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The Enugu State Commissioner for Education, Prof. Uche Eze, has stressed the need for constant and periodic training of teachers toward the development of basic education system in the state.
The commissioner said this in an interview in Enugu on Wednesday.
He said that the training would expose teachers to the various teaching techniques and skills.
Eze added that the government would soon send teachers to the Nigeria Teachers Institute (NTI) for retraining so as to improve their knowledge and skill, in conformity with modern day realities.
He also stressed the need to motivate teachers in order to enhance their efficiency, boost their moral and enthrone competition among them.
He noted that "it is widely said that any system without reward will not bring out the best among the manpower that make up the system.
"Government must pay attention to rewarding teachers as this will encourage them in the task of impacting knowledge to our children.
"The issue of welfare packages to teachers, especially those in basic education can never be overemphasized."
The commissioner said that the state government had concluded arrangements for prompt payment of teachers' salaries and allowances so as to avoid incessant industrial action that characterised basic education in some parts of the country.
Eze also said that the state government would ensure that those due for promotion were elevated immediately without delay and their retirement should not be delayed in any form.
"This will go a long way in encouraging those that are still in active service to restore sanity in our basic education system," he said.
He pointed out that one of the greatest problems facing basic education was inadequate funding, adding that currently, the federal and state governments had been collaborating with the Universal Basic Education Board to fund schools through counterpart fund.
He said that the local government areas had been providing educational materials like chalk, pen, pencil, writing materials and some science text books for various schools.
Eze emphasised the need for efficient management of funds and support provided by these government agencies in order to improve the standard and quality of teaching in the country.
According to him, heads of basic education boards should be held responsible for any misappropriation of fund and support provided by government.
Government on its own part, should evolve appropriate measures to monitor and sanction erring school heads to serve as deterrent to others.
The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has urged its members to desist from reducing quantity and quality of their goods owing to the scarcity of foreign exchange (Forex).
Mr Frank Jacobs, the President of the association, gave the advice in Abuja.
He said such move would further impact negatively on the economy.
Jacobs said it was not in the interest of any manufacturer to reduce the quantity of his or her product, adding that such practice would negatively affect customers' patronages.
"The moment you do that, these buyers, who already know the size of the product, will react by boycotting the products.
"You know the implication of this. Once a consumer is lost, it is usually expensive to regain his or her confidence back.
"On the issue of quality, it is difficult for any manufacturer who wants to remain in business to reduce quality of product for the same reason mentioned above,'' he said.
He, however, said that some manufacturers could be tempted to do so in order to make some profit, adding that such a smart move had its consequences.
" The world is a global market where competition is high and productivity and sales income dependent on prices and quality of products.
"Sometimes, it becomes inevitable to increase prices especially at a time of higher production costs.
"Unfortunately, there is a lot of resistance to price increase of manufactured products,'' Jacobs said.
Jacobs, therefore, urged the Federal Government to expeditiously deploy expertise to stabilise the economy, adding that the manufacturers would not go around the recession for too long.
He said that government should provide requisite infrastructure support, appropriate monetary and fiscal policy measures, as well as a conducive manufacturing environment for the market players.
He, however, advised manufacturers to continue to imbibe best manufacturing practices and efficiency. (NAN)
Suspected gunmen on Wednesday attacked the Nigeria Television Authority (NTA) office in Onitsha, Anambra, torching some equipment and Star Times section in the premises.
Acting Manager of the station, Mr Chris Nwigwe, told newsmen in Onisha that the incident occurred at about 1.40 a.m.
"Some armed men tried to attack the staff on duty but only succeeded in burning down the Star Times building," he said, adding that no life was lost in the attack.
An eyewitness said that an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was planted at the security post of the station, while tyres were set around the premises to set the station ablaze.
"There was a gun duel between the armed men and policemen who are manning the office.
"They managed to burn down the Star Times office while the fire was later put out with the help of people around.
"This type of incident has never happened," the source said.
The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Sam Okaula, who visited the scene with the Anti-Bomb Squad to evacuate the explosive device, confirmed that three suspects had been arrested in connection with the incident.
He said that investigation had begun to unravel the reason for the attack.
Okaula lauded policemen manning the office for their bravery, saying that their quick intervention prevented loss of lives and destruction of more property in the attack.
He warned people against taking laws into their hands, and assured that the police would get to the root of the incident.
"Those who take laws into their hands should be ready to face the repercussion," he stressed, adding that the suspects would be prosecuted in court after investigation was concluded.
Three police patrol vans had been stationed in front of the station to beef up security. (NAN)
The police in Jigawa on Wednesday said it had arrested a 30-year- old man, Haruna Barde, for allegedly killing a 70-year -old woman and her son in Jahun Local Government Area of the state.
The Police Public Relations Officer (PRRO), Alhaji Jinjiri Abdu, confirmed the arrest in Dutse, saying that the incident occurred on Sept. 13 at about 10.30 p.m. in Nahuce village of Harbo town in Jahun Local Government Area.
Abdu said that the victims were 70-year-old Zainab Abubakar and her 50-year-old son, Hassan Abubakar.
He added that "yes, on Sept. 13, we received a report around 10.30 p.m. that one Haruna Barde of Nahuce, Harbo town in Jahun, allegedly attacked one Zainab Abubakar with machete.
"The 30-year-old Barde also attacked the woman's son, Hassan Abubakar, who tried to save her.
"Upon reception of the report, our men immediately arrived at the scene, rescued and took the victims to hospital and arrested the suspect.
"However, the woman and her son both died minutes later due to injuries they sustained."
The police spokesman said corpses of the deceased had since been handed over to their family for burial.
He said investigation into the case had commenced, noting that "it is only after investigation that we will know the reason for the attack." (NAN)
Lagos – The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has commenced enforcement action on Globacom for not adhering to the 10 per cent threshold for interconnect traffic by telecom companies.
This is contained in the organisation's 2016 Q1 Compliance Monitoring and Enforcement Report.
It said that the NCC monitored compliance of the telecommunication company with regards to the commission's directive on routing of a minimum of 10 per cent of interconnect traffic through interconnect exchange licensees.
The report said that pursuant to Section 53 (1) of the Nigerian Communications Act 2003, NCC issued a direction in April 2009.
According to the report, the directive mandated all operators to route a minimum of 10 per cent of their inter-operator traffic through licensed Interconnect Exchange Operators in locations where they have point of presence (POP) across the country.
"This direction is aimed at providing interconnection of traffic across the networks.
"It will encourage routing of traffic through interconnect exchange operators, which is necessary to reduce network congestion and mitigate the quality of service challenges,'' it said.
The report further said the directive was consistent with the mandate of the commission to monitor and ensure that operators complied with extant rules, regulations, directions and guidelines.
It said that the Compliance Monitoring and Enforcement department carried out a compliance monitoring check to confirm the level of compliance to the directive.
"Our monitoring process involved collecting traffic data for the period of December 2015 and January 2016 (inbound and outbound) from the network operators, as well as from the major interconnects exchange houses.
"Having reviewed the data, it was revealed that all the mobile network operators, except Globacom complied with the 10 per cent minimum threshold of interconnect traffic to be routed through the interconnect exchange operators.
"Consequently, the commission has commenced the necessary enforcement action for this breach,'' the report said.
It said that the telecommunications umpire's activities were consistent with Section 89 of the Nigerian Communications Act 2003.
The report added that the section mandated NCC to "monitor all significant matters relating to the performance of all licensed telecom service providers and publish annual reports at the end of each financial year.''
It also said that NCC had developed Compliance Monitoring and Enforcement strategies to ensure fair competition, ethical market conduct and optimal quality service in the telecommunications industry.
Umuahia – Abia State Independent Electoral Commission (ABSIEC) on Wednesday announced that it would conduct council elections in the state on Dec. 17, 2016.
Chairman of the commission, Justice Igbozuruike Akomas (retd), made the announcement in a statement in Abuja.
He said that polls would hold in the 292 wards in the 17 local government areas in the state.
"The development is in exercise of the powers conferred on the commission by Part II, Third Schedule, Section 4, Sub-section `a' and `b' of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
"It is in pursuant to the Fifth Schedule, Section160 of Abia State Local Government Law No. 9 of 2002," Akomas said.
He urged interested candidates of political parties to visit the headquarters of the commission for collection of nomination forms before October 14.
He said that details relating to the conduct of the election would be communicated to all the concerned parties in due course.
A syndicate of fraudsters has successfully used the name of the current Head of Service of the Federation to seamlessly smile to the bank.
The con artists have been able to have their way to the pockets of Nigerians by creating a phantom Facebook account of Mrs. Winifred Oyo-Ita and use same to solicit for cash from employment-seekers.
Abuja – The Federal High Court, Abuja, has declared as unlawful, the arrest and continued detention of retired Air Commodore Umar Mohammed, a member of the Presidential team investigating the arms deal in the country.
The judge, Justice Nnamdi Dimgba, made the declaration on Wednesday when he delivered a judgment in a suit filed by Emeka Ohazurike and 19 others.
Dimgba said that the continued detention of Mohammed by the DSS, even after he had perfected his bail conditions was illegal.
He said that if the DSS continued to detain Mohammed even after the court had signed for his release, it would be an assault on the judiciary which is the third arm of government.
The judge held that his detention was unlawful and asked the counsel to the DSS, Mr Shimana Adzer, to convey the message.
Dimgba, however, said that the issue of money and an apology were personal, adding that since he was sure Mohammed did not authorise the suit, he could not grants such reliefs.
The judge had berated the DSS for refusing to produce Mohammed in court following a court order when he was arrested on June 19.
Ohazurike and his group sued the Department of State Services (DSS) for alleged violation of the fundamental human rights of Mohammed.
Some of the reliefs sought, included that the court should declare that the arrest and detention of Mohammed was unlawful, unconstitutional, malicious and an abuse of his rights to human dignity.
They also wanted the court to order the DSS to pay N500 million damages to Mohammed as well as publish an apology to him in at least two national newspapers.
The group, who said they were acting on behalf of Mohammed as human rights activist, also sought an order directing the DSS to release the defendant.
The DSS had arraigned Mohammed over allegations of money laundering, possession of fire arms and violation of Official Secret Act.
Mohammed had pleaded not guilty to the charges and was admitted to bail in the sum of N100 million.
The Kano State government says it spends N70 million weekly to feed public primary school pupils in the state.
The acting governor of the state, Hafiz Abubakar, said the expenditure is aside N68 million the government spends weekly on boarding schools. He made the disclosure on Wednesday when he received the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sunusi II, on the emir's traditional Sallah homage to Government House, Kano.
Mr. Hafiz noted that the feeding program was an arrangement involving the state, local governments and host communities of schools.
The acting governor however lamented that the local governments and host communities have not always come up with their parts of the contribution.
Mr. Hafiz said the state government has even been releasing about N700million every month to the local governments to ensure they pay their workers' salaries and meet running cost.
He further disclosed that the state also pays N300million as scholarship to students studying in Nigeria and abroad.
The acting governor said the state government plans to recruit 1000 officers to compliment house to house enforcement of sanitation in communities around the state.
He also revealed that the state was poised to complete an independent power project this year.
Mr. Hafiz said despite its numerous commitments, Kano remained one of the few states in the country not defaulting in salary payment.
In his remarks, the emir urged government at federal and state levels to seek advice from economic experts on way out of the current economic hardship in Nigeria.
He said the economic problem was surmountable if government followed good expert advice. He urged Nigerians to support and pray for their leaders to enable them deliver on their promises.
Sen. Abubakar Kyari, Chairman, Senate Committee on INEC, has said that the last minute shifting of the Edo Governorship election to Sept. 28, will not affect the expected outcome. Kyari was reacting to accusation made by the PDP that the postponement of the poll was aimed at manipulating the outcome by the ruling APC.
He told newsmen in Maiduguri on Wednesday that the postponement was inevitable. "Up till Wednesday, INEC was ready for the election because I spoke with INEC chairman who was already in Benin and he said there was no going back. "He (chairman) said that INEC can only shift the election if there was strong and tangible reasons for that," Kyari said.
He added that the commission was forced to shift the election after seeing some evidence from security agents. "But unfortunately, the reasons given by the police and the State Security Service (SSS) were so strong that within a short while INEC began to see some semblance of planned attack.
"So INEC had to cave in and postpone the polls, I remember that even the police had made arrangement to mobilize 23, 000 personnel for the polls before the last minutes shift," Kyari said. The senator noted that it was sad that some politicians were accusing the government of collaborating with INEC to shift the polls for political gains.
"The election was postponed due to the security situation and not because of any political reason. I do not think it was because the APC could not win. "Like I said, the postponement cannot affect the outcome or give advantage to the ruling APC as being alleged by in media reports," he said.
Kyari recalled that the 2015 elections were postponed and the outcome was not affected. "You will remember that even last year's elections were postponed by weeks and the outcome was not affected. "Whatever you do in election matter, it will not affect the outcome because the people have already made up their minds," he said.
The INEC committee chairman, who represents Borno North in the National Assembly, also defended the INEC chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu on the prevalence of inconclusive elections. "Yakubu is a man of integrity and a first class technocrat, so the issue of inconclusive elections is not peculiar to him.
"Even in 2011 there were inconclusive elections, we just forget so soon; last year elections in Imo State were inconclusive and that was when Prof. Mahmud Jega was INEC chairman," he said. Kyari said that attention was being focused on inconclusive elections now because they were happening in bye-elections rather that during general polls.
He attributed the reason for rising cases of inconclusive elections across the country on the desperation by politicians to win at all cost. "We now have two strong parties; the APC and the PDP who are almost at par in terms of strength. "Some politicians are now desperate, sometimes employing violence to disrupt elections leading to inconclusiveness.
"INEC has no choice but to declare election inconclusive once election materials are hijacked and elections disrupted on a large scale. "Of course this has to do with election guidelines which must be adhered to by INEC," he said.
The senator also defended INEC decision to declare elections inconclusive rather than declare one of the candidates' winner in an election marred by violence.
"INEC cannot disregard election guidelines and declare wrong candidate winner of an inconclusive election because it had a reputation to protect. "INEC reputation will be a subject of ridicule once the other candidates go to court to seek redress," Kyari said.
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the Jamaican-born veteran journalist, Carlton Lindsay Barret, on his 75th birthday.
The President's Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, said in a statement on Wednesday that Buhari joined the media and literary world in wishing Barret, born on Sept. 15, 1941, a happy birthday
The president noted that the poet, novelist, academic and versatile journalist, had lived and worked in Nigeria for 50 years.
He commended Barret for "his love for Nigeria, which inspired his relocation from the Caribbean to settle in the country, raise a family and also take up Nigerian citizenship in the 80s''.
According to him, the thematic thrusts of Barret's writings on Africa, Africans in Diaspora and Afro-Americans have contributed significantly to global discourse on the history and identity of the black race.
He further noted that his writings had renewed interest in the future of Africa and people of African descent.
The president prayed that Almighty God would grant Barret longer life, good health and strength to keep projecting his ideas.
Maj.-Gen Kasimu AbdulKarim, the General Officer Commanding (GOC), 2 Division, Ibadan, says the Nigerian Army has totally decimated the activities of Boko Haram insurgents in the country.
AbdulKarim disclosed this on Tuesday during an interactive session with newsmen at the Tiger's Den, Adekunle Fajuyi Cantonment, Ibadan.
"If you look at what has been happening before now and make a comparison yourself, you will know that the Armed forces are in charge. "We have not been having incessant attacks on either hard or soft targets," he said.
AbdulKarim said that the division would continue to provide adequate security within the western region of the country.
According to him, "this division has not actually had so much security challenges as compared to other areas. "The western region is the most peaceful in the country and we will uphold it," he said.
He said the division had been able to deal decisively with issues of kidnapping, robbery, cultism and herdsmen clashes.
"Some of the suspected Boko Haram members arrested within our division have been handed over to the police for prosecution," he said.
Dr Adeoye Abdulmalik, an Ilorin based medical practitioner, has said that women, who rested well enjoyed better genital arousal, compared to those who had not slept for a long time.
Abdulmalik made this observation on Wednesday while speaking with newsmen in Ilorin. According to him, studies have shown that good sleep is important for healthy sexual desire and arousal in women, even when they are mentally and medically healthy.
"The message is that sleep is therapeutic and important for many areas of our daily living. "Good sleep has been shown to improve mood, energy, concentration, overall health and even sexual desire and arousal. "Some researches have also shown that sleep increases sex hormones, which can influence feelings of sexual desire.
"When women sleep well, they feel aroused, whether by man or other women, as such interaction makes the body reacts in different ways. "There will be increased blood flow into the genitals in women, which also helps to promote an increase in a woman's natural vagina lubrication," he added.
A 36-year-old husband, Samson Ebiniyi, on Wednesday urged an Ikorodu Customary Court, Lagos, to dissolve his 10-year-old marriage to his, wife Modinat, for alleged stubbornness and arrogance. Ebiniyi, who resides at No. 7, Otunla Str., Majidun, Ikorodu, Lagos, also cited lack of motherly care for their four children as reasons for the dissolution.
At the resumed hearing, the petitioner told the court that he was fed up with Modinat's ways. "Modinat has become used to not sleeping at home and does not care if her actions hurt me or the children. "I cannot continue to tolerate her stubbornness toward me and her arrogance toward other people, especially my neighbours,'' he told the court.
Corroborating the husband's claim, the petitioner's witness, Happiness Otunla, said that Modinat was stubborn and adamant and had allegedly refused to heed several pieces of advice to stop her bad behaviour. "Samson is like a son to me and he usually reports his wife to me and I have corrected Modinat many times to no avail.
"But, I beg this court to settle them instead and make peace reign in their home,'' Otunla pleaded with the court. Otunla, who was cross-examined by Modinat's uncle, Mr Gbade Akintotu, told the court that both parties had at different times committed acts likely to breach the peace of the marriage.
"The two of them owe each other apologies for wrong done against each other as husband and wife. "It will be in the interest of the children for Samson and Modinat to remain as husband and wife,'' Otunla testified. While one of the Modinat's witnesses, Jimoh Babatunde, said that the children of the marriage would suffer psychologically trauma should the court grants the application.
"We in the compound, where Samson lives, know how the children love their parents. But, Modinat, in her defence, told the court that the petitioner did not show her enough love, saying that her husband was in the habit of threatening to divorce her at the slightest provocation.
The President of the court, Mrs Omolara Abiola, however, urged the couples to maintain peace pending the determination of the case. She said that adjourned dated would be communicated to all the parties after this court receives vital information that would help it to settle this matter.
India's Foreign Minister has taken up the cause of a British couple who had a surrogate daughter in India but could be forced to leave her in an orphanage due to delays by London in processing her passport. Chris and Michele Newman are in Mumbai on a medical visa that is valid until October 7.
They applied for their daughter Lily's passport in early June, days after her birth in May. The couple said they were told by Britain's Foreign and Commonwealth Office that they should be prepared to leave without their daughter.
"We cannot believe that we could be forced to do the unthinkable and leave our baby in India," the couple, both in their forties, wrote in an online petition on change.org. The minister, Sushma Swaraj wrote on Twitter, underlining her stand against commercial surrogacy and defended India's recent introduction of strict surrogacy laws.
"Will the advocates of commercial surrogacy suggest a solution and help this baby?'' she wrote, adding in a later tweet that Commercial surrogacy is banned in Britain. Report says the British couple is among the last to have a surrogate baby in India after the government decided to ban commercial surrogacy and said only a close relative can be a surrogate.
Meanwhile the British Home Office has said a passport would be issued after checks to ensure that the child's "interests are protected" and claim to British nationality are verified.
As she recovers from pneumonia, Hillary Clinton has promised to release more information about her health and Donald Trump has followed suit — a shift for both presidential candidates who have so far kept noticeably quiet on the subject.
The pair have been engaged in a grueling campaign for more than a year, and they are among the oldest people to run for the world’s most powerful job.
But Clinton’s health scare Sunday at the 9/11 memorial ceremony in New York and the disclosure from her doctors that she has pneumonia reminded American voters how little is known about their candidates’ health.
Here is what we know so far:
– Diagnosis: pneumonia –
After publicly falling sick on Sunday — Clinton, 69 next month, was seen wobbling as she was helped into a car — the Democratic candidate for president initially avoided questions, simply telling the press she was fine. This file photo combination shows Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton(L) on April 4, 2016 and Republican challenger Donald Trump on February 16, 2016. November’s US presidential election is taking shape: Republican billionaire Donald Trump and Democratic power player Hillary Clinton look set for an ugly battle for the White House after a bruising primary season. Trump knocked out his only serious challenger Ted Cruz on May 3, 2016 in Indiana’s key primary, winning 53 percent of the vote against 37 percent for the Texas senator, who raised the white flag and surprisingly pulled out of the race. / AFP PHOTO The campaign did not reveal her pneumonia diagnosis until later in the day — fueling accusations of a cover-up.
Saddled with a nasty cough while campaigning in Cleveland a few days earlier, Clinton had joked that she was allergic to her Republican rival Trump. (She blamed the cough on seasonal allergies.)
The Clinton campaign promised the new medical disclosures would show her only problem is the pneumonia.
On Monday, Clinton told CNN by telephone that she felt dizzy during the 9/11 ceremony and lost her balance for a minute but soon recovered.
She played down the episode and insisted she is much more transparent on health issues than her Republican opponent.
– Clinton’s record so far –
The only official medical record made public on the Democrat’s health so far gives a general overview.
It is an eight-paragraph letter signed by her doctor Lisa Bardack and dated July 2015. The letter said Clinton was in excellent physical condition.
The doctor recalled that in 2012, while she was secretary of state, a stomach virus and dehydration caused Clinton to faint, bringing on a concussion.
Doctors found a blood clot on the brain. Clinton saw double for a couple of weeks, but later received an all-clear.
The physician said Clinton also suffered from seasonal allergies, hypothyroidism, had deep vein thrombosis in 1998 and 2009 and took medication for the thyroid condition and an anti-coagulant.
A checkup in 2013 showed complete resolution of all the effects of the blood clot and the thrombosis was gone completely, the doctor wrote.
– Trump’s ‘astonishing’ record –
At age 70, Trump would be the oldest president ever elected. So far he has released only four paragraphs, written hastily by his doctor Harold Bornstein in December 2015, gushing about his state of health.
Bornstein said Trump’s blood pressure and laboratory test results were “astonishingly excellent.”
“If elected, Mr. Trump, I can state unequivocally, will be the healthiest individual ever elected to the presidency,” Bornstein wrote.
He recently disclosed that he dashed off the paragraphs in five minutes as a limo waited to deliver the document to Trump.
Following Clinton’s pneumonia, Trump has vowed soon to release “very, very specific numbers,” from a recent check-up.
He was scheduled to appear on “The Dr. Oz Show,” a medical-themed talk show, on Thursday, US media reports said.
– Past practice –
There’s a tradition of American presidential candidates releasing health records to reassure the public that they are physically ready to serve in the nation’s highest office.
In perhaps the most striking example, Senator John McCain, the Republican candidate for president in 2008, invited 20 journalists to go through 1,173 pages of his medical records to assuage concerns over his battle with skin cancer.
With just over 50 days to go until the election, “the more transparent they are about their health record, the better it would be,” said Robert Shapiro, a political scientist at Columbia University.
He said this could be done without making everything public.
For instance, a group of doctors could go through the candidates’ records and, without providing details, state if they are fit to be president.
Or members of Congress could vet the information, he added.
– Should there be a limit? –
“How much do we need to know?”
That’s the question posed by David Lublin, a professor of political science at American University in Washington.
“Even in the US, where we have the endless belief in our right to know the personal about our political candidates, health at some point becomes somewhat of a limit,” he said.
Should a sexually transmitted disease be made public, for example? Lublin said minor medical issues do not warrant being made public, just big ones like cancer or other major illnesses.
But he acknowledged the issue is important, citing the example of Paul Tsongas, a former senator who sought the Democratic presidential nomination in 1992.
Tsongas started his campaign without revealing that he had been treated in 1987 for a recurrence of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma after previously being declared cancer-free.
He died after becoming ill following treatments for the cancer.
“Had he been the nominee he would have died during his first term,” Lublin said.
Lagos – A 19-year-old man, Jelili Afolabi, who allegedly raped a 16-year-old girl was on Friday arraigned at a Surulere Magistrates' Court in Lagos.
Afolabi, whose address was not provided, is charged with rape.?
The prosecutor, Sgt. Anthonia Osanyade, told the court that the accused committed the offence at Konga Meji Ibeshe beach, Lagos, at about 7.30 p.m. on Aug.17.
She said the accused ?invited his victim to a quiet part of the beach and forcefully had sex with her.
The offence contravened Section 137 of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State, 2011. ? The Chief Magistrate, Mrs Ipaye Nwachukwu, granted bail to the accused in the sum of N200, 000 with two sureties in like sum. ? She ordered that one of the sureties must be a blood-relation to the accused, and that both sureties should provide evidence of tax payment to the Lagos State Government. ? Nwachukwu adjourned the case to Nov.1.
