Corp Member Remanded Over Killing In Osun
A 29-year-old serving National Youth Service Corps, NYSC member in Osun State, Odedele Feranmi was on Wednesday remanded in prison custody for embarking on reckless driving that led to the death of 16-year old Olasunkanmi Pelumi.
The Police prosecutor, Mr. Oladoye told the court that the alleged crime was committed on January 4, 2019 in front of government office, Gbongan road, Osogbo, while coming from Ibadan to resume to his primary place of assignment in Osogbo.
The Police prosecutor, Mr. Oladoye Joshua, said the accused person killed the deceased with his Honda car with registration number Lagos MUN 187 CU around 11.30am.
He said the alleged offence contravened the provision of section 81(1) Cap 115, Vol 6, Laws of Osun State, 2003.
Counsel to the accused person, Mr. Bola Abimbola-Ige, urged the court to grant his client bail in a liberal term, promising that he would not jump bail.
He said the accused is still presumed to be innocent in accordance with Section 36(5) of the 1999 constitution of Nigeria, and the provision of Section 118(2) of the criminal procedure law of Osun State.
The Counsel urged the court to exercise its discretional power in favour of the accused person by releasing him on bail pending his trial.
Magistrate Olusegun Ayilara however granted the accused person bail reluctantly, saying he has never had a terrible experience of such in his life.
His words, “the accused person is reluctantly granted bail in the sum of N500,000 with two sureties in like sum.’’
Magistrate Ayilara said the sureties must be residence within the state and the car of the accused be moved to the court so that he can stand his trial among other conditions as he adjourned the case to January 30, 2019 for mention.
