The Department of State Service (DSS) has nabbed a Fulani herdsman in Rivers state
– The herdsman is accused of the murder of a resident in the state
– The accused was arraigned in a Magistrate’s Court in Port Harcourt
A Fulani herdsman was arraigned in court yesterday, July 1 by the DSS on accusations that he murdered a resident of Rivers state.
DSS officials
The herdsman identified as Saidu Buba allegedly killing one Bright Iruanya in Abam community, Okrika local government area of the state.
The herdsman and others at large were accused of killing the Late Iruanya in on Monday, May 30, Vanguard reports.
One of the two count charges read in part, “Saidu Buba, adult with others still at large on or about the 30th day of May, 2016, at Abam, Okrika local government area within the jurisdiction of this court did murder Bright Iruanya by shooting him to death with a gun and thereby committed an offence contrary to section 316 and punishable under section 319 of the criminal code law, laws of Rivers state of Nigeria, 1999.”
The presiding magistrate, Andrew Jaja however adjourned the matter to Thursday, September 29.
Similarly, another magistrate B. Jamabo yesterday adjourned to Thursday, August 11, the trial of Gospel Lloyd, Obinna Emmanuel and others at large for the murder of a DSS personnel named Garick Jonathan Oyaghiri on Friday, March 18, in Obage community, Ogba Egbema Ndoni local government area.
They accused were given two count charge of conspiracy to murder, punishable under section 516 of the criminal code law, laws of Rivers state of Nigeria, 1999 and murder of the deceased by shooting and matcheting him to death, an offence punishable under section 319 of the criminal code law, laws of Rivers state of Nigeria, 1999.
Meanwhile, the DSS has revealed that it has arrested a member of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), who was planning, alongside his colleagues, to carry out attacks on the popular Computer Village market in Lagos.
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