A Court reserves judgement in Ibinabo Fiberesima’s suit

A Court reserves judgement in Ibinabo Fiberesima’s suit

Lagos—The Court of Appeal  in Lagos, yesterday, reserved judgement in a suit filed before it by former beauty queen, Ibinabo Fiberesima, challenging the judgement of a Lagos High Court which sentenced her to five years imprisonment for the death of one Dr. Giwa Suraj. The appellant was sentenced to five years imprisonment by Justice Deborah Oluwayemi for reckless driving which caused the death of a staff of a Lagos State Hospital, Dr. Suraj, in an auto accident along the Lekki-Epe expressway, Lagos.

At the resumed hearing of the appeal yesterday, the appellate court presided over by Justice U.I. Ndukwe-Anyanwu (Mrs.) reserved judgement in the appeal after counsel of both parties adopted their written addresses. The court also ordered that the appellant, Fiberesima, who was not in court, to appear before it when judgement is to be delivered adding that the date will be communicated to the parties.

Fiberesima had earlier been awarded a N100, 000 fine by an Igbosere Magistrates’ Court, but the then Lagos State Attorney-General and Commissioner of Justice, Supo Sasore (SAN), felt unsatisfied with the judgement. This prompted the state government to take its case to the Lagos High Court. At the Lagos High court, Justice Oluwayemi set aside the option of fine imposed by the Magistrates’ Court and sentenced Fiberesima to five years imprisonment for dangerous and reckless driving.

In her judgement, Justice Oluwayemi held that the trial Magistrate exercised judicial recklessness when he gave the convict an option of fine. The court held that the option of N100, 000 given to the convict did not serve the purpose of justice in the matter and subsequently ordered a refund of N100, 000 to Ibinabo Fiberesima.

SHOCKING: Sambo Dasuki Used Arms Money To Buy Assets (See Revelations)

SHOCKING: Sambo Dasuki Used Arms Money To Buy Assets (See Revelations)

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has said the immediate past National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd.), compromised the security of the nation and committing economic sabotage through diversion of another N32bn meant for the purchase of arms into private enjoyment.

The commission, which also gave more details about the alleged diversion of funds meant for the purchase of arms to fir Boko Haram by the office of the NSA during Dasuki’s tenure, said they now have documents showing that the ex-NSA gave the approval for the release of the funds to the accounts of private companies and individuals.

The fresh details are mind-blowing and shocking...

EFCC’s lawyer, Rotimi Jacobs (SAN), told Justice Yusuf Baba of the FCT High Court in Maitama, Abuja, while opposing new bail applications filed by Dasuki and his co-accused persons, who are being prosecuted on 19 counts of conspiracy, criminal breach of trust and dishonest misappropriation of the money.

The other accused persons, who had pleaded not guilty to all the 19 counts on Monday, are a former Director of Finance and Administration in the Office of the NSA, Shuaibu Salisu, and a former Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Aminu Baba-Kusa, and two companies.

The two companies, in which Baba-Kusa are their directors, are Acacia Holdings Limited and Reliance Referral Hospital Limited.

Jacobs (SAN, who said the accused persons were still under investigation for other “aspects of the case”, added that the EFCC is still tracing more assets linked to the proceeds of the diversion of the funds.

The EFCC also revealed that Dasuki had purchased houses in London and Dubai with the proceeds of the funds meant for purchase of arms for soldiers battling the killer group, Boko Haram.

The prosecution also alleged in its counter-affidavit that Dasuki transferred huge sums of money to companies whose identities were still being traced, adding that he transferred large sums of money outside Nigeria to acquire "several assets in Dubai and London."

Its counter-affidavit also read, “That our investigation also revealed that the applicant transferred large sums of monies outside Nigeria and he acquired several assets in Dubai and London with these funds.”

The defence lawyers, representing the accused persons – Ahmed Raji (SAN) for Dasuki, A. U. Mustapha for Salisu, and Solomon Umoh (SAN) for Baba-Kusa and his companies – had, while moving their respective bail applications, claimed that the charges filed before the court did not indicate that the money in question was meant for the procurement of arms.

But Jacobs (SAN), in picking holes in the lawyers’ contention, referred the judge to pages 14 to 58 of the prosecution’s proof of evidence, which he said contained documents detailing the approval of the former NSA for the release of various sums of money to individuals and private companies for the procurement of arms.

Jacobs (SAN) said, “In our proof of evidence, we mentioned security money meant for purchase of arms. We also mentioned security equipment, but they decided not to look at it.

"Page 14 to page 58 of our proof of evidence showed approval for the supply of security equipment, satellite and arms. All the charges we filed were based on funds approved for the purchase of arms.”

According to the charges, Dasuki, Salisu and Senior Special Assistant, Domestic Affairs to Goodluck Jonathan, Waripamowei Dudafa, released N10bn to the PDP to bribe presidential primary delegates.

N2.1bn was also paid into the account of DAAR Investment and Holding Company Limited, controlled by one Raymond Dokpesi for the funding of media propaganda for Jonathan against opposition.

The sum of N1.45bn was also paid to Acacia Holdings Limited, controlled by Baba-Kusa, for 'prayers'.

Again, the sum of N750m was allegedly paid to Reliance Referral Hospital Limited in favour of Baba-Kusa for prayers.

Belsha Nigeria Limited, controlled by Bello Matanwalle, was also said to have received N380m to support some members of the House of Reps for their re-election campaign.

General Hydrocarbons Ltd controlled by Thisday publisher, Nduka Obaigbena was also said to have received N670m for “energy consulting”. And several other funny names to move Nigeria's money.

EFCC affidavit read in part, “That the charges being alleged against the defendant/applicant (Dasuki) border on economic sabotage that strikes at the very foundation of Nigeria well-being and existence.

“That it is in the interest of justice to put the applicant in protective custody so as to shield him from a possible attack by the relatives of the innocent soldiers, who lost their lives due to lack of adequate equipment; innocent soldiers who lost their lives due to lack of adequate facilities caused by the diversion of the funds meant for that purpose.

“Apart from the cases that are pending against the applicant, he’s also being investigated in respect of other criminal allegations.”

A Father murders his pregnant daughter ,lives with corpse for days

A Father murders his pregnant daughter ,lives with corpse for days

A dad charged with murdering his pregnant daughter allegedly lived with her corpse for days before his arrest.The body of Anndrea Caruth was found stuff stuffed inside a crawlspace next to her father's basement apartment, police said. 
The 39-year-old, who was found with a rope wrapped around her throat and torso, struggled to survive in the last minutes of her life, the Daily News reported.
Police said William Caruth, 61, had bite marks on both hands and a cut on the bridge of his nose when he was taken into custody.
Valentina Caiazzo, the previous owner of the family's apartment, told the News:

 "She really fought for her life.(Anndrea) was the nicest person. I thought she was good ... this is a shocker."

Mum-to-be Anndrea disappeared on Sunday morning.She had been strangled and smashed in the head, suffering skull fractures and brain injuries.

Police allege that after killing his daughter, her father broke up a concrete floor inside a closet and dumped her body into the crawlspace.
He then placed a piece of plywood and a rug over the hole — but the smell of the body wafted into the house.
A machete and a hammer were recovered from the home, and two additional buckets of gravel were found outside the residence on Corsa Avenue.She was five months pregnant.

There was a dispute between the father and daughter over a second mortgage taken out on the home by Anndrea Caruth, with the dad apparently giving the cash to someone else, one source said.
Records indicate the murdered daughter, four years after taking out a mortgage on the property, took out a larger $280,000 (£191,000) mortgage in 2006.

33 year old Footballer Alfredo Pacheco shot dead by gunman outside petrol station

33 year old Footballer Alfredo Pacheco shot dead by gunman outside petrol station

Alfredo Pacheco, a 33 year old footballer who is also the most capped footballer for El Salvador national football team was shot dead by a gunman outside a petrol filling station in Santa Ana yesterday Dec. 27th. Pacheco was a defender who played for the Salvadorian clubs Club Deportivo FAS, A D Isidro Metapán and the New York Red Bulls in the US.

 

 

Alfredo Pacheco was with a group of friends chatting in a petrol station on Sunday when an unknown assailant opened fire on the group. Two other people were injured and were taken to a nearby hospital in the city of Santa Ana, north-west of the capital, San Salvador.

“The attorney general’s office in Santa Ana processed the crime scene of the murder of Alfredo Pacheco at 3.30am in a petrol station,” the office said.

Alfredo although was banned in 2013 from playing football by the Salvadorian Football Association due to match fixing allegations, he's El Salvador's most capped footballer playing 86 times for the South American nation.

The murder rate in El Salvador has rocketed this year, with homicides up 55% on last year. So far this year, there have been 6,068 murders, according to Salvadorian police data.

May his soul rest in peace. Amen!