DRAFT OF A CHARGE IN VARIOUS COURTS

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DRAFT OF A CHARGE IN VARIOUS COURTS

IN THE MAGISTRATE COURT OF LAGOS STATE

IN THE LAGOS MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT

HOLDING AT LAGOS

                                                                             CHARGE NO…………

COMMISSIONER OF POLICE…………………………            Complainant

VS

ABC………………………………………………………. Accused

That you ……….. (name) during the ………. (date) at …… (address) in the Lagos Magisterial District did conspire together with person or persons unknown to commit a felony to wit: stealing and thereby committed an offence punishable under section 516 of the Criminal Code, Cap. 31 Laws of the Lagos State of Nigeria 1994.

2ND COUNT: That you ……… (name) during the …….. (date) at …… (address) in Lagos Magisterial District did steal the sum of ……. (amount) property of Barclays Bank of Nigeria Limited, Lagos and thereby committed an offence punishable under section 390(9) of the Criminal Code, Cap. 31 Laws of the Lagos State of Nigeria 1994.

3RD COUNT: That you …… (name) during the …… (date) at …… (address) in Lagos Magisterial District did willfully destroy a letter which you know is required in evidence in a judicial proceeding with intent thereby to prevent it from being used in evidence and thereby committed an  offence punishable under section 123 of the Criminal Code Cap. 31 Laws of the Lagos State of Nigeria 1994.

 4TH COUNT: That you ……. (name) during the ……… (date) at ……… (address) in Lagos Magisterial District did willfully destroy a Barclay's Bank of Nigeria Limited Yaba Branch cheque no. 36730/813202 for the sum of …….. (amount) which you know is required in evidence in a judicial proceeding with intent thereby to prevent it from being used in evidence and thereby committed an offence punishable under section 123 of the Criminal Code Cap. 31 Laws of the Lagos State of Nigeria 1994.

5TH COUNT: That you ……. (name) during the …….. (date) at ……… (address) in Lagos Magisterial District did willfully destroy a Barc1ays' Bank of Nigeria Limited Yaba Branch cheque no. 367330/81 3203 for the sum of …….. (amount) which you know is required in evidence in a judicial proceeding with intent thereby to  prevent it from being used in evidence and thereby committed an offence punishable under section 123 of the Criminal Code Cap. 31 Laws of the Lagos State of Nigeria 1994.

6TH COUNT: That you ……. (name) during the …….. (date) at ……… (address) in Lagos Magisterial District did willfully destroy a Barclays' Bank of Nigeria Limited Yaba Branch Cheque no. 367330/813265 for the sum of …….. (amount) which you know is required in evidence in a judicial proceeding with intent thereby to prevent it from being used in evidence and thereby committed an offence punishable under section 123 of the Criminal Code Cap. 31 Laws of the Lagos State of Nigeria 1994.

                                               …………………..Signed

Police Officer

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF LAGOS STATE

IN THE LAGOS JUDICIAL DIVISION

HOLDING AT LAGOS

                                                                                   CHARGE NO……............. 

THE STATE…………………………………………………        Complainant

VS

1. ABC

2. DEF

3. PQR

4. XYZ …………………………………………………………      Accused

At the Criminal Division of the High Court of Lagos State holden on the 4th day of May 2001, the court is informed by the Attorney General on behalf of the State that:

1. ABC (M)

2. DEF (M)

3. PQR (M)

4. XYZ (M)

are charged with the following offences:-

 STATEMENT OF OFFENCE: 1ST COUNT

Conspiracy to commit a felony contrary to Section 516 of the Criminal Code.

PARTICULARS OF OFFENCE

ABC (M), DEF (M), PQR (M), and XYZ (M) within the …………. (date) at ……… (address) in the Lagos, Judicial Division did conspire together with other persons now at large to commit felony to wit: forgery.

STATEMENT OF OFFENCE: 2ND COUNT

Forgery contrary to Section 467(2)(g) of the Criminal Code.

PARTICULARS OF OFFENCE

ABC (M), DEF (M), PQR (M), and XYZ (M) on or about the …………………. (date) at ……………... (address) in the Lagos Judicial Division did forge a Central Bank of Nigeria cheque No. 3U/LA 314786 dated 13th July, 1999 for the sum of …….. (amount) purporting it to have been signed by Miss GHI and Mr. MNO both of the Federal Ministry of Education, Lagos by presenting a forged cheque No. 3U/LA314786 dated July, 1999 to be credited into Account No. 8150.

STATEMENT OF OFFENCE: 3RD COUNT

Attempted Stealing contrary to section 509 of the Criminal Code.

PARTICULARS OF OFFENCE

ABC (M), DEF (M), PQR (M), and XYZ (M) on or about the …………………. (date) at ………. (address) in the Judicial Division did attempt to steal the sum of ………. (amount) from the Federal Ministry of Education, Lagos by presenting a forged cheque No. 3UILA 314786 dated July, 1999 to be credited into Account No. 8150.

STATEMENT OF OFFENCE: 4^TH COUNT

Uttering a false document contrary to section 486 of the Criminal Code

PARTICULARS OF OFFENCE

ABC (M) on the ……… (date) at the ………. (address) in the Lagos Judicial Division knowingly and fraudulently uttered a forged cheque No. 3U/LA 314786 dated 13th July, 1999 for the sum of ……… (amount) to IJK, a cashier of the aforesaid Bank.

PRINCIPAL STATE COUNSEL

for: Attorney-General Lagos State

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF LAGOS STATE

IN THE IKEJA JUDICIAL DIVISION

HOLDING AT IKEJA

                                                                                       CHARGE NO………

THE STATE……………………………….………………. Complainant

vs.

ABC………………………………………………………… Accused

At the High Court of Lagos State holden at Ikeja on the ……….  (date), the court is informed by the Attorney-General on behalf of the state that:

ABC

is charged with the following offences:

STATEMENT OF OFFENCE:

Murder, contrary to section 319(1) of the Criminal Code Law Cap.31, Law of Lagos State, 1994.

PARTICULARS OF OFFENCE

ABC on or about the ………… (date) at Oshodi in the Ikeja Judicial Division murdered one Mr. MNR (M).

TOMILAYO GRAY (MISS) STATE COUNSEL

for: Attorney-General LAGOS STATE

IN THE MAGISTRATE COURT OF KANO STATE

IN THE KANO MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT

HOLDING AT KANO

                                                                                                         CASE NO…………

C.O.P……………………………………………………….            Complainant

VS

ABC ……………….……………………………….………           Accused

I, ………. (name of Magistrate), Acting Magistrate Grade I, charge you as follows:-

That you ……… (name) on or about the ……. (date) at Hadejia were members of an unlawful assembly, the common object of which was by means of Criminal force and assault to enforce a supposed right and overawe the Hadejia Upper Area Court Judge being a Public Servant in the Exercise of his lawful power and you thereby committed an offence punishable under section 102 of the Penal Code and triable by a Chief Magistrate Court.

I hereby direct that you be tried by the said court on the said charge.

…………………………………….

(Name of Magistrate) Magistrate Grade I

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KANO STATE

IN THE KANO JUDICIAL DIVISION

HOLDING AT KANO

                                                                                                 CASE NO…………….

BETWEEN

THE STATE………………………………………………                        Complainant

 AND

1. ABC

2. DEF

3. PQR

4. XYZ …………………………………………………………      Accused

APPPLICATION TO PREFER A CHARGE PURSUANT TO SECTION 185(b) OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CODE

By virtue of the power conferred upon the Attorney-General of Kano State by section 211 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999, which power was delegated to me by Legal Notice dated the ………. (date), I, Emeka Azinge a State Counsel in the Ministry of Justice, Kano State hereby on behalf of the said Attorney-General apply under section 185(b) of the Criminal Procedure Code for an order to prefer the under mentioned charges for the trial of the above-named accused person(s)

ABC

DEF

PQR

XYZ

CHARGE 1

That you ABC (M), DEF (M), PQR (M), and XYZ (M) on or about the ……. (date) at ………. (address), within the Kano Judicial Division, committed the offence of culpable homicide punishable with death; that you caused the death of one ………. (name) by doing an illegal act to wit hitting him with a hoe stick on his head and other parts of his body with the knowledge that death will be the probable consequence of your act and you thereby committed an offence punishable under section 221 of the Penal Code.

Made at Kano this.......................... day of…………………………... 20……

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Aliyu Adedeji

State Counsel

for: Attorney-General Kano State.

FOR SERVICE ON

ACCUSED PERSON

C/o Their Solicitors,

OPQ, K., Esq.

3, NLS, Kano.

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