Eleven members of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) were arraigned before the Magistrate Court sitting in Awka, Anambra State capital on Wednesday.
The NULGE members faced a 6-count charge by the Anambra State Police in a matter involving them and the Commissioner of Police in the state. They were accused of conspiring to commit a felony, forgery, malicious damage of NULGE property, and placing the Union president in fear of physical injury and anxiety of being trailed by unknown gunmen.
Among the accused persons are Chidi Orakwue, Alagwu Odife, Ezeibe Kenechi Mark, Nzekwe Chidi, Ifeanyi Nworah, and Okam K. Ifeanyi. Others are Victormary Anuna, Okaka Chukwunonso, Nwalutu Patrick, Igbokwe Ugochukwu, and Nwankwo Onyebuchi. All of the defendants pleaded not guilty to all 11 Police charges.
The Prosecution counsel, CSP Nwezi Chuka, informed the court that the life of the NULGE president, Adigwe Chikwelu, is under siege and attack and that even during the investigation, the defendants continued to commit the same offence of attacking and issuing death threats to the NULGE president. He requested an accelerated hearing on the matter and urged the court to order the remand of the defendants in a correctional centre in the interest of peace and tranquillity.
Responding, the Defense Counsel, Sir Basil O. Aguigwo, argued that the charges are all bailable offences and that the Magistrate Court has the jurisdiction to grant such bail. Aguigwo stated that all the defendants are civil servants on grade levels 14 and 15 respectively and had not disobeyed previous police invitations to warrant disobeying court summons.
Presiding over the matter, Magistrate Anyaegbunam Nonyelum stated that the charges are proper bailable offences and granted an accelerated hearing. She also granted bail to the defendants with varying conditions, including providing a surety, depositing N50,000, 2 passport photographs, and affidavits, among others.
The Magistrate urged the parties to be of good behaviour pending the outcome of the matter. The hearing of the case is scheduled to commence from September 12 to October 18, 2023.
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