give her his own handset for h...

The operatives of the Adamawa State Command attached to Crack Squard have arrested Three (3) suspected armed robbers terrorising customers along bank road in Jimeta Yola and Mubi in the state. The operatives have recovered a vehicle, N26,000, cash and 2 master keys, 4 handsets among others. According to the command, the suspects who are indigenes of Jos, Kaduna and Kano states were apprehended by the operatives during confidence building patrol on  the 11th November, 2021. The suspects include; Sirajo Muhammed, 40, resident of Yankaji, Jos North LGA, Plateau state, Benjamin John, 48, resident of Namso street,Sabon tasha, Kaduna South LGA Kaduna state and Mustapha Abubakar, 45 and hails from zoo road,Kumboso LGA, Kano state. A release by the image maker of the command, DSP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, which was made available to NEWS PLATFORM on Thursday, said that the suspect specialise in trailing customers after making cash withdrawals from their various banks. DSP Nguroje, said that...

As part of effort to check indiscriminate felling of trees, the Adamawa State House of Assembly on Wednesday, adopted a report prescribing 3 months jail term or N20, 000 fine on anyone who cuts down a single tree. Equally, the assembly has stipulated 6 months prison term or N80, 000 fine or both on any person who without valid permit, uproots, burns, strips of the back or leaves of a tree; sets fire on any tree or shrub or damages in any way or destroys a tree. The legislators further resolved that any official visitor to the state shall be allowed to plant a tree and also adopted that there shall be strict supervision or inspection of trees at the state and LG levels. These were part of the recommendations of a report on a bill for a law to provide for planting of trees in and around premises by individuals and beside roads, streets and government premises by the state and LGCs adopted. The report was earlier presented before the assembly by the chairman committee on environment and n...

Amos Ndari, court's bailiff Yola Chief Magistrate Court I Admin in Adamawa State on Wednesday, ordered the Commissioner of Police to arrest former High Court Judge, Hon. Justice Micheal Bangu Goji. Chief Magistrate Abdullahi Mohammed Digil, ordered the arrest of the judge for allegedly beating court's bailiff, Amos Ndari, who was at his residernce located at the Federal Housing today to serve him with court summons. Justice Goji, was alleged to have confronted the court's bailiff where he assaulted him as well as tore his clothes. The bailiff was earlier directed by the magistrate court to serve the judge with summons following a complaint lodged before it by the State Board of Internal Revenue. In the substance of its complaint, the board alleged that the judge assaulted/slapped an Officer-In- Charge of Girei Tax Office on the 5th November, 2021. According to the board, the officer and his team were at the residence of the judge to collect personal income tax of some tax p...

A 20 year old security guard, Keneth Baba and and his 18 year old friend, Muktar Abubakar, have been remanded in prison custody for allegedly stealing property belonging to a church in Yola, Adamawa state. The accused persons allegedly carted away property belonging to Living Faith Church Nyibango, Yola North Local Government Area on the 2rd November, 2021. Keneth who was the security guard of the church, admitted stealing its property, while his friend, Muktar pleaded not guilty. Chief Magistrate Court I Admin ordered the remand of the defendants after their arraignment before it for alleged theft and receiving of stolen property. Their offences, according to the prosecution, contravened sections 276, 277 and 308 of the state penal code law, 2018. Keneth, confessed to the theft of speaker, standing fan and gas cooker valued N130, 000 and allegedly gave it to Muktar. Seargent Galeon Nimrod, told the court that the arrest of the duo followed a complaint lodged by the pastor of the churc...

Honourable Members of the Adamawa State House of Assembly have taken steps towards creation of additional districts across the state. The move by the lawmakers to enact a legislation followed the 1st reading of the bill at a resumed plenary presided by the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Aminu Iya Abbas. NEWS PLATFORM is yet to ascertain the number of additional districts proposed to be created and from which of the existing districts are to carved out. The bill entitled, " a bill for a law to create districts for Adamawa State of Nigeria and to repeal the Adamawa State Creation of Districts Law 1992" was sponsored by the executive arm. The 1st reading of the bill was sequel to a motion by the Majority Leader, Hon. Hammantukur Yetisuri (Jada Mbulo) and seconded by the Minority Leader, Hon. Muhammed Mutawali(Girei). Thereafter, the speaker directed the chairman rules and business to schedule the bill for 2nd reading. Speaking to newsmen shortly after the sitting, the Majority Leader, Hon. Y...

Honourable Members of the Adamawa State House of Assembly have taken steps towards creation of additional districts across the state. The move by the lawmakers to enact a legislation followed the 1st reading of the bill at a resumed plenary presided by the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Aminu Iya Abbas. NEWS PLATFORM is yet to ascertain the number of additional districts proposed to be created and from which of the existing districts are to carved out. The bill entitled, " a bill for a law to create districts for Adamawa State of Nigeria and to repeal the Adamawa State Creation of Districts Law 1992" was sponsored by the executive arm. The 1st reading of the bill was sequel to a motion by the Majority Leader, Hon. Hammantukur Yetisuri (Jada Mbulo) and seconded by the Minority Leader, Hon. Muhammed Mutawali(Girei). Thereafter, the speaker directed the chairman rules and business to schedule the bill for 2nd reading. Speaking to newsmen shortly after the sitting, the Majority Leader, Hon. Y...