Friday, September 19, 2025 - An Abakaliki Magistrates’ Court, on Thursday, remanded five men facing trial over alleged robbery and m8rder of a youth at Ndienwuru Village, Ekoli-Edda, Ebonyi State.
The defendants are Amarachi Irem, 27, Oledi Philip-Nsi, 26,
Ogbu Nkama, 22, Chibueze Nnachi, 36 and Okoro Stanley-Onuu, 39.
The five men are facing a four- count charge of conspiracy,
m8rder, armed robbery and unlawful possession of firearms.
One of the defendants, Philip-Nsi, was also charged with
attempted m8rder of the Chairman, Ebonyi State Fertilizer and Chemical Company
Limited, on June 1, Dr Eni Uduma-Chima, at Ekoli-Edda, Edda Local Government
Area of the state,
The Chief Magistrate, Sandra Onyibe, who did not take
the plea of the defendants because the court lacked jurisdiction to hear the
m8rder charge, ordered the remand of the defendants in the correctional centre.
Ms Onyibe also denied the bail application made by counsel
to the defendants, Sunday Ajah, and ordered that the case file be sent to the
Director of Public Prosecution for legal advice.
She subsequently adjourned the matter until October 2 for
report on the legal advice.
Earlier, the Police Prosecutor, Eze Ndubuaku, told the
court that the five suspects committed the offences on July 9, at Ndienwuru
Village, Ekoli-Edda.
Mr Ndubuaku said that the defendants conspired amongst
themselves to commit m8rder and thereby committed an offence punishable under
section 324 of the Criminal Code Cap 33 Vol. 1 Laws of Ebonyi State of Nigeria
2009.
He added, “They also did k!ll one Udu Nnachi-Orji, ‘m’ by
shooting him with a gun, which caused his d3ath and thereby committed an
offence punishable under section 319 of the Criminal Code Cap 33 Vol. 1 Laws of
Ebonyi State of Nigeria 2009. The defendants also robbed a truck valued at N39
million only (N39,000,000.00), property of Eni Uduma Chima."
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