Court remands 13 suspected killers of Kwara monarch
An Ilorin magistrate’s court has ordered the remand of the 13 suspects arraigned over the killing of the Olukoro of Koro in Ekiti LGA, Oba Olusegun Aremu. The defendants, Godwin Jacob, Olowofela Oyebanji, Adefalolu Ayodele, Tewasie Francis, Babatunde Samuel, Godwin Joseph, Issa Number and Miracle Solomon, Abraham Kehinde, Muhammed Bello, Muhammed Muhammed, Ahmadu Umaru and […]
An Ilorin magistrate’s court has ordered the remand of the 13 suspects arraigned over the killing of the Olukoro of Koro in Ekiti LGA, Oba Olusegun Aremu.
The defendants, Godwin Jacob, Olowofela Oyebanji, Adefalolu Ayodele, Tewasie Francis, Babatunde Samuel, Godwin Joseph, Issa Number and Miracle Solomon, Abraham Kehinde, Muhammed Bello, Muhammed Muhammed, Ahmadu Umaru and Muhammed Dankai, were arraigned on a four-count charge of criminal conspiracy, culpable homicide, kidnapping and giving false information.
The Police First Information Report (FIR) stated that one Simon Adeyemi reported the case of the murder of the Olukoro to the Eruku Division. The prosecutor, Abdullah Sanni, urged the court to remand the suspects. Magistrate Monisola Kamson who ordered the remand adjourned the case to March 5. (NAN)