An Oredo Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Benin City has issued a Bench Warrant of arrest against One 49 year old Kennedy Omoregbee for jumping bail granted him by the Court.
Kennedy Omoregbee is standing trial before the Court alongside one 45 year old Kate Oghogho for alleged five count of malicious damage amongst other charges.
However, One Alex Ogbebor who is Kennedy’s surety was remanded at the State Police Headquarters on the orders of the Court for failure to produce Kennedy to stand his trial.
Presiding Chief Magistrate, Oyekpen Victoria Emilomon (Mrs), also directed the Nigeria Police authorities to effect Kennedy Omoregbee’s arrest wherever he is found for abusing the bail privilege earlier granted him.
Information available on the charge sheet with number MOR/275c/19 indicates that the duo and others now at large on or about the 15th June 2019, at a Palm Plantation in lyanomo community, Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area of Edo State, allegedly conspired to steal, Malicious Damaged and Violently entered into a Property belonging to one Jefferson Uwoghiren, Esq., an offence punishable under Section 516 of the Criminal Code.
It was also alleged that they stole some bunches of palm fruits valued more than 5,000,000.00 (Five Milion Naira) belonging to the Legal Practitioner and unlawfully converted same into their personal use, thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 390 (9) of the Crininal Code.
According to information on the charge sheet, the Defendants wilfully and unlawfully destroyed and or maliciousty damaged the palm trees worth more than N15,000,000.00 (Fifteen Million Naira), an offence punishable under Section 451 of the Criminal Code.
It was further alleged by the Prosecution that the Defendants and others now at large on the relevant date, place and time, without lawful authority, violently secured entry into the landed property, even as they illegally occupied it and failed to deliver possession of same to Jefferson Uwoghiren, Esq., an offence contrary to Section 4 (1) and punishable under Section 4 (5) of the Edo State Private Property Protection Law, 2017.
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