An Iyaganku Chief Magistrate court, sitting in Ibadan has
arraigned a lawyer, Olusegun Abayomi and Ayo Adepoju on a five count-charge of
felony to wit, malicious damage, forcible entry, threatening violence and land
grabbing.
One of the charges read: “The accused persons, Ayo Adepoju,
Olusegun Abayomi and others now at large, sometime in December, 2017, at
Ayegun/Oleyo Road, Ibadan, in the Ibadan Magisterial District did conspire
amongst yourselves to commit felony to wit, malicious damage, forcible entry, threatening
violence and land grabbing”.
The Prosecution counsel, Barrister Ojeh told the court that the
defendants willfully and unlawfully damaged a perimeter fence valued at
N2,000,000, property of one Emmanuel Adetola King of Adron Homes and Properties
Limited and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under
Section 451 of the Criminal Code, Cap 38, Vol. II Laws of Oyo State of Nigeria
2000.
Ojeh also told the court that “the accused persons and
others, now at large, in the aforementioned Magisterial District caused breach
of peace and did enter into a land in actual and peaceable possession of one
Emmanuel Adetola King of Adron Homes and Properties Limited and thereby
committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 81 of the
Criminal Code, Cap 38, Vol. II Laws of Oyo State of Nigeria 2000.”
He also told the court that the accused persons used and
threatened to use further violence for the purpose of grabbing the land for themselves,
which is punishable under Section 7 (1) of the Real Properties Protection Law
of Oyo State of Nigeria, 2016.
The accused persons, Ayo Adepoju and Olusegun Abayomi pleaded
not guilty when the charges were read to them.
The Chief Magistrate, Emmanuel Idowu ruled that the first
defendant, Ayo Adepoju be admitted to
bail in the sum of one million naira with two sureties, who must be gainfully
employed and also provide verifiable addresses to the police, while the second
defendant, Olusegun Abayomi, a lawyer was granted bail on self-recognition. Other
conditions attached to Olusegun’s bail included the deposit of his university
law degree and call to bar certificates.
The case has been adjourned till September 5th, 2019.
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