Niger Delta
Currency Trafficking Lands One In Court
The police in Bayelsa
State have arraigned one Chibuike Arum before Justice H.A. Nganjiwa of a Federal High Court, Yenagoa, on a two-count charge of conspiracy and felony.
The accused, however, pleaded not guilty when the charges were read to him.
The prosecution alleged that 463 pieces of counterfeit Nigerian currency were found in the possession of the accused and others now at large on August 4 2013, at Sagbama local government area of Bayelsa.
Counsel to the accused, Chibuike Ezeana, pleaded with the court to grant bail to his client on the ground that the suspect has been in prison custody since 2013.
The judge declined the prayer, and ordered that the accused be remanded in prison custody.
He adjourned the suit till June 17, for the hearing of the bail application while another four persons are being charged for conspiracy and armed robbery at Bayelsa high court.
Meanwhile, the four persons brought before a Bayelsa State High court on charges of conspiracy and armed robbery are Godknows Chima Wonyinwomoemi Keinere, Okara Miebi, Ebitimi Anganga.
According to the prosecution, the accused committed the offences on August 6, 2014, along Deeper Life Road Ompadec, Amarata in Yenagoa, the state capital.
The first accused allegedly robbed one Eneware Tombra of various personal items including Apple Ipad valued at N135,000, two Toshiba laptops valued at N155,000 each and one Samsung mobile phone valued at N10,000.
He was also alleged to have stolen three Nokia mobile phones valued at N15,000 while the two others were valued at N10,000 each cash of N20,000, wrist watch valued at N35,000, a gold chain worth N24,000 and some other valuables.
Keinere the second accused was allegedly in unlawful possession of two locally made pistols.
The prosecution also alleged that the first, third and fourth accused persons were found to be in unlawful possession of two locally made pistols in September 2014 at Azikoro Village.
Justice M.I. Akpomiemie adjourned the case to June 3 for continuation of trial and ruled that the accused persons be remanded in prison custody.
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