Judiciary

Court Stops Oyo DG Impeachment

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An Oyo State high court sitting in Ibadan had on Wednesday restrained the Oyo State House of Assembly from impeaching the Deputy Governor of the state, Engineer Rauf Olaniyan.

The court, presided over by Justice Ladiran Akintola stopped any removal process the State Assembly may want to initiate.

According to the Court, the status-quo must be maintained pending the hearing of the application for interlocutory injunctions before it.

The case which first came up on Tuesday was adjourned till Wednesday due to the absence of the legal counsel to the Oyo State House of Assembly, the Speaker of the House and the Clerk.

Justice Akintola however adjourned the case till next Tuesday, July 5 2022 for the continuation of the hearing.

Engineer Olaniyan had dragged the parties to court to seek an injunction to stop what he described as “faulty process” of his impeachment.

The Nation/ Oluwayemisi Owonikoko

Crime

Court Sentences Two To Death By Hanging In Ekiti

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An Ekiti State High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti has sentenced two men, Oke Iyiola and Olanribiwonnu Kazeem to death by hanging.

Delivering his judgment, Justice Lekan Ogunmoye said, death was the penalty for the offences committed and established against the accused persons.

According to the charge against the accused, on July 20, 2016, Iyiola, 39 and Kazeem, 27 conspired and robbed one Mr. Olaoti Abiodun of his two phones and money at No. 2 Amen close 4, Federal Housing Estate Okeila, Ado Ekiti.

They were charged on a three-count charge bordering on Conspiracy and Armed Robbery which contravened section 516 and 402(2) (a) of the Criminal Law Code, cap C16, Laws of Ekiti State 2012.

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Judiciary

DPP Exonerate Female Suspect in Kidnap Case

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Department of Public Prosecution in Oyo State has exonerated the only female among suspects alleged of kidnapping the twins of an

Ibadan based Islamic Preacher, Alhaji Taofeek Akewugbagold.

The Suspect, Rafiu Modinat is facing trial alongside six others including her husband Rafiu Mutiu for their different roles played in kidnapping the twins and collection of ransom before their release.

When the suspects were arraigned in September the court did not take their plea because of legal advice that had not been released from the Department of Public Prosecution, and ordered that the suspects be kept in the custody of Special Anti Robbery Squard, SARS.

At the resumption of the case today, the Suspect were not brought to court due to what the Police prosecutor called administrative challenge, but told the court that legal advice on the case had been released DPP.

While checking the legal advice, the Chief Magistrate Emmanuel Idowu said the female should be released from detention once the legal advice exonerated her from the case.

Chief Magistrate Idowu adjourned the case till November 23rd 2020 for mention.

Radio Nigeria also learnt that the case had already been transferred to High Court as the Magistrate Court lacked jurisdiction to hear the case.

Sunday Ogunyemi