Defence counsel’s absence stalls trial of suspects in FRSC officer, daughter’s murders

The proceedings of 3 suspects accused of murdering Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, serviceman Funmilayo Lasisi and her daughter, Adesewa, was stalled connected Monday astatine the Osun State High Court successful Osogbo due to the fact that nary defence lawyer appeared.

The defendants were brought earlier Justice Yinka Aderibigbe by officials of the Nigerian Correctional Service for proceedings relating to the alleged killings.

The suspects, Fajemirokun Victor and 2 others, had antecedently been arraigned earlier an Osogbo Chief Magistrates’ Court implicit their alleged engagement successful the offences.

However, the complaint could not beryllium work arsenic nary of the defendants had ineligible practice successful court.

An Assistant Director astatine the Osun State Ministry of Justice, Muyiwa Ogunleye, appeared for the prosecution during the proceedings.

Ogunleye told the tribunal that the prosecution had not yet served the defendants with copies of the tribunal processes relating to the case.

He assured the justice that the applicable documents would beryllium served earlier the adjacent sitting, pursuing an statement to present them to the correctional installation successful Ilesa.

Speaking to journalists aft the proceedings, Ogunleye said, “The defendants were to beryllium arraigned today, and they were brought to tribunal this morning, but they were not represented by immoderate lawyer. That is wherefore the lawsuit could not spell ahead.”

He explained that ineligible re...