Six Benue farmers docked for murder, terrorism Published By: Ayorinde Oluokun
By Onyeje Abutu-Joel
Six farmers residing at Asunkunya/Wanune in Tarka Local Government Area of Benue were arraigned in court in Markurdi on Thursday for allegedly attacking and killing one Mrs Kashimana Yayough.
The defendants were charged with criminal conspiracy, illegal possession of firearms, mischief, culpable homicide and terrorism.
The prosecutor, Insp Godwin Ato, told the court that the case was transferred from the Divisional Police Headquarters, Tarka, to the State CID, Makurdi, via a letter.
Ato said that the letter stated that, on March 12, armed men in their numbers with dangerous weapons such as guns, cutlasses, daggers and sticks, invaded the residence of one Mr Aondoakaa Yayough, behind INEC Office, Wannune, and shot his wife dead.
โThe letter also stated that the armed men set Yayoughโs four-bed room flat ablaze, thereby destroying property worth millions of naira,โ the prosecutor said.
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He added that the defendants damaged Yayoughโs Peugeot 406.
Ato said that the defendants were arrested during police investigation.
The prosecutor said that three GPMG ammunition and two expended cartridges were recovered from the defendants at the time of their arrest.
He said that the offences contravened Sections 6{b) and 3(1) of the Robbery and Firearms Special Provisions Act of 2004, Sections 329, 337 and 222 of the Penal Code of Benue, 2004, and Section 4(2) of the Abduction, Hostage Taking, Kidnapping, Secret Cult and Similar Activities Prohibition Laws of Benue, 2017. (NAN)(www.nannews.ng)
The Chief Magistrate, Mr Kelvin Mbanongun, did not take the pleas of the defendants for lack of jurisdiction.
Mbanongun adjourned the matter until June 4 for mention and ordered the remand of the defendants in correctional centre.
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