The Olukere of Ikere-Ekiti, Oba
Ganiyu Obasoyin, was on Wednesday remanded by an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrate’s
Court for alleged murder.
He was arraigned in connection
with violence which erupted shortly after he inaugurated his hotel located in
Gbemisola area of the town on Friday.
Suspected thugs vandalized the
hotel over a statement made by Obasoyin which they believed was against the
interest of a governorship aspirant who hails from the town.
Obasoyin’s loyalists allegedly
launched a reprisal attack on those identified as the perpetrators on Monday
which claimed the life of one Kolade Adefemi.
Others charged with the Olukere
on an order to remand filed by the Commissioner of Police were Ajewole Sunday,
Adetowoju Bode, Kayode Michael, Olowolafe Tola and Aluko Taiwo.
According to the remand order
form marked MAD/181fk/17, the accused persons were charged with conspiracy,
attempted murder of Ayodele Osanyinbola and murder of Kolade Adefemi.
The offences are punishable under
Section (1) and 319 (1) of Criminal Code Cap C16, Laws of Ekiti State 2012
within Ado-Ekiti Magisterial District on or about the 25th December, 2017.
Defence counsel, Mr. Ademola
Adeyemi, urged the court to grant bail to the accused persons.
Police prosecutor, Inspector
Johnson Okunade, opposed the bail application and pleaded that the court
granted the remand order request.
Chief Magistrate Adesoji Adegboye
refused the bail application and ordered the accused persons to be remanded in
prison pending the issuance of legal advice on the case.
Adegboye adjourned the case till
8th of January, 2018.
Meanwhile, human rights lawyer
Morakinyo Ogele has condemned the arrest, detention, arraignment and remand of
Olukere and accused the Police of bias and doing the bidding of the state
government.
Ogele, an Ikere indigene, said
Obasoyin was victimised for declaring during the commissioning of his hotel
that “Ikere has no candidate yet for the 2018 governorship election.”
He said: “The offence of the
Olukere was that he declared that Ikere has no candidate yet for next year’s
governorship election while declaring his hotel open and the role of the
Commissioner of Police in this matter does not reflect unbiased policing.
“I see no reason why the hotel
should be destroyed and at the same time charging the Oba to court. Those who
attacked his hotel aimed for his life and the role of the government is
condemnable.
“There is a criminal alliance
between the Police, the government and an indigene of Ikere in the whole
episode.”
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