Murder: Dismissed policeman knows fate Nov. 8

An FCT High Court in Maitama has fixed November 8 for ruling on a motion filed against a dismissed police sergeant charged with murder. The defendant, Gabriel Achimi, 37, of Mubushi, Abuja was arraigned on a one count charge of culpable homicide. The prosecuting counsel, Donatus Abah, had earlier told the court that on May […]

An FCT High Court in Maitama has fixed November 8 for ruling on a motion filed against a dismissed police sergeant charged with murder.

The defendant, Gabriel Achimi, 37, of Mubushi, Abuja was arraigned on a one count charge of culpable homicide.

The prosecuting counsel, Donatus Abah, had earlier told the court that on May 10, 2017 at about 8pm, Achimi shot one Ishaku Musa, a commercial motorcycle rider at Gishiri junction, Abuja. He said the act led to the death of the deceased.

At the resumed hearing of the case, yesterday, the trial judge, Justice Sunday Aladetonyibo, adjourned the matter following a motion filed by Achimi’s counsel, Akin Akintan, seeking the court to strike out the case and discharge the defendant.

The counsel prayed the court to alternatively grant bail to the defendant having been in detention since Feb. 27, 2018, when he was arraigned.

Akintan, in the motion, told the court that the prosecution had failed to appear in court since the arraignment of the accused.

“The defendant has been in detention for a long time now without trial and the prosecution does not care. There should be a limit to the lethargy of the prosecution,” he submitted.