The Nigeria Police Force on
Tuesday arraigned a 50-year-old man, Ahmed Echodo, for allegedly misleading the
police to conduct a raid at a building belonging to the Deputy Senate
President, Ike Ekweremadu, on Friday.
According to the one-count
charge, two defendants were accused of the offence, although only Mr. Echodo
was arraigned at a magistrate court in Abuja.
Security operatives had ransacked
Mr. Ekweremadu’s building on Friday morning following information accusing the
occupants of criminal offences. They found nothing incriminating during the
search.
Security officers at the building
located in Ganges Street, Maitama, Abuja, said that the raid was conducted by
police officers, under the instruction of the Inspector General of Police, IGP,
Ibrahim Idris.
Although that information was
denied by the police spokesperson, Moshood Jimoh, the police on Tuesday charged
the two men on a one-count of misleading the Nigeria Police.
According to the charge, the men,
Mr. Echodo and Maiwada Adamu, are accused of conspiring to falsely inform the
office of the IGP that the building, occupied by Oliver Ogenyi, is being
maintained and used for criminal activities including storage of arms and
ammunition.
The second accused, Mr. Adamu,
was not in court while the first defendant pleaded not guilty to the charge.
The prosecution counsel, Ismail
Tawo, informed the court that Mr. Adamu was at large.
The magistrate, Umar Kagarko,
asked the police to find Mr. Adamu and present him in court at the next
sitting.
The counsel to the defence, Peter
Ngwoke, prayed the court to grant his client bail.
Mr. Kagarko adjourned till June
5, for ruling on the bail application.
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