Ondo Court arraigns two suspected kidnappers of Police Inspector

Two suspected kidnappers, Lekan Osansan and Olubodun Oladimeji, arrested by men of the Ondo police command, were arraigned before a Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Akure, the Ondo State capital, for abducting a police inspector, Michael Aromeh.

The duo of Osansan and Oladimeji abducted Aromeh while in uniform and took him to an unknown destination, while it took a team of Policemen before he could be rescued.

The charges read “That you Lekan Osansan ‘M’ and Olubodun Oladimeji “M’ on the 12th day of January in Akure Magisterial district did conspire together to commit felony to wit kidnapping of inspector Aromeh Michael on the uniform from NTA junction to unknown destination and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under section 516 of the criminal code cap 37 voll laws of Ondo state of Nigeria 2006.

“That you Lekan Osansan ‘M’ and Olubodun Oladimeji on the same date, time, and place in the aforementioned magisterial district did kidnap Inspector Aromeh Michael to an unknown destination and were rescued by Asp yahaya Ondeku and five others and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under section 364 the criminal code cap 37 vol [1] laws of Ondo State Nigeria 2006.

“That you Lekan Osansan ‘M’ and Olubodun Oladimeji on the same date, time, and place in the aforementioned magisterial district did conduct yourself in a manner likely to cause the breach of peace by kidnaping Inspector Aromeh Michael to an unknown destination without his consent and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable Under Section 249 (D) of Criminal Code Cap37 Volume [1] Laws of Ondo State Nigeria 2006.

The accused, however, pleaded not guilty to all the charges preferred against them and the Police Prosecutor asked the court to grant the suspects bail in stringent conditions.

The Chief Magistrate, R.A Olumilua granted the bail to the accused the sum of N1 million and two sureties in like sum.

He said the sureties must be a level 14 officer in the state civil service and the surety must be a clergyman or a recognized Chief.

The sureties must deposit N500,000 each to the court and the court adjourned till March 5 for the hearing of the case.