Police officers in the Kogi state police command,
yesterday arraigned Mohammed Audu, the first son
of former governor of the state, Abubakar Audu, at
the Chief Magistrate Court II, Lokoja, for alleged
robbery and attempted culpable homicide. Mohammed
and about 15 other members of his family were
arrested by the police yesterday.
Apart from the robbery and attempted culpable
homicide charges, the police also arraigned him for
charges like criminal conspiracy, causing grievous
hurt, mischief, armed robbery and attempted culpable
homicide, contrary to sections 97(1), 248, 327, 298
and 229 of the Penal Code Law. He was said to have
been detained on Wednesday September 7th after
honouring the invitation of the men of the Special
Anti Robbery Squad at the ‘A’ Division Police
Headquarters in Lokoja.
The prosecuting Police Officer, Gabriel Otowu, told
the court that the late politician’s son allegedly
committed the offences against his uncle, Prince
Yahaya Audu, on August 30th, in the family house at
Ogbonicha, Ofu Local Government Area.
According to the First Information Report (FIR) read
by the Otowu, Mohammed's uncle alleged that he was
in the family compound in Ogbonicha with Ibrahim
Imam for the eighth days fidau prayer of late Dauda
Audu when the alleged offence took place. He alleged
that hoodlum that were heavily armed with guns,
cutlasses and axe criminally conspired, invaded his
compound and demanded for his properties, saying
they wanted anything “ no matter how small.” The
Uncle alleged that the hoodlums thereafter shot
sporadically into the air and attacked him with
matchet as he attempted to give them money. He said
they vandalised his Hummer Jeep and escaped into the
bush after he pretended to be dead. The Uncle alleged
that Mohammed had threatened to deal with him
prior to the attack and that he and Imman sustained
bullet wounds and were later rushed to the Specialist
Hospital Lokoja for treatment.
Counsel to Mohammed, Okechukwu Ayewu, who led
seven other lawyers, prayed the court to grant him
bail in line with provisions of 36(5) of the
constitution and sections 341(2) of the Criminal
Procedure Code (CPC). The Chief Magistrate,
Alhassan Husaini, in his ruling said:
“Though I find on the face of the originating
process (FIR), a barrage of allegations, it
appears that both counsels are on the same
page. Accordingly, the accused person herein
is admitted to bail in the sum of N100,000
and a surety in like sum as he adjourned the
matter to September 29, for further
mention".
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