DAILY POST
A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory has ordered the remand of 13 members of the Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD) branch of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) in Kuje prison for the alleged attempted murder of the national president of NUPENG, Williams Akporeha, and two others.
The 13 defendants were remanded in prison by Justice Yusuf Halilu after their arraignment on a five-count criminal charge on Friday evening.
They were put on trial by the Inspector General of Police for allegedly beating up Akporeha and Wale Afolabi, respectively, NUPENG’s president and general secretary, and the newly elected national chairman of PTD, Augustine Egbon.
Those arraigned include former national chairman of PTD, Lucky Osesua, his deputy, Dayyabu Yusuf Garga, Humble Obinna, Akinolu Olabisi, Godwin Nwaka, and Tiamiu Sikiru.
The rest are Abdulmimin Shaibu, John Amajuoyi, Zaira Aregbo, Patrick Erhivwor, Stephen Ogheneruemu, Gift Ukponku, and Sunday Ezeocha.
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