Court adjourned Vanguard Publisher’s Case for DPP's advice.

The inability of the production of the Director of public prosecution advice (DPP's) today stalled further proceedings in the trial of those accused of robbing the Vanguard media publisher, Mr. Sam Amuka.

At the resumed hearing of the case, the first suspect who happened to be the security man in the Vanguard publisher house, Koyis Usman (22) was absent while the remaining five were present.

Those present were : Umaru Usani (46), Abdurasaq Hassan (43), Musa Atim Abubakar (31), Gambo Umar (31) and Abdulramon Kashil (25).

When the matter was called, the prosecutor, inspector Simon Imhonwa informed the court that they are yet to receive the DPP's advice.

However, information gathered by the Eagle revealed that, the case file is yet to be transferred to the office of the DPP by the police.

The accused person who were arraigned on September 1, were kept in the prison except for the first defendant whom the prosecutor nor the police fail to give any information about his where about

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The suspects were arraigned on a four-count charge offence bordering on conspiracy, armed robbery and grievous bodily harm.

At the last adjourned date, Magistrate issued a warrant for the suspects to be brought to court which prompted their presence in today’s sitting.

It will be recalled that the prosecution had accused the suspects of robbing Chief Sam Amuka in his house, injured him and made away with cash and valuables valued at N2, 875, 000.

Their pleas were however not taken because the magistrate’s court lacks jurisdiction to hear the matter, as the offences carry capital punishment. They were, however, ordered to be remanded in prison custody, pending the DPP’s advice.  

Subsequently Magistrate Bola Osunsanmi adjourned the matter till November 27.