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PRESS STATEMENT: ASSAULT ON WOMEN: JUSTICE MUST PREVAIL | Senator Joel-Onowakpo Thomas
Yesterday, I visited His Royal Majesty, Anthony Ogbogbo Ibuka I, the Ovie of Ozoro Kingdom, at his palace in Ozoro to express my solidarity with the kingdom and, most importantly, with the victims of the deeply troubling incident that occurred during a festival in Oramudu Community, Ozoro Kingdom—the headquarters of Isoko North Local Government Area, Delta State. This visit provided me with first-hand insight into the events that transpired and reinforced my unwavering commitment to justice and the protection of women’s dignity. Let me begi…
THE LAWYER’S CRIME DIARY: THE OFFENCE OF CRIMINAL BREACH OF TRUST.
This offence is committed where the accused is entrusted with property, or has any dominion over property, and dishonestly misappropriates or converts that property to his own use in violation of any direction of law prescribing how such property is to be discharged. See Section 311 of the Penal Code ; Adeyanju v FRN (2020) LPELR-50243(CA) ; Adeniji v FRN (2021) LPELR-52818(CA) ; and Bari v Kano State (2021) LPELR-56176(CA) . INGREDIENTS The following ingredients must be proved: That the accused was entrusted with property or had dom…
