The Elegbedi of Egbedi in Osun Surrounding, Oba Muideen Azeez, and 4 alternative defendants status trial for arson and sinful injury to a farm in Iloba the city had been on Thursday remanded within the Ile-Ife custodial centre, following their lack of ability to very best the bail granted to them by way of the court docket.
Akibu Abioye, Yisa Akolapo, Rasidi Ayandiran, and Sarafadeen Abioye had been the alternative defendants status trial along the monarch earlier than an Osun Surrounding Top Court docket, sitting in Ede, on 29 counts.
PUNCH On-line had in the past reported that the 5 defendants had been arraigned on June 27, 2024, on 29 counts of arson, wreck of garden, unlawful ownership of firearms, and theft.
The main points of the offences allegedly dedicated by way of the defendants, as contained within the fee sheet, learn, “Oba Muideen Olanivi Azeez (A.okay.a Asemalu), Akeeb Azeez Abioye, Yisa Surajudeen Akolapo (A.okay.a. Kola Isah), Rasidi Ayandiran, Sarafadeen Abioye, and others at immense, on or about September 3, 2019, at a farm in Oloba throughout the Ede Judicial Category, time armed with firearms and offensive guns, robbed Wasilatu Akinola and alternative ladies processing palm oil along with her of about 70 kegs of palm oil, palm kernels, palm culmination, goats, and alternative home animals valued at about N10 million, and at, or straight away earlier than or next the presen of the theft, old private violence towards the mentioned Wasilatu Akinola and alternative ladies along with her.
“Oba Muideen Olanivi Azeez (A.k.a Asemalu), Akeeb Azeez Abioye, Yisa Surajudeen Akolapo (A.k.a. Kola Isah), Rasidi Ayandiran, Sarafadeen Abioye, and others at large, on September 3, 2019, at a farm in Iloba within the Ede Judicial Division, willingly and unlawfully set the palace of Oba Lasisi Gbadamosi, Oloba of Iloba, and other buildings in Iloba town on fire.”
The offences dedicated had been mentioned to be opposite to Divisions 402, 403A, 443, 2(1), and 249(1) of the Surrounding Felony Legislation 2002.
On the resumption of lawsuits on Thursday, Justice Kudirat Akano granted the bail software of the defendants within the sum of N5 million, with two sureties each and every.
The pass judgement on additionally stipulated that one of the vital two sureties should be a degree 16 civil servant who has landed feature throughout the court docket’s jurisdiction, including that the alternative should be a part-two monarch.
The defendants had been, then again, not able to fulfill the statuses, and a automobile from the correctional centre used to be noticed riding them out of the court docket premises round 2:10 pm.
On the graduation of the moment’s lawsuits, Mr Abiodun Badiora from the surrounding Ministry of Justice introduced an look for the prosecution, time Mr Bukola Atobatele gave the impression for the defendants.
A prosecution observer, Mustafa Waheed, time being led by way of his suggest, said that the Elegbedi assaulted him next he (Waheed) introduced policemen to arrest the monarch for destroying a farm belonging to him.
Justice Akano due to this fact adjourned the topic till October 16 for the continuation of the listening to.