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  • Chemist charged with performing abortion leading to death

    An Ado-Ekiti Magistrates’ Court on Monday remanded  a 40-year-old chemist, Folake Oluwafemi, who allegedly performed an abortion that  led to death.

    The defendant, whose address was not provided, was charged with manslaughter before Magistrate Omolola Akosile.

    The Prosecutor, Insp. Monica Ikebuilo, told the court that Oluwafemi carried out an abortion on one Miss Oluwabukola Adeosun and it caused her death.

    Ikebuilo said that the defendant committed the offence on Feb. 20, at Ijero-Ekiti, Ekiti State.

    According to the prosecutor, the abortion resulted in complications, and Adeosun  was taken to a hospital, where she died.

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    The prosecutor noted that manslaughter contravened Section 325 of the Criminal  Code, Laws of Ekiti, 2012.

    The court did not take the plea of the defendant, as the magistrate ordered that the case file should be duplicated and sent to the state director of public prosecutions for advice.

    Akosile ordered that the accused should be kept in prison, and adjourned the case until April 4 for mention.

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  • Man remanded for defiling 11-year-old girl

    An Ado-Ekiti Magistrates’ Court on has remanded a 49-year-old man, Dele Adeyanju, in prison over allegedly  defiling an 11-year-old girl

    The accused of no fixed address is standing trial on a charge of rape.

    The prosecutor, Insp. Monica Ikebuilo,told the Court that the accused committed the offence on January 14 in Omuo-Ekiti.

    She told the Court that the victim hawked garri and the accused bought N100 garri from her, in the process, he took the girl inside and defiled her.

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    Ikebuilo said the victim’s parents discovered the next day, when they noticed that she was dull and could not walk properly.

    She said the offence contravened Section 31 of the Child Rights Law of Ekiti State, 2012.

    The prosecutor urged the Court to remand the accused in prison pending legal advice from office of Director of Public Prosecution (DPP).

    The plea of the accused was not taken.

    The Magistrate, Mrs Omolola Akosile, ordered the remand of the accused and adjourned the case until Febtuary15 for mention.

     

  • Man in court for alleged murder

    A 20-year-old man, Basit Yusuf, was on Wednesday arraigned at a Magistrates’ Court in Ado-Ekiti for allegedly killing Saliu Jamiu.

    Yusuf, whose address was not provided, is facing a two-count charge of conspiracy and murder.

    The police prosecutor, Insp. Monica Ikebuilo, told the court that the accused committed the offence in Ado-Ekiti on Nov. 7.

    She alleged that the accused had earlier threatened to kill Jamiu if he failed to procure a motorcycle for him.

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    Ikebuilo said that some days after the threat, the body of the deceased was found in a canal in the Odo-Ado neighbourhood of Ado-Ekiti.

    “The accused was later then apprehended by the police when he tried to escape,’’ she said.

    She said that the offences contravened Section 324 and 319 (1) of the Criminal Law of Ekiti State, 2012.

    The prosecutor then urged the Court to remand the accused in prison custody, pending legal advice from the office of Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).

    The plea of the accused was not taken.

    In her ruling, the Magistrate, Mrs Omolola Akosile, ordered that the accused should be remanded in prison and adjourned the case until Dec.13 for mention.

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  • Two men remanded in prison over alleged armed robbery

    An Ado-Ekiti Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday remanded two brothers, Olowosola Abiodun, 30 and Olowosola ‎ Sunday, 35 in prison over alleged armed robbery.

    The accused of no fixed addresses are facing a charge of armed robbery.

    The Magistrate, Mrs Omolola Akosile, ordered that they should be remanded ‎and adjourned the case until Nov. 1 for mention.

    The Prosecutor, Insp. Monica Ikebuilo, told the court that the accused committed the offence on Sept. 29 in Ikole-Ekiti.

    Ikebuilo alleged that the two brothers robbed Mr Taiwo Isaac of N1.3 million‎ at a filling station, Taiwo Petrol Nigeria Ltd., Ikole-Ekiti.

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    The prosecutor said that the offence contravened Section 1 (3) of Robbery and Firearm Special Provision Act.

    She urged the court to remand the accused in prison pending outcome of legal advice from the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).

    However, plea of the accused were not taken when the charge was read to them.

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  • Two men arraigned for threatening to kill counsel

    Two men arraigned for threatening to kill counsel

    For allegedly threatening to kill a counsel, Mrs Adeola Adetayo, two accused: Adefemi Awe, 58 and Taiwo Okunade, 33, appeared in an Ado-Ekiti Magistrates’ Court on Thursday.

    The accused, whose addresses were not given, are facing two-count-charge of breach of peace and threat to life.

    The prosecutor, Sgt. Monica Ikebuilo, told the court that the two accused conspired with one other to commit the offence on Feb. 2 in Fajuyi area of Ado-Ekiti.

    Ikebuilo further said that Awe and Okunade threatened to kill Adetayo for being the counsel in a case against their brother.

    “While the counsel was discharging her duties, the accused went to her and threatened her life, saying she allowed the court to send their brother to prison on a cyber-stalking case,’’ he said.

    Ikebuilo urged the court for a short adjournment to enable her study the case file and assembly her witnesses‎.
    The offences contravened Section 517 of the Criminal Law of Ekiti State, 2012.

    The two accused pleaded not guilty to the charges.

    The counsel to the accused, Mr Ayodele Motiru, however, urged the court to grant his clients bail on liberal terms.

    The Magistrate, Omolola Akosile, granted the prayer of Motiru and granted the accused bail in the sum of N50, 000 each with two sureties each in like sum and adjourned the case to Feb. 13 for hearing.