Murder in river state

The Department of State Service (DSS) has
nabbed a Fulani herdsman in Rivers state
– The herdsman is accused of the murder of
a resident in the state
– The accused was arraigned in a
Magistrate’s Court in Port Harcourt
A Fulani herdsman was arraigned in court
yesterday, July 1 by the DSS on accusations
that he murdered a resident of Rivers state.
DSS officials
The herdsman identified as Saidu Buba
allegedly killing one Bright Iruanya in Abam
community, Okrika local government area of
the state.
The herdsman and others at large were
accused of killing the Late Iruanya in on
Monday, May 30, Vanguard reports.
One of the two count charges read in part,
“Saidu Buba, adult with others still at large on
or about the 30th day of May, 2016, at Abam,
Okrika local government area within the
jurisdiction of this court did murder Bright
Iruanya by shooting him to death with a gun and
thereby committed an offence contrary to
section 316 and punishable under section 319 of
the criminal code law, laws of Rivers state of
Nigeria, 1999.”
The presiding magistrate, Andrew Jaja however
adjourned the matter to Thursday, September
29.
Similarly, another magistrate B. Jamabo
yesterday adjourned to Thursday, August 11,
the trial of Gospel Lloyd, Obinna Emmanuel and
others at large for the murder of a DSS
personnel named Garick Jonathan Oyaghiri on
Friday, March 18, in Obage community, Ogba
Egbema Ndoni local government area.
They accused were given two count charge of
conspiracy to murder, punishable under section
516 of the criminal code law, laws of Rivers
state of Nigeria, 1999 and murder of the
deceased by shooting and matcheting him to
death, an offence punishable under section 319
of the criminal code law, laws of Rivers state
of Nigeria, 1999.
Meanwhile, the DSS has revealed that it has
arrested a member of the Indigenous People of
Biafra (IPOB), who was planning, alongside his
colleagues, to carry out attacks on the popular
Computer Village market in Lagos.