THE Enugu East Magistrate Court on Wednesday remanded one Onyebuchi Nwatu, 22, in prison custody for allegedly stealing a pump action rifle with six rounds of live cartridges. The suspect, who is facing a two count charge bordering on stealing and burglary, also allegedly stole N400,000 belonging to one Linus Ugwu. The prosecuting counsel, Mr Chima Nwachwukwu told the court that the defendant allegedly committed the offences on Dec. 21, 2017 at Ndiolo Village, Nchatancha, Emene in Enugu East Local Government Area. Nwoye said that the court had no jurisdiction to try the defendant or grant him bail. Nwoye said the witnesses mentioned in the matter would pay a fine of N100,000 each if they failed to appear in court.

Source: Nigerian Tribune January 24, 2018 14:03 UTC