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.... ....   Home  |  Cover Stories  |  National Newsreel  |  Politics  |  Business  |  Sports  |  World  | Contact  | Advert Rates  Towards a better life for the people Search The Archives   Cover Stories National News South West Niger Delta South East North Politics Business Sports World Viewpoints Features   Dikibo: Suspects face fresh murder charge By Austin Ogwuda Wednesday, September 01, 2004 Asaba — DIRECTOR of  Public Prosecution (DPP) who is also acting as Solicitor-General/Permanent Secretary in the Delta  State Ministry of Justice, Mr. Emmanuel Okirhienyefa Monday confirmed that the ministry has formally filed fresh charges of  murder in addition to the armed robbery charge preferred against the four accused persons presently remanded at Ogwashi-Uku  prisons over the alleged killing of late PDP chieftain, Chief A.K. Dikibo. He told Vanguard in Asaba that “already, we have filed an application for consent at the Ogwashi-Uku High Court, to enable us  prosecute them (accused) there. Immediately the court sends us reply, we will commence the case.” The DPP however added that high courts in the state are presently on vacation and are expected to resume on September 27. Meanwhile, an Ogwashi-Uku Chief Magistrate’s Court presided over by Mr. S.C. Ehikwe, where the initial three-count charge  of armed robbery by the police was lodged, further adjourned the case on Monday till September 27 to enable the  Ogwashi-Uku High Court resume from vacation and fully take over before discharging the case. State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Prof. Amos Utuama had a week ago told reporters in Asaba that murder  charges would be included, having carefully scrutinized the case file as charge of armed robbery was not sufficient. When the case came up Monday, the third adjourned date before the Ogwashi-Uku Chief Magistrate’s Court, all the four  accused persons were brought to the court by the prisons officials. They were Solomon Igbinedion (24), Onyeka Emordi (22),  Chukwuyem Solomon (20) and Chinedu Boi (17). One of the three counts which the police earlier charged them with was that  “you Solomon Igbinedion, Onyeka Emordi, Solomon Chukwuyem, Chinedu Boi and others at large on the same date and time  along Ogwashi-Uku/Kwale Road on the 6th of February 2004 did rob Chief A.K. Dikibo with firearms and thereby committed  an offence punishable under Section 1 (2) (a) and (b) of the Robbery and Firearms (Special Provisions) Act Cap 398 Vo. XXII  laws of the Federation of Nigeria 1990.”   Home  |  Cover Stories  |  National Newsreel  |  Politics  |  Business  |  Sports  |  World  | Contact  | Advert Rates © 1998- 2004. Vanguard Media Ltd.

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