Court Remands Suspected Killer of Commercial Motorcyclist in Ekiti

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An Ado-Ekiti Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday remanded Toyin Ajakaye for alleged murder of a commercial motorcyclist, Omoniyi Are.

According to the charge sheet with number MAD/133ft/2018, Toyin was alleged to have committed the crime on August 22 at Agbado-Ekiti in Gbonyin
Local Government Area.

Toyin told the court that he engaged the commercial cyclist to convey him to the farm where a fight allegedly ensued between them over disagreement on the transport fare.

The fight, according to him, was sparked by his offer to pay the deceased N100 out of the N200 charged by the late cyclist. The defendant claimed that he had N100 on him.

Toyin further claimed that he held the deceased by the neck as he (Omoniyi) was trying to hold his manhood, adding that the deceased died in the course of the struggle.

The accused person confessed that when he couldn’t carry the corpse, he dug a shallow grave and tied a rope on the neck of the deceased and buried him in the farm.

The defendant said he was arrested by passersby who handed him over to the police.


The Investigating Police Officer (IPO), Lasisi Basiru, revealed that the defendant tied the rope on the neck of the deceased at the scene of the crime and buried the corpse, adding that Toyin had earlier been detained of a case of goats theft.

The police prosecutor, Oriyomi Akinwale, pleaded that the court should granted the request to remand the defendant in prison custody.

But the defence counsel, Busuyi Ayorinde, pleaded that the duplicate case file be forwarded to the Ministry of Justice for legal advice, adding that application for bail will be filed before an appropriate court.

Presiding Magistrate, Mrs. Modupe Afeniforo, ordered that Toyin be remanded in prison custody and adjourned the case till October 16.


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