Court Remands Man For Attempted Murder In Rivers
A Magistrate court sitting in Port Harcourt has remanded Deele Akpobari one of the suspects who attempted to murder the leader of the Conscience of Ogoni People, Chief Gani Topba.
Topba was reportedly amabused on his way returning from his community, Zaakpo community in Khana Local Government Area of Rivers State to Port Harcourt on the 12th of March, 2024 and shot severally, leaving him half dead.
Three individuals linked to the crime have already been on awaiting trial at the Port Harcourt Correctional Center following remand notice issued by a State high court before the arrest of Akpobari who is popularly called “Bob Satan” by detective attached to Anti Cultism unit of Rivers State police command.
when the suspect was brought before the magistrate court on a remand proceeding filed by the commissioner of Police, CP Mohammed Mustapha, the presiding Chief Magistrate, Rosemary Ibanibo declined jurisdiction to hear the case and did not allow the charge to be read or plea to be taken.
Chief Magistrate Ibanibo directed that the file be transmitted to the Department of Public Prosecution DPP for legal advise and adjourned till 12th of November, 2024 for proper arraignment and trial on the matter, bothering on attempted murder, cultism and possession of illegal firearms amongst others.
Court Remands Man For Attempted Murder In Rivers is first published on The Whistler Newspaper
