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Two persons, Lekan Osansan and Olubodun Oladimeji, were on Wednesday arraigned before a Magistrate’s Court in Akure, Ondo State, for allegedly kidnapping a police Inspector.
The Police Inspector, Michael Aromeh, was allegedly abducted by Osansan, Oladimeji in uniform, and others who took him to an unknown destination.
He was however rescued by a team of policemen.
Martins Olowofeso, the Police Prosecutor, accused the defendants In a three-count charge of kidnapping the police inspector in uniform.
“That you Lekan Osansan ‘M’ and Olubodun Oladimeji “M’ on the 12th day of January in Akure Magisterial district did conspire together to commit felony to wit kidnapping of inspector Aromeh Michael on the uniform from NTA junction to unknown destination and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under section 516 of the criminal code cap 37 voll laws of Ondo state of Nigeria 2006,” the charge read.
“That you Lekan Osansan ‘M’ and Olubodun Oladimeji on the same date, time, and place in the aforementioned magisterial district did kidnap Inspector Aromeh Michael to an unknown destination and were rescued by Asp Yahaya Ondeku and five others and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under section 364 the criminal code cap 37 vol [1] laws of Ondo State Nigeria 2006.”
They, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges preferred against them.
The Police Prosecutor asked the court to grant the suspects bail in stringent conditions.
The Chief Magistrate, R.A Olumilua granted the bail to the accused in the sum of N1 million and two sureties in like sum.
The sureties were to be not less than level 14 officers in the state civil service. The other surety must be a clergyman or a recognized Chief.
The sureties were to deposit N500,000 each to the court. The court fixed March 5 for the hearing of the case.
The police had earlier arraigned 80-year-old Adefusi Adebisi for allegedly destroying farmland with cocoa and kola nut trees worth N247 million in the Bolorunduro area of the state.
Police arraigned Adebisi before a magistrate court on a three-count charge bordering on conspiracy to commit forcible entry, malicious damage, and trespassing.
The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The police accused Mr Adebisi and others still at large of trespassing on land belonging to David Akinadewo-Adekahunsi, a cleric, and destroying economic trees on November 25, 2024, at Omilosu community in Bolorunduro.