February 11, 2010
A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, sitting at Gwagwalada, and presided over by Honourable Justice Mwada Balami today, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY, 12TH, 2010, issued bench warrant for the arrest of the following persons: 1. KENNY MARTINS; 2. IBRAHIM DUMUJE and 3. JONI ICHEKA.
A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, sitting at Gwagwalada, and presided over by Honourable Justice Mwada Balami today, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY, 12TH, 2010, issued bench warrant for the arrest of the following persons: 1. KENNY MARTINS; 2. IBRAHIM DUMUJE and 3. JONI ICHEKA.
This same Court had earlier issued bench warrant against all the four accused persons in the case on the 11th of December, 2009 but later vacated the bench warrant on the 13th January, 2010 upon the application brought by the accused persons wherein counsel to the accused persons undertook to produce the accused persons in court in the next adjourned date being 22nd January, 2010. However, on the said 22nd of January, 2010, counsel to the accused persons who are acting as shield to the accused persons approached the court with an application, but the court ordered that it will not hear any application from the accused persons until they appear in court, since the matter is a criminal matter which cannot be heard in the absence of the accused persons. The matter was therefore adjourned to today being 12th February, 2010 for the accused persons to appear, have the charges read over to them and to take their plea.
Today, being 12th of February, 2010, three of the accused persons refused to appear in court in disobedience of the order of the court. The only accused person that was in court is COSMOS OKPARA who is a legal practitioner. As a result, counsel to the prosecution therefore applied for a bench warrant to be issued against the 1st, 2nd & 3rd Accused persons who are in disobedience of the orders of the court and who have vowed not to appear before the learned justice to face their trial.
Please find attached scanned copies of the three warrants of arrest. This was sequel to a charge filed by Mr. Festus Keyamo who got a special fiat (authorization) of the Hon. Attorney-General of the Federation, to prosecute the accused persons.
Consequently, Mr. Keyamo filed the following charges at the High Court:
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“COUNT 1
That you Kenny Martins, Ibrahim Dumuje, Joni Icheka ‘m’, and Cosmas OKpara ‘m’ on or about the 31st day of March, 2006 at Corporate Affairs Commission Wuse Zone 5, Abuja within the jurisdiction of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, did conspire amongst yourselves to commit a felony to wit: forge documents relating to Corporate Affairs Commission in a bid to fraudulently change the members of the Board of Directors of NIGERSTALG LIMITED, original partner with the Federal Government on the Police Equipment Fund, and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 97(1) of the Penal Code, Cap 532 Laws of the Federation Nigerian 1990 (Abuja).
COUNT 2
That you Kenny Martins, Ibrahim Dumuje, Joni Icheka ‘m’, and Cosmas Okpara ‘m’ on or about the 31st day of March 2006 at same place within the Abuja Judicial Division did forge form CAC.7 of NIGERSTALG LIMITED with intent to defraud the Police Equipment Fund and thereby committed an offence punishable under section 364 of Penal Code Act Cap 532 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 1990 (Abuja)”.
The matter has been adjourned to 12th March, 2010, for the prosecution to produce the accused persons and for arraignment.
Signed:
For: Festus Keyamo Chambers
OGHENOVO O. OTEMU, ESQ.
Counsel
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This same Court had earlier issued bench warrant against all the four accused persons in the case on the 11th of December, 2009 but later vacated the bench warrant on the 13th January, 2010 upon the application brought by the accused persons wherein counsel to the accused persons undertook to produce the accused persons in court in the next adjourned date being 22nd January, 2010. However, on the said 22nd of January, 2010, counsel to the accused persons who are acting as shield to the accused persons approached the court with an application, but the court ordered that it will not hear any application from the accused persons until they appear in court, since the matter is a criminal matter which cannot be heard in the absence of the accused persons. The matter was therefore adjourned to today being 12th February, 2010 for the accused persons to appear, have the charges read over to them and to take their plea.
Today, being 12th of February, 2010, three of the accused persons refused to appear in court in disobedience of the order of the court. The only accused person that was in court is COSMOS OKPARA who is a legal practitioner. As a result, counsel to the prosecution therefore applied for a bench warrant to be issued against the 1st, 2nd & 3rd Accused persons who are in disobedience of the orders of the court and who have vowed not to appear before the learned justice to face their trial.
Please find attached scanned copies of the three warrants of arrest. This was sequel to a charge filed by Mr. Festus Keyamo who got a special fiat (authorization) of the Hon. Attorney-General of the Federation, to prosecute the accused persons.
Consequently, Mr. Keyamo filed the following charges at the High Court:
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“COUNT 1
That you Kenny Martins, Ibrahim Dumuje, Joni Icheka ‘m’, and Cosmas OKpara ‘m’ on or about the 31st day of March, 2006 at Corporate Affairs Commission Wuse Zone 5, Abuja within the jurisdiction of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, did conspire amongst yourselves to commit a felony to wit: forge documents relating to Corporate Affairs Commission in a bid to fraudulently change the members of the Board of Directors of NIGERSTALG LIMITED, original partner with the Federal Government on the Police Equipment Fund, and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 97(1) of the Penal Code, Cap 532 Laws of the Federation Nigerian 1990 (Abuja).
COUNT 2
That you Kenny Martins, Ibrahim Dumuje, Joni Icheka ‘m’, and Cosmas Okpara ‘m’ on or about the 31st day of March 2006 at same place within the Abuja Judicial Division did forge form CAC.7 of NIGERSTALG LIMITED with intent to defraud the Police Equipment Fund and thereby committed an offence punishable under section 364 of Penal Code Act Cap 532 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 1990 (Abuja)”.
The matter has been adjourned to 12th March, 2010, for the prosecution to produce the accused persons and for arraignment.
Signed:
For: Festus Keyamo Chambers
OGHENOVO O. OTEMU, ESQ.
Counsel
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