ourt remands man, 34, for alleged rape of 12-year-old ENUGU — An Enugu Magistrate Court, yesterday, remanded one Monday Okoye, 34, of Obuofia, in Awgu Local Government Area of the state in prison custody over alleged rape of a 12-year-old girl. The police in Enugu had arraigned Okoye before the court over alleged offence. The prosecutor, Mr Peter Eze, told the court that the matter was reported to the state Criminal Investigation Department on August 11. Eze said the rape victim was absent in the court because she was hospitalised following the injury she sustained from the rape. The prosecutor called seven witnesses to testify in the matter. The magistrate, Mr Frank Chukwu, asked the accused if he had a counsel and he said he had none. Chukwu said that the case would be transferred to the high court because it bordered on rape, adding that such was outside the jurisdiction of a magistrate court. He, however, added that the prosecuting witnesses would testify in the high court on the matter. He warned that each witness would pay N50,000 if they failed to appear in the high court for the case. The magistrate ordered the accused to be remanded in prison custody and adjourned the case indefinitely. Story 10 Sokoto plans a N33billion market The Sokoto State government on Thursday declared that it has concluded all arrangements to commence the construction of a 33 billion international market at Illela in Illela local government of the state. The project, according to the state government, is strategically located at Illela considering its commercial relevance, especially as the area borders with Niger-Republic and serves a major local trans-border sales route. The international market, which will be completed within two years (24months) under a Public-Private-Partnership arrangement (PPP), will gulp about $212 million according to the consortium handling the project. (International Business and Finance corporation ( IBFC)- Integrated services Nig. Ltd. And it will be based on the understanding of “Build-Operate-and Transfer- (BOT) agreement. Governor, Wamakko who was represented at the commissioning of the consortiums office by the Commissioner for Commerce, Alhaji Aliyu Achida, maintained that the idea was conceived thirty years (30) years ago. Just as Wamakko stressed that, he was passionate about the project because of its economic importance to the state and Nigeria at large. According to the governor, “This is why we are leaving no stone unturned on the actualisation of this noble project. I, therefore, call on the consultants to take this project with the seriousness its deserves up to its logical completion and with emphasis of qualitative job."
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