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Cult suspects settle out of court

From SADIQ ABUBAKAR

THE seven students of the University of Maiduguri reportedly accused of threatening the life of their room mate and suspected to be involved in cultist activities at the university campus have agreed to settle their dispute with their room mate out of court after they were charged to court for allegedly engaging cult activities and assaulting their room mate. Chief Magistrate Court 5 which was handling the case last week granted the demand of the complainant (names withheld) to settle out of court as it was on his behalf that police earlier charged the seven students [his room mates]to court for engaging in cultism and allegedly pouring some substance suspected to be pepper into his eyes, along Mairi Village of Maiduguri Metropolis near the University Campus.

The suspected cultists were also accused of threatening to kill their assaulted room mate should he reveal that he was bathed with the suspected substance by his room mates after the incident before he ran to the police for safety and reported the matter.

However, the Prosecuting Police officer has earlier charged the seven students: Yusuf Ahmed, 22; Fabian N. Fabian, 23; Peter Alhaji Jibrin, 26; Elvis Kelega, 19; Yunusa Mohamme, 23; Aye Danjuma, 21 and Mohammed Abdul, 26 years old, whose Faculties and Programmes were not clearly stated as at the filing this report. They were charged with a four-count of 'unlawful society, criminal intimidation, causing hurt and joint act, punishable under sections 97b, 397,246 and 79 of the Penal Code Law.

The suspects denied all the charges against them before the subsequent withdrawal of the case by the plaintiff for settlement outside the court room, surprisingly to the chagrins of people in the court room.