The police in Enugu State have arraigned the traditional ruler of Obeagu Ugwuaji, Awkunanaw Autonomous Community of the state, Igwe Christopher Nyia for alleged attempted kidnapping among other charges.
He was said to have conspired to commit misdemeanor to wit: malicious damage/unlawful detention, thereby, committed an offence punishable under Sect. 517 of the Criminal Code Act, Cap. C38, Laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The last charge was that the monarch attempted to kidnap one Chinaza Agah and, thereby, committed an offence punishable under Sect. 86 of the Criminal Code Act.The defense counsel, Prof. Osita Ogbu applied for the quashing of the charges against his client on grounds that the case had earlier been heard and dismissed by an Enugu Magistrates Court in 2016.The counsel, who tendered the certified copies of the proceedings, said it was surprising that the prosecution would bring up the matter again.
He said his client was charged under the criminal code applicable in Abuja, adding that Enugu State had its own Criminal Procedure Law. “We urge the court to quash the charges and discharge the accused person as he is not charged under any valid law,” he said.
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