Thursday, September 30, 2010

Battered Taxi Driver Who Hit Jonathan’s Car Still Has His Car Confiscated.

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Four days ago, a taxi driver was reported to still have his means of livelihood confiscated by law enforcement agency, he rammed into the car conveying President Goodluck Jonathan on his official duty in Abuja months back. The taxi driver, Ameh reportedly went through hell in the hands of law enforcement officers who detained him for several months and charged him to court for what they termed attempted murder.
Ameh Onyeke was arrested after the incident and was beaten black and blue by security agents in Mr. President’s convoy around February this year, when his vehicle rammed into the President’s car along area 11, Garki. He was promptly clamped into detention, where he was said to have spent over three months. Though he was granted bail after three months, since then, the case is yet to proceed in the court.
Leadership Newspaper informs that The prosecutor, Barr Taiwo Malik ,attached to Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) only attended the court once, which was when he filed the case according to section 129 of the criminal code and have not been seen again.
Counsel to Ameh Onyeke, Barr Ayam further informed Leadership that, he had moved a motion for his client’s vehicle to be returned to him since his client has no plans of killing Mr. President as alleged.
Meanwhile, Mr. Ameh Onyeke is yet to be given back his car which was confiscated by men of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) since January

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