Monday, July 21, 2025 - The Ondo State Security Network Agency, otherwise known as the Amotekun Corps, has dragged seven suspects before a Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Akure.
The suspects were arraigned over alleged armed robbery,
kidnapping, r3pe, conspiracy and illegal possession of firearms.
The suspects are; Saliu Usman, Yao Yisa, Abu Ali, Ibrahim
Muhammed, Musa Abdukareem,Usman Lawali and Muhammed Ibrahim.
They were accused of having committed the offences at
different times, between July 9 and 13, 2025, at different locations in the
Akoko South West Local Government area of the state.
The prosecuting counsel, O.F. Akeredolu, told the court that
the first five defendants; Usman, Yisa, Ali, Muhammed and Abdukareem and other
accomplices still at large on July 13, 2025, at about 12:03am, at Oba Akoko
farm, Ayegunle Axis while armed with offensive weapons, raped two women (names
withheld) and dispossessed them of their belongings and money
The defendants were alleged of stolen a sum of N225,000.00,
two cell phones, an MP3, and ten litres of palm oil belonging to the
victims.
Akeredolu also stated that the defendants were involved in
the kidnapping of individuals from the area for ransom.
In a separate charge, Akeredolu accused two of the suspects
of attempting to kidnap Abu Kehinde and Ologun Tunde on July 9, 2025, at 5 PM
in Ayegunle Oka, Okemoro, Supare Akoko, after robbing them of their money.
He noted that their offences contravened Section 516 of the
Criminal Code Law of Ondo State, 2006; Section 3(ii)(b) of the Ondo State
Anti-Kidnapping and Anti-Abduction Law, 2010 and Section 3(2)(c) of the Ondo
State Violence Against Persons(Prohibition) Laws of Ondo State, 2021.
Due to the serious nature of the offenses, the court did not
take the defendants’ pleas.
Akeredolu requested that the court remand the defendants in
a correctional facility pending advice from the Director of Public Prosecutions
(DPP).
Counsel to the defendants, G.O. Omoedu, prayed the court for
an adjournment to enable the defence to reply to the application on points of
law.
Magistrate Damilola Sekoni, adjourned the case to August 18,
for ruling on the bail application.
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