Police on Wednesday arraigned a dismissed soldier who reportedly killed a commercial motorcyclist in Obingwa, Abia State.
Johnson Ajayi is being tried for murder.
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The dismissed soldier allegedly shot Chimaobi Nwaorgu dead on August 7 at Umuokereke Ngwa in Obingwa Local Government Area over N100 bribe.
Ajayi was dismissed from the army after an orderly room trial and was handed over to the police in Abia for prosecution.
Police prosecutor, Adeyemi Olukoya, said the former soldier was charged with one count of murder.
The alleged offence, he said, was punishable under section 319(1) of the Criminal Code, Cap 80, Vol. 3, Laws of Abia State of Nigeria 2005.
Ajayi, a native of Kogi State, said he was not allowed access to a defence counsel.
Magistrate Linda Ugboaja referred the case to the office of the state Director of Public Prosecution for transmission to the High Court.
Ugboaja ordered the accused to be remanded in the state prison until September 16.
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The victim’s wife, Chiamaka Chimaobi, told journalists after the hearing that life has been difficult for her and her two children since her husband’s death.
Chiamaka called for justice and pleaded with the government to come to her assistance by giving her a job.
