Admin l Wednesday, October 31, 2018
IGBOSERE, Lagos, Nigeria – A Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Igbosere, Lagos today ordered eight suspects to be remanded in prison custody for attempted murder and other related offences. The eight suspects are: Akinmuleya Abiye, 45, Juni Yagba, 48, Yusuf Agunbiade, 21, Taiwo Omosehin, 48, Ola Omosowone, 35, Samuel Agunyebi, 28, Michael Aladetan, 40 and Okunomo Tomola, 30.
The suspects were charged before Magistrate B. I. Bakare on charges of conspiracy, attempted murder, malicious damage of buildings, unlawful assault and conduct likely to breach public peace. Upon the reading of the charge to all the defendants, Magistrate Bakare directed the prosecution to apply for remand order since part of the charges against the defendants borders on attempted murder whereas the court lacked jurisdiction in the matter.
Following the directive of the magistrate, the prosecutor, Barrister Morufu Animashaun, orally applied for remand pending advice from Director of Public Prosecution (DPP). Magistrate Bakare also ordered all the defendants to be remanded in prison custody till November 29.
In charging the court on Tuesday, the prosecutor, Barrister Animasha, told the court that te Special Enquiry Bureau (SEB) of the Force Criminal Intelligence and Investigation Department (FCIID), Alagbon-Ikoyi, Lagos, received a petition from one Omoshola Segun, wherein it was alleged that all the suspects and other now at large, invaded their community, Ito-Agan Community, Tin Can Island, Apapa, Lagos.
Animashaun told the court that upon receiving the petition, S.E.B. led by Mr. Samuel Olukayode, a deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), investigated the petition and found all the suspects culpable of the alleged crimes and charges were preferred against them.
In the charge marked P/99/18, police alleged that all the eight suspects on or about August 26, 2018, at Itan-Agan community, conspired among themselves to commit felony to wit attempted murder. They were also alleged to have attempted to killOmoshola Segun, Lot Ikuesan and Abudu Adekunle. They were also alleged to have unlawfully and maliciously damaged three buildings belonging to the trio of Omoshola Segun, Abudu Adekule and Asemudara Alaba, which were valued to be N47.5 million.
The police also alleged that all the suspects unlawfully assaulted one Olorunyomi Elejuawa, and an Inspector Ogundipe Oluwaseyi, who was on official duty of peace, contrary to and punishable under Sections 411, 230(1), 230, 339, 172, 174(a)(b) and 160(1) of the criminal laws of Lagos State, 2015.
