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  • PDP chief’s murder: Court hears suspects’ bail application Thursday

    A Lagos High Court in Igbosere will on Thursday hear five Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) members’ bail application following their remand for alleged murder.

    The applicants are Rotimi Kujore, Ismaila Abiola, Kehinde Fasasi, Fatai Adele and Amos Fawole.

    They were accused by the police of involvement in the killing of the PDP’s Apapa Local Government Area (LGA) Chairman, Adeniyi Aborishade, on July 21.

    Vacation judge Justice Emmanuel Ogundare fixed the date on August 16 following an application by their counsel, Mr K.O. Osinowo, seeking leave to apply for their bail.

    Osinowo brought the application by way of an August 7 motion ex parte, explaining that the matter was for urgent hearing.

    According to him, the defendants were being held for an offence they were innocent of.

    “They were in a meeting and one of them got shot,” Osinowo told the judge.

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    He drew the court’s attention to the dismissal of the same charge against the Chairman of the PDP in Lagos State, Mr. Moshood Salvador and 10 others, by an Ikeja High Court, following a DPP report exonerating them.

    He said: “I believe that the same thing will also happen when the DPP’s advice concerning these defendants is out.”

    The police docked the men before Chief Magistrate Oyetade Komolafe of the Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court on July 25 for alleged conspiracy and unlawful killing.

    Mr Komolafe granted the police’s request for their remand for 30 days in prison custody pending a Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) advice on the case.

    But they challenged their detention at the high court.

  • Court dismisses murder charge against nine PDP members

    An Ebute-Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Friday dismissed a murder charge preferred against nine members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state.

    Chief Magistrate Alex Komolafe freed them following the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP)’s advice, exonerating them of the killing of the PDP Chairman in Apapa Local Government Area of the state, Adeniyi Aborishade, on July 21.

    The men are – Rotimi Kujore (44), Fatai Adele (62), Ismaila Abiola (50), Amos Fawole (65), Victoria Falowo (42), Mukaila Odukoya (54), Isaac Oropo, (55), Muhammed Babangida (37) and Ugochukwu Nwoke (50).

    The magistrate, however, refused to discharge Kehinde Fasasi, 61, the 10th defendant.

    But he granted him bail in the sum N400,000.

    They were arraigned by the police on July 25 alongside the chairman of PDP in the state, Moshood Salvador, for alleged conspiracy and unlawful killing.

    The magistrate remanded them in Kirikiri Prison following their not guilty plea and adjourned the matter for the DPP’s advice.

    But Salvador, through his counsel, Mr. Lawal Pedro (SAN), challenged his remand and sought a dismissal of the charge, among others, at the high court.

    When the matter, came up before Justice Obafemi Adamson of the Lagos High Court, Ikeja, on August 14, an Assistant Director of Public Prosecution, Mr. Olaitan Soetan, said there was a “development” regarding Salvador’s prayers.

     

  • Court dismisses murder charge against nine PDP members

    An Ebute-Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Friday dismissed a murder charge preferred against nine members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos.

    Chief Magistrate Alex Komolafe freed them following advice of the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP), exonerating them of the killing of Apapa Local Government Area PDP Chairman, Adeniyi Aborishade, on July 21.

    The men are: Rotimi Kujore, 44; Fatai Adele, 62; Ismaila Abiola, 50; Amos Fawole, 65; Victoria Falowo, 42; Mukaila Odukoya, 54; Isaac Oropo, 55; Muhammed Babangida, 37; and Ugochukwu Nwoke, 50.

    The magistrate, however, refused to discharge Kehinde Fasasi, 61, the 10th defendant but granted him bail in the sum N400,000.

    They were arraigned by the police on July 25 alongside Moshood Salvador, chairman of the Lagos State Chapter of the PDP for alleged conspiracy and unlawful killing.

    The magistrate remanded them in Kirikiri Prison following their not guilty plea and adjourned for the DPP’s advice.

    But Salvador, through his counsel Mr Lawal Pedro (SAN), challenged his remand and sought a dismissal of the charge, among others, at the high court.

    When the matter, came up before Justice Obafemi Adamson of the Ikeja High Court on August 14, an Assistant Director of Public Prosecution, Mr Olaitan Soetan, said there was a “development” regarding Salvador’s prayers.

    The judge’s attention was drawn to the DPP’s report to the lower court recommending the defendants’ discharge for want of evidence.

    The report, endorsed by Lagos State Attorney-General, Mr Adeniji Kazeem, advised the police to release the suspects and intensify the hunt for the actual killers.

    It, however, advised the police to charge Fasasi with disorderly conduct contrary to Section 168(d) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State for causing the fracas that led to the incident

    Pedro affirmed the new state of affairs and told the court that “the matter has been overtaken by circumstances.”

    He urged the court to dismiss the charge.

    Ruling, Justice Adamson freed the defendants based on the DPP’s advice.

    On August 16, a Lagos High Court in Igbosere adjourned till August 23 to hear five more PDP members’ bail application following their remand for Aborishade’s alleged murder.

  • Court frees men accused of murdering Apapa PDP chairman

    An Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court on Friday discharged nine men charged with the murder of the Apapa local government PDP chairman, Adeniyi Aborisade.

    Delivering a ruling, Chief Magistrate Mr Alex Komolafe, dismissed the murder charges against Rotimi Kujore, 44; Fatai Adele, 62; Ismaila Abiola, 50; Amos Fawole, 65; Victoria Falowo, 42.

    Others include Mukaila Odukoya, 54; Isaac Oropo, 55; Muhammed Babangida, 37; and Ugochukwu Nwoke, 50.

    The accused were arraigned alongside Moshood Salvador, chairman of the Lagos State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who has since been discharged of the crime levelled against him.

    Chief Magistrate Komolafe, in the ruling, held that in view of the advice from the office of the Directorate of Public Prosecution, the court exonerated the accused persons.

    Komolafe also ordered that the nine accused be released from Ikoyi Prison.

    The magistrate, however, refused to discharge Kehinde Fasasi, 61, the tenth accused but granted him bail in the sum N400,000.

    The offences contravened Sections 223 and 233 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.

  • Alleged murder: Court to hear five PDP members’ bail application

    A Lagos High Court in Igbosere Thursday adjourned till August 23 to hear five People’s Democratic Party (PDP) members’ bail application following their remand for alleged murder.

    The defendants are Rotimi Kujore, Ismaila Abiola, Kehinde Fasasi, Fatai Adele and Amos Fawole.

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    They were accused of involvement in the killing of the PDP’s Apapa Local Government Area (LGA) Chairman, Adeniyi Aborishade, on July 21.

    The police docked the men before Chief Magistrate Oyetade Komolafe of the Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court on July 25 for alleged conspiracy and unlawful killing.

    Mr Komolafe granted the police’s request for their remand for 30 days in prison custody pending a Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) advice on the case.

    But they challenged their detention at the high court.

    When the matter, came up yesterday before vacation judge, Justice Emmanuel Ogundare, the defendants’ counsel, Mr K. O. Osinowo, sought the leave of the court to apply for their bail.

    He brought the application by way of an August 7 motion ex parte, explaining that the matter was for urgent hearing.

    According to him, the defendants were being held for an offence they were innocent of.

    “They were in a meeting and one of them got shot,” Osinowo told the judge.

    He drew the court’s attention to the dismissal of the same charge against the Chairman of the PDP in Lagos State, Mr. Moshood Salvador and 10 others, by an Ikeja High Court on Tuesday, following a DPP report exonerating them.

    He said: “I believe that the same thing will also happen when the DPP’s advice concerning these defendants is out.”

    Justice Ogundare granted his prayer and adjourned the hearing of the motion ex-parte till August 23.