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Solanke Ayomideji Taiwo
SAGAM — The Nigeria Police Force, AIG Zone 2 Onikan, Lagos state has arraigned Jimoh Adebayo Mabawonku 'M' and Kareem Odunuga 'M' others at large before the magistrate court for invading a landed property belonging to Oba Adewale Adeniji in Simawa area of Ogun state after knowing their is a court order on the landed property.
According to the complainant who was ably represented by Najeemdeen Goke Olakulehin who filed a five count charges against Jimoh Adebayo Mabawonku and Kareem Odunuga in a different suits.
The charges are conspiracy, illegal invasion of land, fellony, disruption of public peace, a threat to life, disobeying court order among others which are punishable under section 516 code laws id Ogun state, Nigeria, Section 6, (1)(2)(3)(4) of the Ogun state Prohibition Law 2016 respectively.
The accused pleaded not guilty when their charges were read to them.
The legal counsel, Sanjo Adeosun applied for bail in a liberal term after pleading for mercy from the magistrate to tender justice with mercy and allow the accused return to their various times after days in police detention.
Meanwhile, Najeemdeen Goke Olakulehin after admitting that decision for bail is within the consent of the honorable magistrate, also stressed further that despite court order on the landed property, both Jimoh Adebayo Mabawonku and Kareem Odunuga invaded the land, destroyed the fence, gate and also threaten the legal owner of the property which is punishable under the law, he said the magistrate should use them as a scape goat to others who take court orders with utmost negligence.
The Chief Magistrate, Idowu Olanrewaju after carefully listening to the both counsel, granted them bail in the sum of N100,000 each and two sureties in like sum.
Olanrewaju further said that the sureties must reside within the court’s jurisdiction, provide evidence of tax payments and submit two passport-size photographs, utility bill to the court.
The Chief Magistrate therefore adjourn the cases to 7th and 8th of August and 10th, 11th and 13th of the same month for further hearing of the cases.
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