Ebute Meta Chief
Magistrates' Court in Lagos on
Wednesday ordered the remand of four
suspected cult members charged with
the murder of two people during a street
fight in Mushin.
The accused are Benjamin Wilson, 38;
Jamiu Eniola, 34; Wale Odukoya, 25, and
Taiwo Adewunmi, 27.
Wilson is a barber, while Eniola is a
fashion designer and Adewunmi a tailor.
The four are being tried for unlawful
killing, conspiracy, and belonging to a
secret cult.
The Prosecutor, ASP Elizabeth Ekuma,
told the court that the offences were
committed on Feb. 14 at 9.30 p.m. at
Itire Road Junction, Mushin.
Ekuma said the accused shot dead one
Femi Egbekunle, while a man, Saliu
Maja, was also shot in the mouth.
"The accused left their base at Idi-Araba
in Mushin and went to Pako Junction
and started shooting sporadically killing
two people in the process.''
She noted that the offences contravened
Sections 42 (a), 221 and 231 of the
Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.
The pleas of the accused were not taken.
The Magistrate, Mrs M.O. Tanimola,
said the accused should be remanded at
Ikoyi Prisons pending advice from the
State Director of Public Prosecutions
(DPP).
The case was adjourned till May 18.
- NAN
Magistrates' Court in Lagos on
Wednesday ordered the remand of four
suspected cult members charged with
the murder of two people during a street
fight in Mushin.
The accused are Benjamin Wilson, 38;
Jamiu Eniola, 34; Wale Odukoya, 25, and
Taiwo Adewunmi, 27.
Wilson is a barber, while Eniola is a
fashion designer and Adewunmi a tailor.
The four are being tried for unlawful
killing, conspiracy, and belonging to a
secret cult.
The Prosecutor, ASP Elizabeth Ekuma,
told the court that the offences were
committed on Feb. 14 at 9.30 p.m. at
Itire Road Junction, Mushin.
Ekuma said the accused shot dead one
Femi Egbekunle, while a man, Saliu
Maja, was also shot in the mouth.
"The accused left their base at Idi-Araba
in Mushin and went to Pako Junction
and started shooting sporadically killing
two people in the process.''
She noted that the offences contravened
Sections 42 (a), 221 and 231 of the
Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.
The pleas of the accused were not taken.
The Magistrate, Mrs M.O. Tanimola,
said the accused should be remanded at
Ikoyi Prisons pending advice from the
State Director of Public Prosecutions
(DPP).
The case was adjourned till May 18.
- NAN
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