An Akure Magistrate Court has remanded 20-year-old, Ayomide Sambo Ayomide, aged 20 and Johnson Adeleke, to the Olokuta Correctional Centre for allegedly killing a Naval officer identified as Samson Ayomide Akingbagbohun.
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The third suspect, Francis Shagari, aged 17, was said to be under age that should not be tried in an adult court.
They reportedly committed the offence at Idaoni community, Ose local government area by using rod to beat the deceased.
They were arraigned for conspiracy and murder.
Police Prosecutor, Inspector Nelson Akintimehin, informed the court that the defendants killed Akingbagbohun, aged 25, by hitting him with iron rod, planks and stone on his head, chest and testicle.
Akintimehin said the offences contravened Sections 319, 316, 342, the Criminal Code, Cap. 37, Vol. 1, Laws of the Ondo State Nigeria 2006.
The pleas of the defendants were not taken.
Akintimehin urged the court to remand the defendants to Olokuta Correctional Centre to enable him forward their case file to the Department of Public Prosecutions (DPP).
Counsel to the defendants, Tolulope Adebiyi, prayed the court to grant her clients’ bail.
Adebiyi said Sambo, a sickle cell patient ought to be granted bail to enable him have have access to medical care.
Presiding Magistrate, Musa Al-Yunus, said there were probable causes to remand the two suspects.
He admitted Shagari to bail in the sum of N500,000 with two sureties in like sum and adjourned the case to August 1, for mentioning.
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