Thursday, September 19, 2024 - An Iyaganku Chief Magistrates' Court in Ibadan on Thursday ordered the remand of Olayinka Akinware, 35, and Tunji Adesina, 29, for allegedly setting four dogs on police officers to prevent the arrest of a suspect.
Chief Magistrate M. Mudashiru, who did
not take the suspects' plea due to lack of jurisdiction, ordered that they be
remanded at Abolongo Correctional Facility in Oyo pending legal advice from the
Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP). The case was adjourned until December
18 for mention.
According to Prosecutor Inspector
Femi Oluwadare, Akinware and Adesina were charged with conspiracy and
obstruction of arrest. On September 12, at about 8:30 a.m., the suspects
allegedly attacked officers—DSP Festus Fagbohun, ASP Ojo Tolulope, Inspector Sariki
Mohammed, and Corporal Tosin Olubode—with branches of a bamboo tree while
releasing four dogs, including a Pitbull and a Rottweiler, on the officers.
The police were attempting to arrest
Korede Adeoye, a resident in their house, at No. 15, Oluwo area, Ibadan. The
incident led to charges under Sections 332 and 516 of the Criminal Code Laws of
Oyo State, 2000.
The remand of the suspects will
continue until the court receives further guidance from the DPP.
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