A suspect, Umar Abubakar, who, in September 2016, allegedly led others
to kidnap Margaret, wife of the Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr.
Godwin Emefiele, has died in police custody.Abubakar, also known as Kerewa, was said to have died due to the
injuries he sustained during a gun duel with policemen in his bid to
evade arrest.
The deceased as well as Mohammed Yusuf, Edwin George, Musa Maidabara,
and Ernest Uduefe, was to be arraigned before Justice Babatunde Quadri
of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday.
But the arraignment could not proceed due to Abubakar’s death, which the
lead prosecuting counsel, Mr. Aminu Alilu, announced to the judge
during the proceedings.
Alilu of the Office of the Attorney General of the Federation, said,
“This charge was filed on October 7, 2017, but on October 24, we were
informed of the demise of the first accused who died as a result of
injuries he sustained while in the course of exchanging gunfire with the
police.”
Justice Quadri directed Alilu, an Assistant Chief State Counsel in the
Office of the Attorney General of the Federation, to amend the charges
to reflect the new set of defendants.
He then adjourned until December 14 for the arraignment of the surviving defendants.
In the five counts filed against the defendants, the prosecution alleged
that the late Abubakar and the four other defendants took hostage of
Margaret along with others in her entourage – Odion Anthony, Ngozi
Omoile, Uju Anthony and Gladys Omoile – at Ugoneki village, along the
Benin/Asaba Expressway on September 28, 2016.
The AGF filed five counts under the Terrorism (Prevention) (Amendment) Act 2013 against the alleged kidnappers.
The defendants demanded N100m from the victims’ family members, but upon
negotiation, reduced the ransom to N80m, which they allegedly took
before releasing the victims.
All the five defendants were named in counts one to three which have to do with conspiracy and hostage taking.
But the trio of George, Maidabara, and Uduefe, were accused in count four of aiding and abetting the act of hostage taking.
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