16 plead guilty to ‘public nuisance’ charges
Written by Hussein Yahaya & Ibraheem A. Fatai
Wednesday, 28 October 2009 00:00

Sixteen persons Monday confessed in court that they are public nuisances as well as trespassed into the National Assembly. Two other persons charged along with them, however, denied the charges.
Those arraigned in court were Sabo Abdullahi, Bello Abubakar, Kasimu Sani, Sani Abdullahi, Ibrahim Jibrin, Usman Ibrahim, Buhari Sani, Umar Buba, Shamu Zubbairu, Sada Ibrahim, Mataka Ibrahim, Aminu Ali, Nasiru Sani, Sani Sule, Ibrahim Bello, Rabiu Abdullahi, Nasiru Abdullahi, Nasiru Salisu and Yusuf Muhammed.

Prosecutor Adoche Isenyo informed the court that on October 23, 2009, one Yashim Haruna, an assistant superintendent of police (ASP) led a team that arrested 18 men for constituting themselves into public nuisances and trespassing into the National Assembly.

“When the accused persons were arrested, they could not give satisfactory accounts of themselves and committed offences punishable under Sections 342 and 198 of the Penal Code Law,” the prosecutor added.

When the charges were read, 16 of the accused persons pleaded guilty, saying they could not explain their mission at the National Assembly premises on the day they were arrested.

The remaining two, Sabo Abdullahi and Ibrahim Jibrin denied the allegations and requested for bail, which was objected to by the prosecutor.

The prosecutor asked the court to commence summary trial on those that pleaded guilty under Section 157 of the Criminal Procedure Code and sought for a hearing date to begin trial of the other two accused persons that pleaded not guilty.

In her ruling, Magistrate Ann Akobi ordered that all the accused persons be remanded in police custody till today when she will rule on the bail applications of the two accused persons as well as deliver judgement on those that pleaded guilty.

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Make dem allow the mallams joo, dem go beg for NASS na, wetin be dem own sef?

Nezan:

Make dem allow the mallams joo, dem go beg for NASS na, wetin be dem own sef?

Mallams begging in National Assembly complex? I hope we will not witness another "importation" of beggars like we have in Lagos and other cities?

Prosecutor Adoche Isenyo informed the court that on October 23, 2009, one Yashim Haruna, an assistant superintendent of police (ASP) led a team that arrested 18 men for constituting themselves into public nuisances and trespassing into the National Assembly.

“When the accused persons were arrested, they could not give satisfactory accounts of themselves and committed offences punishable under Sections 342 and 198 of the Penal Code Law,” the prosecutor added.

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Its obvious that Nigerian Police only do their works once they sight harmless civilians. Let the ASP come to Lagos and help us to arrest all the Bus-stop Areaboys and touts, since he is an expert in 'arresting nusiance' causing persons

What is National assembly compared to a whole state like lagos full of bullshit,,these guys are only looking for money.,by the way how did they pass through security in the first instance.,the policeman is only showing us his negligence by even letting the press know of his stupidity

Dont just mind my lazy brothers, they want to spend all thier lives doing rai ka dade to people, they wont go and work. The sad part is that they will marry so many wives and have children who they will not take care off all from begging. Good move jare, charge them all. So that the next generation will choose to pursue education

I guess they were just sightseeing.

Am just me:

These politicians dont trust themselves, allow those peasants to go free jo, if they bomb d NASS with all d senators, wont they be doing Nigeria a favor?

YES!!!!!

Am just wondering if these guys were not the people PDP used to win election and refused to settle. hence coming to NASS became necessary?
Just Wondering!