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Supreme Court Fines Petitioner ₦5m For Seeking Tinubu's Removal
https://osazuwaakonedo.news/supreme-court-fines-petitioner-%e2%82%a65m-for-seeking-tinubus-removal/16/12/2024/
#Law #Ambrose #Bola #CIA #EFCC #HDP #Owuru #SupremeCourt #Tinubu ©December 16th, 2024 ®December 16, 2024 5:33 pm Ambrose Owuru, Hope Democratic Party, HDP presidential candidate in the previous general elections in Nigeria, a legal practitioner who was in 2013 arrested and prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC over ₦66 million land scam, has been fined ₦5 million by the Nigeria apex court, the Supreme Court of Justice for filling frivolous charges against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, seeking the West Africa country president’s removal from office. #OsazuwaAkonedo
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Ambrose uru Hulk Democratic party hdp
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presidential candidate in the previous
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general elections in Nigeria a legal
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practitioner who was in 2013 arrested
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and prosecuted by the economic and
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financial crimes commission efcc over 66
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million niras land scam has been fined 5
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million niras by the Nigeria Apex Court
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the supreme court of justice fulfilling
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frivolous charges against President Bola
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amedu seeking the West Africa country
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president removal from Office efcc had
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on July 31st 2013 arrested Barista
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Ambrose uru over an allegation of
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obtaining the sum of 66 million naira
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from one ikuku a under false pretense
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the complainant alleged that sometimes
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in March 2011 he paid the sum of 60
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million naira through Sky Bank Olu
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obasanjo Road Branch Port Hult to
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Barista uru for a property located at
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aniro Street
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a m flat Port hot in the process of
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taking possession of the property it was
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discovered that a poral had been sold to
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another person at this point Barista uru
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allegedly asked for another 6 million
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Nas to settle the other buyer one Chief
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Austin omaya which as allegedly obliged
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him since then every attempt to take
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possession or develop the said property
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meant with resistance upon receipt of
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the petition and commencement of
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Investigation the commission invited the
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suspect severally but he refused to
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honor the invitations which culminated
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in his arrest efcc stated in its press
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release issued first week of August
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2013 also in August 2013 efcc issued
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another press release stating that a
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federal High Court sitting in Port hault
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has granted the former presidential
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candidate of the Hope democratic party
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Chief Ambrose ubel in the sum of 10
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million naira and ju shti who must be a
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lawyer of 30 years post call
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experience Justice suan aliu also
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ordered that the shity must swear an
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Affidavit of means while they accused on
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the take to be present in court
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throughout his trial auru was ared on
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August 2nd 2013 by the economic and
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financial crimes Commission efcc on a
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five count charge that borders on
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altering for and obtaining money by
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false pretense he allegedly obtained the
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sum of 66 million naira from one ikuku a
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it through a funny land deal one of the
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counts read that you Ambrose uru on or
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about the seventh day of March 2011 at
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Port Hort River State within the
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jurisdiction of this honorable court
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with intent to the fraud did obtain the
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sum of 60 million naira from ikuku a on
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the pretend that you have sold to him 4
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four plots of land situated at plot 44A
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a manp ha a pretext which he knew to be
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false and thereby committed an offense
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contrary to section 11a of the advanc
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fee fraud and other fraud related
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offenses act 2006 and punishable under
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Section 13 of the same act another count
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reads that you Ambrose auru on or about
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the 7th Day of March 2011 at Port harot
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River State Within the jurisdiction of
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this honorable Court did utter a forged
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certificate of occupancy dated 20th of
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March 1990 reportedly issued by the
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River State lands and Survey covering
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plot 44A amadi layout what ha and
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thereby committed an offense contrary to
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section 1 2 C of the miscellaneous
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offenses act M 17 of the revised Edition
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law of the Federation of Nigeria 2007
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and punishable under Section 1 2 of the
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out he pleaded not guilty to all the
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charges Justice Alo adj joed the case
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till October 10th 2013 for commencement
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of trial the court also ordered that the
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accused person be remanded in the efcc
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custody until he perfects his bill
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conditions Justice b o cordry of the
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federal High Court sitting in Port H
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Court River State on November 11th
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2015 overruled a preliminary objection
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filed by GI abibu son in a case
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involving a former presidential
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candidate of the Hope Democratic party
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hdp Chief Ambrose aaru who is being
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prosecuted by the economic and financial
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crimes commission efcc for a funny land
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du to the tune of 66 million naira
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meanwhile the Supreme Court has
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dismissed a lawsuit seeking president
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bolatino removal deing it frivolous the
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Court imposed a fine of 5 million nairas
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in the suit filed by hope Democratic
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party's presidential candidate Ambrose
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uru over president bolu alleged CIA and
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Drug involvement auru had petitioned the
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Supreme Court to remove president B
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tinubu from Office auru alleged that
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tinubu's alleged affiliation with the US
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Central Intelligence Agency CIA renders
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him onfit for the presidency
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additionally he cited t prior for
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feature of
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$460,000 to the US government in a drug
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related case as grounds for
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disqualification he petitioned the
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Supreme Court to invoke section
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157 of the 1999 Constitution as amended
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and consequently declare president
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tinubu on F to occupy the nation's
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highest office uru bed his prayers on
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the allegation that president tinubu is
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beholding to foreign authorities thereby
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compromising his ability to effectively
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discharge his duties furthermore in suit
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no SC CV
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667
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2023 uru joined former president
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muhammadu bhari as a respondent positing
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that the latter's St was
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unconstitutional as the presidential
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candidate of the hul democratic party
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hdp recently re-registered by the
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independent National electoral
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commission I uru contended that he was
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the legitimate Victor of the 2019
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presidential election uru alleged that
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bohari resoled his mandate and illicitly
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governed the country for8 years he
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recounted that an earlier suit file
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before The Supreme Court seeking Boar's
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removal was inadvertently dismissed due
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to a scheduling mix up this technical
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oversight uru argued Ted Justice and
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perpetuated buhari's purportedly illegal
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occupation of the presidency he Ed the
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aex C that after disqualifying president
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tinubu it should declare him president
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and Order his immediate
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inauguration this he argued would enable
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him to reclaim his forly us up mandate
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the respondents in the suit include
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president tinubu former president
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muhammadu bhari the Attorney General of
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the Federation and the independent
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National electoral Commission
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