Segun Akanni, Toronto, Canada 
The Osun State Police Command on
Wednesday arraigned a police prosecutor, Sergeant Sunday Ajayi, before
an Osogbo Magistrate’s Court for allegedly aiding the escape of two
suspects standing trial for stealing and malicious damage.
Wednesday arraigned a police prosecutor, Sergeant Sunday Ajayi, before
an Osogbo Magistrate’s Court for allegedly aiding the escape of two
suspects standing trial for stealing and malicious damage.
The sergeant was brought before the
presiding magistrate, A. O. Ajanaku, for negligently allowing the two
suspects — Kazeem Oladehinde and Idowu Hazzan Adedapo — to escape from
lawful custody.
A police prosecutor, Inspector Elisha
Olusegun, told the court that the defendant and others at large
conspired to commit an offence “to wit: negligently permitting escape of
the two suspects on November 1, 2017, around 5pm in Osogbo.”
Olusegun, told the court that the defendant and others at large
conspired to commit an offence “to wit: negligently permitting escape of
the two suspects on November 1, 2017, around 5pm in Osogbo.”
He told the court that the sergeant
aided the two accused standing trial before the magistrate court to
escape from lawful custody, thereby committing an offence punishable und
the law.
aided the two accused standing trial before the magistrate court to
escape from lawful custody, thereby committing an offence punishable und
the law.
The prosecutor said the first count was
punishable under Section 517, while count two was contrary to Section
137 and punishable under Section 138 of the Criminal Code, Cap 34,
Volume 11, Law of Osun State, 2003.
punishable under Section 517, while count two was contrary to Section
137 and punishable under Section 138 of the Criminal Code, Cap 34,
Volume 11, Law of Osun State, 2003.
The sergeant pleaded not guilty to the two counts and his counsel, Taiwo Awokunle, prayed the court to grant him bail.
The magistrate granted the defendant bail in the sum of N500,000 with two sureties in like sum.
She said one of the sureties must be a
civil servant on Grade level 14 with the Federal Government and the
second surety must have a landed property with a Certificate of
Occupancy.
civil servant on Grade level 14 with the Federal Government and the
second surety must have a landed property with a Certificate of
Occupancy.
The case was adjourned till May 23, 2018, for hearing.
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