By Richard Akintade, Osogbo
Osun State Police Command has arraigned two men before the State Magistrate’s Court sitting in Osogbo for allegedly fighting Assistant Superintendent of Police, Adeleke Adewale.
The two defendants, Idowu Salami and Opeyemi Popoola, were charged with conspiracy, assault, stealing, malicious damage and threatening to kill the police officer.
They were initially arraigned on September 10, 2020, and granted bail before their rearraignment on Monday.
The police prosecutor, Rasaq Olayiwola, informed the court that the defendants and others now at large on the 8th and 9th of September, 2020, at Oja-Oba Police Station conspired among themselves to beat up Assistant Superintendent of Police, Adeleke Adewale, by hitting him with blows and threatening to kill him while performing his lawful duty.
Salami and Popoola were accused of stealing the police officer’s underwear.
“They also stole four singlets valued N1,200, property of one Francis Ezekwere, threatened to kill him and even destroyed one of his singlets valued N300,” the charge sheet obtained from the court read in part.
The prosecutor said the offences committed by the defendants and others now at large were contrary to and punishable under Sections 516, 390(9), 356(5), 86(1) and 451 of Criminal Code Cap 34 Vol. II Laws of Osun State of Nigeria 2002.
However, the defendants pleaded not guilty to the charge against them.
Their counsel, Kehinde Adepoju, made an oral bail application, saying: “I pray the court to allow them to continue to enjoy the bail that was granted to the two defendants.”
The Magistrate, Asimiyu Adebayo, agreed with the counsel and allowed the defendants to continue to enjoy the bail condition earlier granted them.
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