Two females remanded in prison for attempting to kill Oyetola

An Osun magistrates’ court sitting in Osogbo has remanded two female in Ilesha correctional facility for alleged attempted murder of Governor Adegboyega Oyetola of Osun State.

The two accused are Suliyat Tajudeen (20 years) and Ayomide Abdulazeez (20 years), who were charged for conspiracy, attempted murder, malicious damage and burglary.

The police prosecutor, John Idoko, informed the court that Suliyat, Ayomide and others at large on October 17, 2020 at about 4:30pm did conspire to kill Oyetola by firing guns and throwing stones at him.

He added they unlawfully damaged 17 vehicles in the governor’s convoy.

They allegedly burgled Justrite Mall to steal laptops, mobile phones and phone accessories valued at N3,568,000 belonging to Ashiru Ibrahim Olayemi.

But the two accused person pleaded not guilty to the five counts preferred against them by the police.

Their counsel, Nurudeen Kareem, made an oral bail application for his clients.

However, the prosecutor opposed the bail application by the counsel saying, if they were granted bail, they would run away because the accused persons know the police had overwhelming evidence against them.

Chief Magistrate Ayilara remanded the two accused persons in prison and adjourned the case to November 20, 2020, for ruling on bail.