By Jimitota Onoyume

Department of State Service, DSS yesterday arraigned a Fulani herdsman, Saidu Buba in a Magistrate’s Court in Port Harcourt for allegedly killing one Bright Iruanya in Abam community, Okrika local government area.

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The herdsman and others at large allegedly shot dead Iruanya in Abam, Okrika local government area on May 30, 2016.

One of the two count charges read in part, “Saidu Buba, adult with others still at large on or about the 30th day of May, 2016, at Abam, Okrika local government area within the jurisdiction of this court did murder Bright Iruanya by shooting him to death with a gun and thereby committed an offence contrary to section 316 and punishable under section 319 of the criminal code law , laws of Rivers state of Nigeria, 1999.”

Magistrate Andrew Jaja adjourned the matter to September 29.

In a similar vein, Magistrate B. Jamabo yesterday adjourned to August 11 trial of Gospel Lloyd, Obinna Emmanuel and others at large for the murder of a DSS personnel, Garick Jonathan Oyaghiri on March 18, 2016 in Obage community, Ogba Egbema Ndoni local government area.

They were given two count charge of conspiracy to murder, punishable under section 516 of the criminal code law, laws of Rivers state of Nigeria, 1999 and murder of the deceased by shooting and matcheting  him to death, an offence punishable under section 319 of the criminal code law, laws of Rivers state of Nigeria, 1999.