6 men run from court before counsel files charges

The Chief Magistrates’ Court in Karu, Abuja witnessed a mild drama when six men standing trial raced out of the court as the counsel announced the striking out of their case following an application by the prosecuting counsel.

Before the prosecutor could announce to the Magistrate, A.O. Oyeyipo, that she was substituting a fresh charge against the defendants, they all bolted out of the court premises from the dock.

Sources say one of the defendants slipped and fell down as he was trying to escape and he quickly got up and continued his race away from the court surroundings.

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Nine people were charged to court for criminal conspiracy, mischief and forgery, contrary to Sections 97(2), 327 and 364 of the Penal Code On Nov. 15, 2013.

According to the Prosecutor, Nne Okon, since three out of the nine defendants had died she applied to strike out the old case and to re-arraign the six defendants left but to her surprise, the men sped out of the court before she could present the new application in court.

“The entire court was shocked at how the men ran out of the court. “I have never seen men run as fast as these men did,’’ Okon said. The prosecutor assured the court that the defendants would be re-arrested and justice served.

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