5 men remanded over murder of 3 women

A magistrates’ court sitting at Iyaganku, Ibadan, Oyo State, has ordered the remand of five men, Oyetunji Omotayo (29), Akinlabi Michael (28), Oyetunji Rotimi (23), Adedokun Mathew (29) and Wojuala Oluwatosin (29), at the Agodi Correctional Centre, Ibadan, for killing three women. The Magistrate, Mr Emmanuel Idowu, who did not take their plea for want […]

A magistrates’ court sitting at Iyaganku, Ibadan, Oyo State, has ordered the remand of five men, Oyetunji Omotayo (29), Akinlabi Michael (28), Oyetunji Rotimi (23), Adedokun Mathew (29) and Wojuala Oluwatosin (29), at the Agodi Correctional Centre, Ibadan, for killing three women.

The Magistrate, Mr Emmanuel Idowu, who did not take their plea for want of jurisdiction, adjourned to March 16 while waiting for advice from the Oyo State Ministry of Justice.

Earlier, the prosecutor, ASP Adewale Amos, told the court that Omotayo, Michael, Rotimi and Matthew conspired to commit the offence of murder at midnight of January 1, at the Akinmorin area of Oyo and thereafter unlawfully caused the death of three women, Olukemi Okeseyin (60), Amoke Abiodun (30), and Ayo Muyiwa (24).

He said, “The accused, while driving a Toyota Camry with registration No: EKY 14 HP, crushed the women intentionally to death.

“The fifth defendant, Oluwatosin, knowing the gravity of the offence, tried to prevent the police from arresting the other accused.” (NAN)