13 Suspected Killers of Kwara Monarch Remanded
A Kwara State Magistrate's Court sitting in Ilorin on Wednesday ordered that the 13 suspects charged with the alleged murder of the Olukoro of Koro in Ekiti local Government Area of the state, Oba Olusegun Aremu-Cole, be remanded at a Federal Correctional Service facility in Ilorin, the state capital.
The suspects were arraigned for alleged criminal conspiracy, culpable homicide, kidnapping and giving false information contrary and punishable under Sections 97, 221 and 178 of the Penal Code Law of Kwara State, Nigeria and Section (1) Special Prohibition Kidnapping Law of Kwara State 2010.
Those charged before the court are Godwin Jacob, Olowofela Oyebanji, Adefalolu Ayodele, Tewasie Francis, Babatunde Samuel, Godwin Joseph, Issa Number and Miracle Solomon,
Others include Abraham Kehinde, Muhammed Bello, Muhammed Muhammed, Ahmadu Umaru and Muhammed Dankai.
PUNCH Metro learnt that the Police First Information Report said one Aremu Adeyemi reported the case of the murder of Olukoro to the Eruku Police Division.
“The suspects pointed a gun at him, ordering him to follow them when he challenged them after noticing their movement around his grandson.
“He said his grandson escaped through the backdoor while the suspects proceeded to kill the monarch, kidnapped his wife and one Mercy,” the FIR quoted Adeyemi as saying.
The police prosecutor, Abdullah Sanni, informed the court of the motion ex parte attached to the police report, urging it to remand the suspects.
In her ruling, the Presiding Magistrate, Mrs Monisola Kamson, ordered that the suspects should be remanded at the Federal Correctional Centre, Ilorin while the case was adjourned till March 5, 2024 for further hearing.
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
Galadima Shehu Adaramaja Saba Mamman Daniel Busari Toyin Isiaka Academic Staff Union Of Universities John Olajide Adedipe Offa Grammer School 11th Galadima Agboola Abdulraheem Share/Tsaragi Salihu Yahaya David Oyepinola Adedumoye PAACO-PCL Consortium Government House Park Olaitan Adefila Jimoh Olusola Imam Amos Sayo Communication Network Support Services Monthly Sanitation Exercise Saliu Ajia Rapheal Ashaolu Women Radio Bond Tuesday Assayomo New Nigeria People’s Party Sardauna Ishaq Abdulkarim Prince Bola Ajibola Abatemi-Usman Laboratory-to-Product Zulkifli Ibraheem Idris Garba Olatunji Abdulmumeen Aisha Buhari Lola Olabayo Orisa Bridge Owu Fall Mustapha Akanbi Ajeigbe Ibrahim Jawondo Alapado Bolaji Abdullahi Egbewole Muhammed Mahe Abdulkadir Waziri Yakubu Gobir Coalition Of Kwara North Groups V.O. Abioye Abubakar Ndakene Maimunat Oniyangi Lukman Adeloyin Saheed Alakoso Isiaka Alikinla Apata Ajele Secondary School Ladi Hassan Lucky Omoluwa Emmanuel Olatunji Adesoye Idofin Millennium Development Goals Abdulkadir Orire Salake Abdulganiyu Salahudeen Elelu Nigerian Medical Association Abdulrasheed Akogun Kwara State Geographic Information Service Folorunsho Alao ANCOPPS Bello Taoheed Abubakar KFA Government High School Adeta Abdullahi Adisa Akodudu Abdulganiyu AbdulAzeez Saeedat Aliyu Muhammad-Mustapha Suleiman Jalala Balogun-Ojomu

