ALUU 4:SUSPECT PLEAD NOT GUILTY AS PROSECUTION ARRAIGN ONE MORE SUSPECT.

Am sure we can still remember the ALUU issue, how the boys where killed?. The plainteiffs in the court case over the murder of the four Uniport students in Aluu, have withdrawn and presented fresh charges against suspects on trial over the incident.

High Court presiding over by Justice L. Nyordee in PH sitting over the matter granted the leave to substitute the charges following Prosecution’s request after adding one more suspect to the 11 earlier on trial.

The Hearing on Thursday also advanced the trial to the reading of the reviewed charges to the current 12 suspects who all pleaded not guilty.

All the suspects are being charged with murder and negligence/refusal to prevent felony. Councel to the 9th Defendant and former Chirman of Nigeria Bar Association, Okocha .O.C (SAN) had argued that the Prosecution, under any law, has no liberty to withdraw and sbstitute original charges.

While the Prosecution led by Solicitor General of Rivers, Rufus Godwin, had apealed for the subsitution on the strength of the addition of one more suspect to the case.

Meanwhile Deciding on the argument, Justice L. Nyordee eventually granted the leave of subsitution of charges. Justice L.L.Nyordee subsequentlly adjourned the case to 15th August, 2013. when consideration for bail for the suspects would be the first issue to be determined in the continuing case.

Four Uniport’s Students, Mike Toku (Civil Engineering Student), Binnga Lordson (Theartre Arts Student) Ugbonna Obuzor (Geology) and Tekena Erikene were murdered in cold blood by uncontrolled mob in Actober 5th, 2012 in Aluu, Ikwerre LGA, Rivers State.