Court remands four for killing five persons in Osun

A magistrate court sitting in Osogbo, Osun State capital on Monday has ordered remanding of four indigenes of Modakeke in Ilesa correctional centre, for allegedly killing five residents of Ile-Ife over a land/farm dispute between the two towns.

Police prosecutor, Elisha Olusegun gave names of the accused persons as Akingbala Olakunle, 35; Owoniyi Segun, 35; Daramola Muideen, 31; and Adeyeni Shina, 30 and told the court that they,”Olakunle, Segun, Muideen, and others at large, conspired and killed one Adesanmi Sunday, an indigene of Ile-Ile, near Modakeke, on May 11, 2021, at about 2 pm, at Alapata Village, Modakeke.

The defendants were alleged to have committed offences contrary to and punishable under sections 324 and 319(1) of the Criminal Code, Cap 34, Volume 11, Laws of Osun State of Nigeria, 2002.

According to the prosecutor, Shina and others at large, on the same date, time and place, conspired and unlawfully killed two siblings, Reuben and Titilayo Gbadegeshin.

Olusegun added that Shina and his accomplices, who are now at large, conspired and killed two other indigenes of Ile-Ile, including Tajudeen Opakunle, (a.ka Shokansi) and Akinade Sheriff, (a.k.a Drogba), on July 28, 2019, in Modakeke.

Counsels to the defendants, Barrister, J. O. Amoo, pleaded for their bail but were not granted considering the magnitude of the charges levelled against them by the Police.

In his ruling, the presiding Magistrate A. A. Adebayo ordered that the accused persons be remanded in Ilesa Correctional Centre and adjourned a further hearing on the case till October 20.

It will be recalled that, the state police commissioner. CP Olawale Olokode had earlier revealed that one double-barrel gun, five live cartridges, one knife, one UTC cutlass and one axe were recovered from them while parading the accused persons.

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