A Makurdi Magistrates’ Court on Monday ordered that Samuel Odeh and Moses Ijuo, be remanded in a correctional centre over alleged attempt to kill one Chief Francis Okogi.
Okogi is the Clan Head of Ogege Idelle Village in Oju Local Government Area in Benue.
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The defendants, both from Oju Local Government area are being tried for criminal conspiracy, attempt to commit an offence to wit culpable homicide and illegal possession of firearms.
The Prosecutor, Insp James Ewache, said the case was reported by one Abraham Onyeka of Ogege Idelle Village at the Oju Police Station on Jan. 21.
The Magistrate, Mrs. Erdoo Ter, did not take the plea of the defendants for want of jurisdiction, she adjourned the case to March 15. (NAN)
