.Chief Magistrate Godiya Bawa Gwani of Minna Chief Magistrate court Number Six sitting at the High court complexe,has further ordered the continue remand of five persons in connection with killing of five villagers in Gbachiku village in Lapai Local Goverment area of Niger State.
The five defendants who were earlier standing trial on four count charges of Criminal conspiracy, Inciting Public disturbance, coursing Grevious hurt and culpable homicide were ordered to be kept in the correctional facility Pending the completion of police Investigation.
At the Monday resumed sitting,the Police Prosecutor Inspector Aliyu Malami told the court that the case file of the defendants is yet to be forwarded to the office of the Director of Public Prosecutor (DPP) in the Ministry of Justice for legal advice.
He then requested the court for adjougnment for the legal department of the State Criminal investigation and Intelligent Department (SCIID) of the Niger State Police Command to send the case file to the office of the DPP for legal advice.
The Police Prosecutor, Inspector Aliyu Malami, had earlier told the court that the four count charges were punishable under section 97,114, 248(2), and 221 of the penal code law.
The charge sheet marked MN/ SMC/ CR/6/2025.made available in court and obtained by this reporter stated that one Abdullahi Walaci and eight others all of Gbachiku village in Lapai in Niger State jointly reported to Chief Magistrate court Number three Minna that on the 1st of January,2025, " That you Bagudu Mayaki and five others now at large of Akwanu village in Agaie local government.
" You criminally conspired among yourselves with Dane guns Cutlasses and sticks and attacked them while passing through their village as a result one Usman Ibrahim,one Sani Usman,one Aminu Isah,Yunusa Umar,Ahmed Zakari, Musa Isyaku,Abdulkadir Saidu,Aliyu Ahmed and Mohammed Mohammed all of Gbachiku village sustained bullet injuries and they were rushed to General Hospital in Lapai and while one Ibrahim Walahi was rushed to Gwagwalada Specialist Hospital for treatment and doctor on duty confirmed him dead on arrival.
"While Aliyu Ahmed was admitted at FMC Bida was also confirmed dead on the 19th January,2025 as a result of the injuries sustained from the gun shots.
" Police Detectives swung into action and arrested you Angulu Mayaki and five others in connection to the case and during Investigation all the complainants identified you all to be among the persons who attacked them with weapons without any provocation."
When the charges were earlier read to the defendants, by the Presiding Chief Magistrate Godiya Bawa Gwani (Mrs) they all Pleaded not guilty
Chief Magistrate Godiya Bawa Gwani then ordered for their remand in Minna Medium Correctional Custody and adjougned the case to 31 of March,2025 with directive to the police Prosecutor Inspector Aliyu Malami to forward the case file to the office of the Director of Public Prosecutor DPP in the Ministry of Justice for legal advice.
