BEVERLY HILLS, February 08, (THEWILL) – Police witnesses on Monday told a court during cross-examination that no sex party took place on 27th December, 2020 at Asher Restaurant and Lounge, Kaduna.
The Kaduna State Government had demolished the storey building housing the facility, for allegedly hosting a sex party during the Yuletide.
Two police witnesses, who participated in the demolition, denied any knowledge of a sex party at the lounge.
Police Prosecutor, Mr. Shola Olodowa, an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), gave contradicting evidence of what transpired on the said date, he agreed with another witness that there was no sex party in the hotel.
ASP Alfa Yahaya, who led the operation and arrested the five suspects facing trial, told the court that police visited the location with two Toyota Hilux vehicles and eight armed personnel of “Operation Yaki,” the state’s anti-crime initiative.
The second witness, Corporal Ibrahim Adamu, also part of the operation, said they visited the restaurant with three Toyota Hilux vehicles armed with 15 personnel.
According to ASP Yahaya, ”When we got there, we saw a crowd of people, more than 50, not observing social distancing, not wearing face masks, no provision of hand sanitisers with many of them half-naked, drinking and playing loud music, who jumped the fence when they sighted the presence of police. We arrested the organiser and the two DJ’s and took them to our station.
“I can identify three of the defendants but (they) were not half-naked; and I cannot (see) those half-naked because they jumped through the fence, we did not see any sex party on that day (27th December 2020) and those who jumped through the fence were those not observing social distancing.”
Detective Adamu said he was informed there was going to be a special operation by the Officer-in-Charge who asked the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) who sent him a flyer of the said sex party on WhatsApp.
“The flyer did not carry any venue, then another chat indicated that it was going to be at Asher Restaurant and Lounge. When we arrived, three of the respondents wrote a statement, which I read and we both signed.
“We went there with three Hilux vehicles with five personnel in each of the Hilux. And when we got there, there was no sex party taking place there. The phone number on the flyer, when tracked, belonged to one Marvellous Akpan, who accepted designing the flyer along with his friends.
“He confessed that Asher Restaurant has nothing to do with the flyer. I saw the Second Respondent, Abraham Alberah, there but properly dressed in caftan,” Adamu added.
The presiding Judge, Chief Magistrate Benjamin Hassan, however, adjourned the case to the 22nd February 2021 for the continuation of hearing while the bail granted to the suspects continues.
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