By Oluwatoyin Adegoke
Four student leaders in Ogun State have been remanded at the Oba Correctional Centre, Abeokuta, over alleged assault, harassment and destruction of property valued at millions of naira.
The defendants, Hezakiah Adelola, General Secretary of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Ogun State Chapter, Kamil Iseoluwa, Ibikunle Idris and Folorusho Jacob Olugbenga, were arraigned before an Isabo Magistrate Court on a seven-count charge bordering on conspiracy, assault, harassment and destruction of property.
According to court documents, the defendants allegedly assaulted and harassed Kehinde Tejuosho and Lekan Olubodun on different occasions, while also damaging their properties.
The four defendants however pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Presiding Magistrate, M.K. Araba granted each of the defendants bail in the sum of one million naira with conditions, and ordered that they be remanded at the Oba Correctional Centre pending the perfection of their bail terms.
The case was adjourned till April 13, 2026 for further hearing.
