Ondo Court Remands Suspected Killers Of Naval Officer

An Ondo State Chief Magistrate Court, sitting in Akure, has ordered the remand of two of out three suspects who allegedly killed a naval officer, Samson Akingbagbohun.

The two suspects; Sambo Ayomide, 20, and Johnson Adeleke, 20, were ordered to be remanded pending the issuance of advice by the Department of Public Prosecutions (DPP).

The Prosecutor, Inspector Nelson Akintimehin, informed the court that the defendants and others at large committed the offences on June 26, 2023, at about 7:40pm at Idoani in the Ondo State Magisterial District.

According to the Prosecutor, who explained that the defendants killed the Naval officer, Akingbagbohun, 25, by hitting him with iron rod, planks and stone on his head, chest and testicle.

He said the offences contravened Sections 319, 316, 342, the Criminal Code, Cap. 37, Vol. 1, Laws of the Ondo State Nigeria 2006.

He prayed the court to remand the defendants in Olokuta Correctional Centre to enable him forward their case file to the DPP while the counsel to the defendants, Tolulope Adebiyi, prayed the court to grant bail to the defendants.

In his ruling, the Chief Magistrate, Musa Al-Yunus, said there were probable causes to remand the two suspects. The court, however, admitted the third defendant, Francis Shagari, to bail in the sum of N500,000 with two sureties in like sum.

She noted that the third defendant, 17-year-old Shagari is underage, and should not be tried in adult court, while she also told the court that the second defendant, Sambo, is a sickle cell patient.

She however prayed the court to grant him bail, to allow him access to medical care.

The court adjourned the case till August 1, 2023, for mention