A Federal Capital Terrritory, FCT, High Court on Monday adjourned the trial of 20 former leaders of the Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD) branch of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) charged with attempted murder.
In the suit stamped: CR/042/2023, the previous association pioneers, including a one-time Public Executive, Fortunate Osesua, were accused of endeavored murder, break of harmony and attack.
Additionally charged are Dayyabu Garga, Humble Obinna, Akinolu Olabisi, Godwin Nwaka, Tiamiu Sikiru, Abdulmimin Shaibu and John Amajuoyi.
Others are Zaira Aregbo, Patrick Erhivwor, Stephen Ogheneruemu, Gift Ukponku and Sunday Ezeocha.
The endorsers were asserted to have gone after NUPENG President, Wiliams Akporeha, General Secretary, Ridge Afolabi and the recently chosen Public Director of the PTD part of NUPENG, Augustine Egbon.
The NUPENG individuals were especially claimed to have acted “in a way liable to cause the demise of one Companion Wiliams Akporeha and Friend Augustine Egbon”, when they laid attack at PTD’s office at No. 50 Moses Majekodenmi Bow, Utako Locale in Abuja on Nov. 1.
In the suit, the litigants were additionally blamed for deliberately hurting Confidant Williams Akporeha, Companion Olawale Afolabi, Friend Solomon Kilanko and Companion Augustine Egbon.
They, nonetheless, argued not liable to the charges.
Equity Yusuf Halilu concluded the case after the indictment counsel, Mr Forthright Longe, informed the court that the arraignment had recorded an extra confirmation of proof.
The adjudicator noticed that there was a legally binding understanding between the court and the respondents, adding that bail was a protected right since the litigants were assumed blameless by the constitution.
He then, at that point, cautioned the litigants to abstain from doing whatever could cause repudiation of their bail.
The guard counsel, Mr Christopher Oshomegie, SAN, looked for intermission, saying the respondents had documented a movement, telling the court of progress of direction.
He said his clients have asked another direction, Mr Enenche Ekoja, to assume control over their case, adding that there was the requirement for the protection to figure out the issue appropriately.
“There isn’t anything harming than to have litigants who never again believe in you addressing them,” he told the court.
He, notwithstanding, looked for a short intermission to empower the safeguard group figure out themselves as well as go through the extra verification of proof documented by the indictment.
In the mean time, the arraignment counsel said he was all set on with the case having carried a portion of its observers to court.
The direction then, at that point, informed the court that the litigants were all the while going to create problems notwithstanding the way that they were on bail.
Oshomegie denied the charge and contended that his clients were honorable men who might never take part in such lawbreaker acts.
He, notwithstanding, encouraged court to safeguard the litigants from those he depicted as ‘power mongers.’