AN Ota Magistrates ‘ Court in Ogun, on Tuesday, ordered the remand of 23-year-old Jamiu Ramon, docked on a two-count charge bordering on conspiracy and murder.
The Senior Magistrate, Mr G. E. Alan, ordered that the accused be remanded in Oba Prison, Abeokuta, pending legal advice from the State Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) on the matter.
The prosecutor, Sgt. Chudu Gbesi, told the court that the accused committed the offences on April 26, 2017, at 12. 20 a.m., at Ogba-Ayo, under a bridge, Ijoko, Ota.
Gbesi said the accused, with others at large, launched a gun attack and killed one Lanre Adebowale and a schoolboy, name unknown.
He alleged that the accused is a member of the dreaded cult, Eiye Confraternity.
The offences contravened Sections 319 (1) and 324 of the Criminal Code Vol. 1, Law of Ogun, 2006.
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The plea of the accused was not taken, while the case was adjourned until June 21 for the mention.