Nigeria: Court Adjourns Murder Trial of Ebonyi Council Chairperson

Emmanuel Ajah, the chairperson of Ivo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, is also accused of armed robbery.

A State High Court in Abakaliki on Thursday fixed 17 October to decide on a fiat tendered by a lawyer, Emeka Uwakwe, on the trial of Emmanuel Ajah, the chairperson of Ivo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, over alleged armed robbery, kidnap and murder.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Mr Ajah and eight other suspects were accused of robbing one Pauline Osita of her N2…