A Kwara State Justice of the Peace Courtroom in Ilorin on Wednesday ordered that the 13 suspects charged within the alleged killing of the Olukoro of Koro in Ekiti Native Authorities Space of Kwara State, Oba Olusegun Aremu-Cole, be remanded in custody in a Federal Correctional Service facility in Ilorin, the state capital.
The suspects have been charged for alleged prison conspiracy, culpable murder, kidnapping and giving false info opposite to and punishable below Sections 97, 221 and 178 of the Legal Code of Kwara State, Nigeria and Sect. (1) Kwara State Particular Ban on Kidnapping 2010 .
These arraigned earlier than the Courtroom are Godwin Jacob, Olowofela Oyebanji, Adefalolu Ayodele, Tewasie Francis, Babatunde Samuel, Godwin Joseph, Issa Quantity and Miracle Solomon,
Others embody Abraham Kehinde, Muhammad Bello, Muhammad Muhammad, Ahmadu Umaru and Muhammad Dankai.
The police first info report acknowledged that one Aremu Simon Adeyemi reported the matter of Olukoro's homicide to the Eruku Police Division.
“The suspects pointed a gun at him and ordered him to comply with them when he challenged them after noticing their actions round his grandson.
“He mentioned his grandson escaped by way of the again door whereas the suspects killed the monarch and kidnapped his spouse and one Mercy,” the FIR quoted Adeyemi as saying.
Police prosecutor Abdullah Sanni knowledgeable the courtroom of the ex parte request hooked up to the police report and urged the courtroom to remand the suspects.
In her ruling, the Presiding Justice of the Peace, Mrs. Monisola Kamson, ordered that the suspects be remanded within the Federal Correctional Centre, Ilorin, whereas the matter was adjourned to March 5, 2024 for additional listening to.
On February 1, armed males invaded the city of Koro and killed the normal ruler.
The monarch's spouse, Olori Iyabo Aremu, was additionally kidnapped.
The Kwara State Police Command on Wednesday, February 7, confirmed the discharge of the late monarch's spouse and her maid.
