By Uthman-Baba Naseer <\/p>\n
Police authority in Niger State Wednesday arraigned the Chairmanship Candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), in Suleja Local government Abdukadir Shehu Ndagi before a Minna Senior Magistrate Court number Six for alleged forgery and joint act.<\/p>\n
The embattled Chairmanship Candidate was standing trial on seven count charges which bother on joint act,forgery ,using as genuining forged document, resisting to one lawful arrest,obstructing public servant in discharging of function, criminal intimidation and wrongful confinement.<\/p>\n
According to the police Prosecutor Inspector Aliyu Malami, the seven count charges were punishable under sections 43,360,362,137,144,392 (B) and 235 of the Niger State penal code law 2025.<\/p>\n
The Prosecutor told the court that Abdukadir Shehu arraignment in court was based on a petition forwarded to the Commissioner of Police in Niger State,CP Abdullahi Adamu Elleman by One Isyaku Wowo Naibi the incumbent Executive Chairman Suleja Local Government Council, through his Attorney Christopher Osuagwu that \u201c you Abdukadir Shehu of Kwamba area of Suleja presented a false declaration of age on oath before the Niger State Electoral Commission claimed to have been signed by your late Father who died four years ago.<\/p>\n
\u201c And you deposed to an affidavit of declaration in his favour and in furtherance when the Police went to invite you, you resisted and organized your family and other hoodlums who obstructed the Police from discharging their functions by barricading their way from both side even threatening to set the Police official vehicle ablaze\u201d<\/p>\n
When the charges were read to him by the presiding senior Magistrate Mrs Godiya Bawa, he pleaded not guilty to the seven count charges.<\/p>\n
At this point the Police Prosecutor however told the court that investigation into the case has been completed \u201c but I’m vehemently objecting to his bail because almost the charges against the defendant are ordinarily bailable. The charge of forgery is not bailable it carry heavy punishment if is found guilty and convicted.<\/p>\n
\u201c My Lord,I’m objecting to his bail on the ground that the offences and the charges against him are not ordinarily bailable. That is my humble application\u201d the prosecutor told the court.<\/p>\n
However, the defence counsel to the defendant, Barrister Murtala Mohammed made an oral application for his bail which the Presiding Magistrate told him to make formal application for his bail the request he objected to.<\/p>\n
He told the court that the oral application became \u201c very imperative and urgent. My Lord, as you can see, this defendant was brought Police medical facility themselves.<\/p>\n
\u201c The Police themselves rushed him to their medical facility when his ailment almost fell him down right in their station. My Lord you can even attest to his condition as he was been supported to stand in the docke.<\/p>\n
\u201c On this health ground my Lord Grant him bail to enable him receive adequate medical attention from his personal physician he has a record of hypertension which he is under going medication since his arrest he could not get adequate medication. <\/p>\n
\u201c My Lord,in the interest of Justice and his prevailing health challenge Grant him bail. Already, the police told this court that investigation has been completed. If granted bail he will be in court anytime he is needed.\u201d the defence counsel told the court.<\/p>\n
Rulling on the bail application as moved by the defence counsel the presiding Senior Magistrate Mrs. Godiya Bawa, while granting the bail she rulled that she has admitted him in bail in the sum of N5 million with two surety in the like sum.<\/p>\n
In addition, one of the surety must be a civil servant of level fifteen must also reside within the court jurisdiction and the defendant must not travel out of the court jurisdiction without the permission of the. <\/p>\n
He was taken to the correctional facility pending when his bail will be perfected and the case is adjourned to 21st of January 2026, for further mention.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
By Uthman-Baba Naseer Police authority in Niger State Wednesday arraigned the Chairmanship Candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), in Suleja Local government Abdukadir Shehu Ndagi before a Minna Senior Magistrate Court number Six for alleged forgery and joint act. The embattled Chairmanship Candidate was standing trial on seven count charges which bother on joint […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6615,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[5915,1465,5913,1385,5914],"class_list":["post-10261","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-law-crime","tag-confinement","tag-criminal","tag-function","tag-intimidation","tag-wrongful"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10261","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10261"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10261\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10262,"href":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10261\/revisions\/10262"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6615"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10261"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10261"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10261"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}