Osun court remands six over alleged assault, robbery

An Osun Magistrate Court sitting successful Ilesa has remanded six men implicit alleged offences bordering connected conspiracy, assault, breach of peace, menace to beingness and robbery.

The defendants – Ukechukwu Uwanyi, Daniel Annes, Mtser Kenneth, Godwin Daniel, Abraham Attah and Philip Vihim – were arraigned earlier Magistrate A. Ayeni astatine Court 2, Ilesa, Osun State.

According to the complaint sheet, different suspect, Chief Olabusoye Onigbogi, is presently astatine large.

The matter, titled Commissioner of Police versus Ukechukwu Uwanyi and 5 others, was brought earlier the tribunal by the Police Prosecution Officer, Alhaji Keji Maru.

Presenting the case, the authoritative told the tribunal that the accused persons allegedly conspired to perpetrate felony connected March 19 astatine astir 4:10 p.m. astatine the Igbo-Olomo country of Iloko-Ijesa wrong the Ilesa Magisterial District.

Maru stated that “the alleged conspiracy progressive battle occasioning harm, which helium said is punishable nether Section 516 of the Criminal Code, Laws of Osun State, 2002”.

“The defendants attacked 1 Chief Alake Emmanuel, beating him with sticks, tearing his apparel and inflict...