FRAUD: IGP Adamu drags Ikedi Ohakim to court, granted N10m bail
Trouble lurks in the corner for former governor of Imo state, Mr.
Ikedi Ohakim over a lawsuit on a three-count charge bordering on criminal
defamation filed against him by the Inspector-General of Police.
Lady Chinyere Amuchienwa
Mr. Ohakim was said to have lied against one Chinyere Amuchienwa, that
she threatened him with gun, that he (Ohakim) had a land to sell in Lagos
knowing it was false and also using the name of Babatunde Fashola (minister of
works and housing) as the owner of the said land for sell.
The charges read:
"In May 2019, Ohakim gave false information against one
Chinyere Amuchienwa that she threatened you with gun knowing it to be false and
thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 140 of the Penal Code
Laws of the Northern Nigeria.
“That you Ikedi Ohakim, on or
about the 23rd day of May 2019, at Asokoro, within the jurisdiction of this
honourable court did unlawfully gave false information against one Chinyere
Amuchienwa, that you have a plot of land for sale at Lagos state, knowing it to
be false…"
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| Mr. Ikedi Ohakim |
The third count charge against Ohakim was him allegedly using the
name of Babatunde Fashola unlawfully as
the owner of the purported land situated at Ikeja, Lagos state.
Ohakim pleaded not guilty to all the charges brought against him.
His counsel, Mr. Ken Njemanze, moved an application for bail, in
the affidavit attached, the defendant promised to make himself available for
trial at all times.
The police counsel, Mr. Stanley Nwodo, urged the court not to
grant bail.
Justice Samira Bature who ruled on the case granted him
a N10 million bail and one surety in like sum.
The Judge said the surety must be a reputable member of the
society and must reside within the court’s jurisdiction (Abuja). She warned
the defendant against inference with the prosecution of the case. She named
revocation of the bail as penalty if he fails to heed to her warning.
The case has been adjourned to January 25, 2021, for the
commencement of trial.