Court Remands 3 Kidnappers In Ogun Prison Custody

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An Ota Magistrates’ Court in Ogun State, on Tuesday, remanded three men; Isaac Uche, 49, Sunday Aneato, 26, and 18-year old Opeyemi Sodeinde, in prison custody for allegedly kidnapping Olalekan Olajide.

The Chief Magistrate, Mrs A.O. Abimbola, ordered the accused to be remanded in prison custody pending the receipt of legal advice from the State Director of Public Prosecutions (DPPs).

court of law The accused persons, whose addresses were not disclosed in the court, are facing a three-count charge of kidnapping, murder and conspiracy.

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Earlier, the Prosecutor, Cpl. Abdulkareem Mustapha, told the court that the accused persons and others still at large, committed the offences on June 11 at about 7.30 a.m., at No.10, Basiriju St., Babio Bus-Stop, in Ota.

Mustapha said that the accused persons and their accomplices conspired among themselves to kidnap an 8-year -old Olalekan Olajide, and in the process, killed him.

Abimbola, however, adjourned the case till Sept. 4 for mention.

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