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Court remands suspected killer of Ekiti traditional rulers
The traditional rulers, the Elesun of Esun Ekiti, Oba David Babatunde Ogunsakin and the Olumojo of Imojo Ekiti, Oba Samuel Olusola, were killed by the gunmen who accosted them; while the Alara of Ara (Ikole), Oba Sunday Fatoba, escaped being killed during the attack along Oke Ako – Irele Road on January 29.
While arraigning the suspect on Tuesday, the police prosecutor, Yomi Osuolale, told the court that “there is probable cause to order the remand of the defendant at the Correctional Centre in Ado Ekiti”.
Osuolale said, “The defendant is reasonably suspected to have committed an offence of conspiracy to kidnap, attempt to murder and murder of Oba David Babatunde Ogunsakin and Oba Samuel Olatunde Ishola