Magistrate’s Court

Suspected fake laywer arrested in Osun court after practising for ten years
Suspected fake laywer arrested in Osun court after practising for ten years TIMOTHY AGBOR, OSOGBO A suspected fake lawyer, Adebowale Adeola Babatunde has been arrested while presenting himself as counsel before a Magistrate Court in Osogbo, Osun State. The suspect, according to findings, has been practising for over 10 years. He was charged by Police […]
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Court remands six for murder, trading human parts in Osun
Court remands six for murder, trading human parts in Osun TIMOTHY AGBOR, OSOGBO An Osogbo Magistrate’s Court in Osun state on Tuesday, ordered the remand of six men at Ilesa Correctional centre for allegedly killing a 35-year-old man, Ayoade Fasesan and possessing his body parts. The defendants are: 40-year-old Ifaseun Afolabi, Ifadare Afolabi, 38, Badmus […]
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Court remands man for terrorising residents, killing neighbour in Osun
Court remands man for terrorising residents, killing neighbour in Osun An Ile-Ife Magistrates’ Court in Osun on Wednesday, remanded a 38-year-old man, Bamigboye Opeyemi, for allegedly killing his neighbour while terrorising other residents. The Prosecutor, Inspector Elijah Adesina, told the court that the defendant committed the offence on February 24, 2021 around 3:30 pm at […]
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Gunmen allegedly kill one, shoot at others in Osun village
Gunmen allegedly kill one, shoot at others in Osun village For allegedly killing a resident of Osun State and shooting several others in a village, two suspected gunmen have been remanded at prison custody by an Ile-Ife Magistrate’s Court in the state. The accused persons: Ishola Hassan, aged 23 and Saka Moshood, 48, were alleged […]
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Man robs Osun villagers of goats, farm produce worth N10m
Man robs Osun villagers of goats, farm produce worth N10m An Ile-Ife Magistrate’s Court in Osun State on Thursday, remanded a 48-year-old man, Saka Moshood, for allegedly armed robbing some villagers of their belongings. The Prosecutor, Inspector Elijah Adesina, told the court that the defendant committed the offence on March 10, 2020 around 5:00am at […]
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Fake lawyer arrested inside Osun court after failing to move motion appropriately
Fake lawyer arrested inside Osun court after failing to move motion appropriately By Ekene Agbor, Osogbo A middle aged-man, Adebowale Babatunde, has been arrested by the Police for allegedly impersonating a lawyer in Osun state. Babatunde was apprehended by the Police while appearing before a Magistrate’s Court in Osogbo. Adorned in a shit, tie and […]
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Police arraign five men for recording, posting woman’s nude video on social media
Police arraign five men for recording, posting woman’s nude video on social media By Ekene Agbor, Osogbo The Police in Osun state have dragged five men before an Ile-Ife Magistrates’ Court for allegedly posting the nude video of a woman on social media. The defendants are: Jimoh Oloja, 52; Olawale Omowunmi, 40; Orosola Bolanle, 26; […]
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Again, student beats up teacher, school guard in Osun
Again, student beats up teacher, school guard in Osun By Ekene Agbor, Osogbo The Police in Osun State on Tuesday dragged an 18-year-old student of a secondary school, Oduduwa College, Ile-Ife before a Magistrate’s Court for allegedly assaulting his teacher and the security guard of his school. The accused student, Salami Lateef was said to […]
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Man remanded in prison for killing Immigration officer in Osun
Man remanded in prison for killing Immigration officer in Osun By Timothy Agbor, Osogbo A Commercial driver, Jemilu Lawal, 32, has been remanded in a Correctional centre by an Osun State Magistrate’s Court sitting in Osogbo for allegedly killing an Immigration Officer, Ojo Peter while driving on a highway. Lawal was dragged before the court […]
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Court remands 9 Osun students for attempting to kill principal with charms, axes
Court remands 9 Osun students for attempting to kill principal with charms, axes By Ekene Agbor, Osogbo Nine students of Ifeoluwa Co-Educational Grammar School Osogbo, Osun State have been remanded in Prison and Juvenile Home for allegedly attempting to kill their school principal, Mrs Mary Adeoye. The students who were dragged to a Magistrate’s Court […]
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