IGP arraigns 2 for allegedly accusing girl of killing co-wife

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) of Police on Thursday arraigned two suspects who allegedly accused a lady, Mrs Uju Akubueze, of killing her husband’s first spouse.

The defendants, who had been arraigned earlier than Justice Binta Nyako of the federal excessive courtroom in Abuja, had been Nkiru Ulasi and Ogechukwu Angela.

Thet are levelled with allegations bordering on cybercrime offences.

But on the sitting on Thursday, they each pleaded not responsible to the three-count cost filed by the Inspector-General (IGP) of Police.

The IGP had, within the cost filed by John Ijagbemi of the Directorate of Legal Services, Zone 7 Police Headquarters, Abuja, named Ulasi and Angela as 1st and 2nd defendants.

In the cost marked: FHC/ABJ/CR/511/2026, the prosecution accused the defendants of cyberbullying, defamation, risk, false data, amongst others.

In depend three, Nkiru Favour Ulasi, Ogechukwu Angela and others now at massive, had been alleged to have, between March and April 2026 on their Whatsapp and TikTok platforms, dedicated the unlawful act, bordering on cyberstalking.

They had been alleged to have intentionally and deliberately despatched movies, footage and Whatsapp conversations in numerous kinds with completely different dates and time, a misinformation towards the individual of Mrs Uju Akubueze.

The defendants had been stated to have “lied and accused Uju Peter Akubueze of killing her husband’s first wife, and labeling her as an HIV carrier, without any justification.”

In depend two, the defendants and different now at massive had been alleged to have, by their Whatsapp and TikTok platforms, printed abusive messages with the intent to bully, threaten, defame, harass and unfold false details about Mrs Akubueze and her household.

The prosecution stated the knowledge, which they knew to be false, is opposite to Section 24 (1) (a) and (b) (2) (a) and (c) and punishable beneath Section 24(2) (i) (ii) of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention Act), 2015 (as amended), 2024.

When the case was referred to as, the police lawyer, Ijagbemi, knowledgeable the courtroom of the cost.

He prayed the courtroom that the cost be learn to the defendants for them to take their plea.

The defendnats’ attorneys, Wisdom Elum and Pascal Nnaji, didn’t oppose the appliance.

After the counts had been learn to the defendants, they pleaded not responsible to the cost, and the prosecution sought a trial date.

Responding, Elum, who appeared for Ulasi, stated that although he was not opposing the appliance for a trial date, he urged the courtroom to offer the case accelerated listening to.

The lawyer stated he had additionally filed a bail utility on behalf of his shopper.

He stated the applicatikn was dated Nov. 3 and filed Nov. 5.

He stated the appliance, which was filed pursuant to related provisions of the regulation and beneath the inherent jurisdiction of the courtroom, sought an order admitting Ulasi to bail pending the listening to and willpower of the prison cost towards her.

He argued that the police had be unable to show that Ulasi truly jumped bail. He, due to this fact, prayed the courtroom to confess his shopper to bail on liberal phrases.

Elum stated their utility was hooked up with a set of media publications in regards to the matter.

The decide, nonetheless, stated that although the media can’t be stopped from doing their duties, proceedings within the courtroom should be precisely reported.

Nnaji, whereas transferring his movement for bail on behalf of Angela, stated the prosecutition didn’t oppose granting her a bail.

The lawyer additionally prayed the courtroom to confess his shopper to a bail on liberal phrases.

Responding, the prosecution lawyer stated they weren’t objecting to Angela’s utility for bail as a result of she didn’t breach the phrases of the executive bail earlier granted her.

“Therefore, we are leaving it to my lord’s discretion because any time we called her, she answers us,” he stated.

Ijagbemi, nonetheless, stated that the police opposed Ulasi’s bail utility as a result of she jumped the executive bail granted her.

He stated a 27-paragraph counter affidavit was filed in urging the courtroom to refuse her bail request.

Justice Nyako, due to this fact, cautioned Ulasi towards breaching bail circumstances which may end result to bail revocation.

In a brief ruling, the decide held that the offences with which the defendants had been being charged had been bailable ones.

She admitted the defendants to a N5 million bail with two sureties within the like sum.

Justice Nyako, who stated one of many sureties should be a resident of Abuja, ordered that the defendants ought to be remanded in a correctional centre pending the perfection of their bail circumstances.

She consequently adjourned the matter till March 23, 2027, for graduation of trial.