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Anambra Monarch Drags 2 Town Union Leaders To Court Over Alleged Assault

by Okechukwu Obeta
5 months ago
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The traditional ruler of Nimo Community in Njikoka local government area of Anambra State, Owelle Maximus Ike Oliobi has dragged two leaders of his town union before a Magistrate Court for allegedly assaulting him and members of his cabinet.

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The accused persons who were arraigned before the Abagana Magistrate Court 3 presided by Magistrate Obiora Nwajiaku on Thursday include a 35-year-old Messrs Chukwuemeka Ezeaputa and Chigbo Aniedobe, 39 years, who are youth provost and Ist President-General of the Nimo Town Development Union, respectively.

In the three-count charge in charge No: ANJ/21c/2025, the duo of Ezeaputa and Aniedobe, as well as, “others now at large” were accused of conspiring among themselves to assault “Igwe Maximus Ike Oliobi by pushing and shoving him around in a public gathering”.

The defendant were further alleged to have on 20th February, 2025 at the venue of a funeral ceremony for the wife of Chief Bobby Chinedu-Moore, SAN, threatened to deal with the monarch and members of his cabinet.

The prosecutor said the offences are punishable under sections 496(a), 252 of the Criminal Code cap. 36 vol. 11 Revised Laws of Anambra state of Nigeria, 1991 respectively.

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The accused persons, however, pleaded not guilty to all the three charges respectively.

Magistrate Nwajiaku declined the prosecution’s application to remand the accused persons, but instead granted them bail in the sum of N300,000 each with two sureties, who must be residents within the magisterial jurisdiction.

The matter was thereafter adjourned to April 2, 2025 for continuation of hearing.


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