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Delivering judgment, Justice Bello Kawu, warned him to desist from committing crimes and be of good behaviour.
NAN reports that the defence counsel, Egbadekwu Inalegwu had prayed the court to temper justice with mercy, saying Ehijele pleaded guilty without wasting the resources and time of the court.
“Ehijele remitted the money back to the owners and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have called him for rehabilitation, he is remorseful and has learnt his lesson.
” I pray to court to give him an option of fine so that he can go back to the society and be rehabilitated, ” Inalegwu said.
Seven suspected bandits who were involved in the kidnapping of residents in Niger state have been arrested by the police and the sum of N3.2 million cash has been recovered.
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The suspects were arrested cutting across Shiroro, New Bussa, Munya Local Governments Areas of the State.
The State Commissioner of Police, CP Adamu Usman, made the disclosure at the state police headquarters in Minna, saying that the bandits were arrested from various locations in the state.
Those nabbed by the command from Shiroro include Abdulkareem Moh’d, aged 25 years ‘m’ of Kauru, Kaduna State, Nura Ibrahim aged 30yrs ‘m’ of Shengu Fulani, Munya LGA, Jamilu Moh’d aged 30 yrs ‘m’ of Gwada and a 30-year-old female, Hauwa Mohammed of Shengu Fulani camp, Munya LGA.
He said Abdulkareem and Nura were arrested with the sum of one million, Five Hundred Thousand Naira in their possession as proceed from kidnap.