Man docked for alleged forgery, obstructing public officers from performing lawful duties
Abubakar who resides at Sultan Road Nasarawa GRA Kano, is being tried for criminal trespass, forgery, criminal intimidation and obstruction of public officers from performing lawful duties.
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Abubakar who resides at Sultan Road Nasarawa GRA Kano, is being tried for criminal trespass, forgery, criminal intimidation and obstruction of public officers from performing lawful duties.
According to the Prosecutor, Insp. Haziel Ledafowa, the accused committed the offence some time between 2012 to 2013, at Nasarawa GRA Quarters Kano.
He said the accused illegally trespassed and occupied a Kano State Government Quarters, No.GP 405 Lafiya Road, Nasarawa.
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“The accused forged the house document to have been allocated to him, by the Ministry of Works and Housing, Kano," he said.
Ledafowa also said “on Nov. 29, 2014 some public officers: (Senior Bailiff) and (Court Bailiff) all attached to Magistrate Court 16, Nomans land Kano:
“The two officers in company of one Sgt. Sale Muhammad, went to the said house to execute an ejection order passed by a Court of law against the accused Abubakar.
“The accused used Pump action gun, number 6090 and obstructed the officers from performing their lawful duties and threatened to shoot them.”
Abubakar, however, pleaded not guilty to the four-count charge.
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In his ruling, the senior Magistrate, Hassan Ahmad said the accused should produce two reasonable and reliable sureties.
Ahmad said one of the sureties must be a landed property owner within Kano state, and the second a blood relation.
The offences the prosecutor said, contravened sections 364,397 and 172 of the penal code.
He, however, adjourned the case to Feb. 23, for mention.
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