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Court remands 63-yr-old lawyer for attempted murder, kidnapping
Justice Margaret Opara of the High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has ordered that a 63-year-old lawyer identified as Mr. Vincent Ogbungbada be remanded in prison after he was found culpable of attempted murder and kidnapping.
Mr. Ogbungbada who however pleaded not guilty of the charges leveled against him was accused of kidnapping one Mr. Fortune Ogbungbada, and attempting to kill one Agnes Ogbungbada when he shot her.
During court proceeding, the prosecutor read the charge of the accused when he said; “That you, Vincent E. Ogbungbada, ‘M’, with others now at large, sometimes between the month of October 2016-January 2017 at Rumuologu, Port Harcourt within the Port Harcourt Judicial Division, did conspire amongst yourselves to commit felony to wit: kidnapping and attempted murder, and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 516 of the Criminal Code Act Cap C 38 Law of the Federation 2004.
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“That you, Vincent E. Ogbungbada ‘M’, with others at large on the same date and place, in the aforesaid Judicial Division, did kidnap one Mr. Fortune Ogbungbada and kept him for four days in your custody with an intent to demand for ransom, and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 1 (1) of the Rivers State Kidnap (Prohibition) Amendment Law No. 5 of 2015.
“That you, Vincent E. Ogbungbada ‘M’, with others now at large, on the same date and place, in the aforesaid Judicial Division, did attempt to unlawfully kill one Agnes Fortune Ogbungbada by shooting her with a gun, and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 320 of the Criminal Code Act Cap C 38 Laws of the Federation 2004.”
After listening to the prosecution counsel, Mr. Essien Edet and counsel for the accused, Mr. D.I. Akwakpam, who both argued on a date to be fixed for Vincent’s bail application, justice Opara, however, adjourned the matter till Tuesday, July 4, 2017 for bail application and hearing.
The presiding judge also ordered that the accused be remanded in police custody pending the resumption of hearing next Tuesday.
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