30th October, 2013
The police on Wednesday arraigned four men before an Ado-Ekiti Magistrates’ Court for alleged kidnapping.
The Police Prosecutor, Sgt. Ebenezer Ewuola, told the court that the accused committed the offence on 10 October at Isan-Ekiti, Oye Local Government Area, southwest Nigeria.
He said that the accused on the said date kidnapped and unlawfully detained Issac Agbelusi.
Ewuola alleged that the accused also assaulted the victim and inflicted some injuries on him.
He said that the offence contravened Section 355 of the Criminal Code, Cap. C 16, Laws of Ekiti State, 2012.
The accused persons pleaded not guilty to the charge and their counsel, Mr Tiamiyu Lawal, filed an application for their bail.
He assured the court that the accused would not jump bail.
The Magistrate, Mr Bayode Owoeye, subsequently granted bail to the accused in the sum of N100,000, with two sureties in like sum.
He, however, ruled that the sureties must have landed property.
Owoeye later adjourned the case till 14 November for further hearing.