Chief Nojeem Abioye, the Baale of Temidire Alagbado in Lagos, and 11 others have been remanded in prison custody by an Igbosere Magistrates Court, pending legal advice from the office of the Director of Public Prosecution, DPP, over the murder of an alleged gay hotelier. The other defendants who were arraigned alongside the traditional ruler and his son are Adeola Ogungbade, 37; Ogundare Ogunsanya, 63; Olanlerewaju Ololade, 62, and Bello Lasisi, 60. Others are Ajani Kasali, 54; Oyedele Musiliu, 64; Jonathan Sanyaolu, 68; Taoreed Bakare, 61; Olaidi Albert, 66 and Wahab Abioye, 38.
The defendants were arraigned by the police before the court over the death of the hotelier. The defendants, were arraigned on a 5-count charge bordering on conspiracy, rioting, malicious damage, arson and murder, preferred against them by the police. The prosecutor, J. I. Enang, told the court that the late hotelier was murdered during a riot on July 20 at Alagbado area of Lagos State. Enang further said that the traditional ruler allegedly spearheaded the protest that caused the death of the hotelier and one Ganiyu Adebayo, said to be son of a landlord at Alagbado. Magistrate Ajayi, subsequently, ordered that the defendants be remanded in prison custody pending the DPP’s advice.
Deji Sadiq, a.k.a DEJI OF LAGOS is a LASU trained Economist turned freelance journalist, a Blogger, an information strategist, a public affairs analyst and a committed activist with a passion for equal opportunities.
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