The deposed Baale of Shangisha, Chief Micheal Ogundare, was on
Thursday, remanded in Kirikiri Prison on the orders of an Ogba
Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State for allegedly faking his
kidnap.
Charged alongside Chief Ogundare is his wife, Abolanle, and one
Mohammed Opeyemi Babatunde.
The trio would remain in prison custody pending the perfection
of their bail conditions.
Ogundare and his two alleged accomplices were arraigned before
the magistrate, Mrs T. Akanni, on a three-count charge bordering on
breach of public peace and fake kidnapping.
In count one, Chief Ogundare was alleged to have, on July 5, put
himself forward to be kidnapped for the purpose of causing breach
of public peace, contrary to Section 5 of the Kidnapping
Prohibition 2017, No. C17, Law of Lagos State.
Count two stated that Babatunde and Abolanle on the same day
allegedly aided Ogundare to fake his kidnap, contrary to Section
7(1) and (2) of the Kidnapping Prohibition 2017, No. C17, Law of
Lagos State.
The three defendants were, in the third count, alleged to have
conspired in the offence of faking the kidnap, contrary to Section
16(1)(a-d) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, CH. 17, Vol. 3, Laws
of Lagos State 2015.
The defendants pleaded not guilty to three-count charge
preferred against them.
Counsel to the defendants, Mr Glory Odimayo, asked the court to
grant his clients bail.
Odimayo argued that the defendants were prominent members of the
Shangisha community and would not jump bail.
“The third defendant, before this incident, was the reigning
Baale while the second defendant is his wife and, as such, would
not jump bail,” the counsel said.
He further assured the court that they would not use their
position to tamper with evidence already before the court.
The prosecutor, Mr Peter Okerinmodun, opposed the application,
saying that the defendants were popular members of the community
and could use such relationship to tamper with evidence.
Okerinmodun further told the court that if granted bail, their
presence in the community might cause a breakdown of law and order
and that they would use their position to influence witnesses.
Ruling on the matter, Mrs Akanni granted bail to each of the
defendants in the sum of N2 million and two sureties in like
sum.
She said the sureties must include a traditional ruler, someone
with registered property in Lagos, a tax payer and a grade level 17
officer in the state public service.
The matter was adjourned till August 23 for hearing.
The deposed Baale of Shangisha, Chief Micheal Ogundare, was on
Thursday, remanded in Kirikiri Prison on the orders of an Ogba
Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State for allegedly faking his
kidnap.
Charged alongside Chief Ogundare is his wife, Abolanle, and one
Mohammed Opeyemi Babatunde.
The trio would remain in prison custody pending the perfection
of their bail conditions.
Ogundare and his two alleged accomplices were arraigned before
the magistrate, Mrs T. Akanni, on a three-count charge bordering on
breach of public peace and fake kidnapping.
In count one, Chief Ogundare was alleged to have, on July 5, put
himself forward to be kidnapped for the purpose of causing breach
of public peace, contrary to Section 5 of the Kidnapping
Prohibition 2017, No. C17, Law of Lagos State.
Count two stated that Babatunde and Abolanle on the same day
allegedly aided Ogundare to fake his kidnap, contrary to Section
7(1) and (2) of the Kidnapping Prohibition 2017, No. C17, Law of
Lagos State.
The three defendants were, in the third count, alleged to have
conspired in the offence of faking the kidnap, contrary to Section
16(1)(a-d) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, CH. 17, Vol. 3, Laws
of Lagos State 2015.
The defendants pleaded not guilty to three-count charge
preferred against them.
Counsel to the defendants, Mr Glory Odimayo, asked the court to
grant his clients bail.
Odimayo argued that the defendants were prominent members of the
Shangisha community and would not jump bail.
“The third defendant, before this incident, was the reigning
Baale while the second defendant is his wife and, as such, would
not jump bail,” the counsel said.
He further assured the court that they would not use their
position to tamper with evidence already before the court.
The prosecutor, Mr Peter Okerinmodun, opposed the application,
saying that the defendants were popular members of the community
and could use such relationship to tamper with evidence.
Okerinmodun further told the court that if granted bail, their
presence in the community might cause a breakdown of law and order
and that they would use their position to influence witnesses.
Ruling on the matter, Mrs Akanni granted bail to each of the
defendants in the sum of N2 million and two sureties in like
sum.
She said the sureties must include a traditional ruler, someone
with registered property in Lagos, a tax payer and a grade level 17
officer in the state public service.
The matter was adjourned till August 23 for hearing.
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