Court Sets Trial Date For APC Candidate Charged For Theft

The Federal High Court sitting in Lafia has set the trial of Yusuf Mada, the All Progressives Congress, APC candidate for the   Nassarawa-Eggon West House of Assembly election over alleged act of vandalism and theft for November.

The suspect who is also a former Special Adviser (SA) to Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State is being tried alongside 29 others for the theft of railway sleepers.

The suspects were first arraigned on June 2021 for allegedly committing the offence.

In  her ruling, Justice Afolabi Nehizena,  the trail judge adjourned the case to November 15, 16, and 17 for presentation of witnesses by the Prosecuting Counsel.

Speaking with journalists following the adjournment, Prosecuting Counsel to the Police Command in Nasarawa  State,  Obafemi Tijjani ( Esq) , said already  two defendants have pleaded guilty to the amended charge before the court.

He said ” We have been Prosecuting this case since last year and some new reviews came into light.  All the defendants are being charged for vandalisation of railway tracks.  Some of them vandalised fully, some aided the vandalism while others  loaded the railway tracks  but all are guilty of the crime of vandalisation.

” There was a review that was done today . We have 30 defendants but about 10 of the defendants, if we proceed,  we will not be able to substantiate our case against them because  there is no strong evidence.

” However,  the other 20  defendants , we are proceeding against them. We have our witnesses and they were in court today. Meanwhile , two among the defendants already pleaded guilty to the amended  charge  before the court this morning and we are awaiting their conviction and sentence,” he said of the charge of theft levelled against the APC candidate and other accused.

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