A Magistrates’ Court sitting in Isabo, Abeokuta, Ogun State, on Monday, July 6, ordered the remand of three suspects involved in the murder of Ms. Kitan Oyesiku and her guard, Pelumi Adetayo, for the next 60 days. Chief Magistrate O.T. Odubanjo of Court 3 gave the order while ruling on an application filed by the police for the prosecution of Sodeinde Olajunwon Phillip, the principal suspect, and two others: Sobu Obafunsho and Shakirudeen Ayoola.
Police application for remand
The Legal Officer of the State Criminal Investigation Department, Eleweran, Abeokuta, AS Abiodun, informed the court that an application for motion ex parte dated July 6 was brought before the court and filed on the same day, pursuant to Section 306 of the Administration of Criminal Justice and Other Matters Law, Ogun State 2017, and under the inherent jurisdiction of the court. He prayed the court to grant leave to remand the respondents for the first 60 days at the custody of the Nigeria Correctional Centre, Oba, pending advice from the Director of Public Prosecutions, Ministry of Justice, Ogun State.
Evidence and exhibits
Abiodun said a 24-paragraph affidavit was deposed to the application by ASP Saka, attached to the homicide section of the State CID, adding that 17 exhibits and a written address were equally attached to the application. The police legal officer urged the court to grant the application in the interest of justice. The Chief Magistrate granted the relief sought by the prosecution and ordered the remand of the suspects pending the DPP’s advice.
Background of the case
The late broadcaster, a retired staff of the Ogun State Television, Ms. Oyesiku, and her guard, Adetayo, were found lifeless in a pool of blood at her Agodo residence last June. When arrested, the suspects claimed they killed Oyesiku just to teach her a lesson.
