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The Special Criminal Court acceptable up by the Edo State Government to effort kidnappers and cultists has commenced sitting with the remand of 3 suspects successful the correctional centre.
DAILY POST reports that the Chief Judge of the State Justice Daniel Okungbowa, constituted the peculiar tribunal successful enactment with the directive of Governor Monday Okpebholo.
In its inaugural sitting, the tribunal presided implicit by Justice Aigbona Terry Momodu, remanded 42- twelvemonth aged Owen Osarumwense, 29-year aged Austin Oshumogo and 28-year aged Kingsley Matthias Aliu to the correctional centre.
The suspects were accused of alleged conspiracy, cultism, unlawful possession of firearms, equipped robbery, raping and kidnapping.
The remand of the suspects followed a abstracted exparte applications filed by the Edo State Police Command, seeking to detain the suspects for an archetypal play of 14 days pending ineligible proposal from the State Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).
The tribunal therefore, successful its ruling remanded a 42-year-old Owen Osarumwense and 29-year-old Austin Oshumogo.
The accused were brought earlier the tribunal connected a seven-count complaint bordering connected alle...
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