Court remands ‘Yahoo Boys’ for killing police officer in Ekiti

Sade AdewaleMay 25, 2022

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An Ekiti State Chief Magistrate Court, Ado Ekiti Magisterial District has ordered the remand of a 24-years-old man, Opeyemi Ayeni, in the custodial centre for allegedly killing a police officer.

According to the charge, “the defendant was reasonably suspected to have committed the offence of murder on a police officer, Inspector Adeeko Olakunle, at Okeyinmi area of Ado Ekiti, on May 15, 2022, contrary to Section 234 of the Criminal Laws of Ekiti State, 2021”.

The police prosecutor, Samson Osobu, in an ex-parte application, sought remand of the defendant in the custody of the Nigeria Correctional Service “to allow the police to complete their investigation while the duplicate case file will be forwarded to the office of the Director of Public Prosecution for legal advice”.

In his statement to the police, the defendant had stated, ‘’I am into Internet fraud, (otherwise known as Yahoo), I was coming from Adebayo area of Ado Ekiti on that day, my vehicle hit the deceased around Okeyinmi Street, Ado Ekiti, when he was trying to cross to the other side of the road, he was rushed to the hospital where I later learnt, he died,’’ he said.

In the court ruling, Magistrate Dolamu Kay-Williams said, “I found the prosecutor’s application to remand the defendant genuine. The defendant is hereby ordered to be remanded at the Nigeria Correctional Centre, Ado Ekiti.

The magistrate adjourned the case till July 13, 2022, for mention.