Court acquits men charged with murder of two police officers

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The defendants were also alleged to have destroyed a Toyota SUV, Toyota Camry, and the palace of a traditional ruler.

on Monday discharged and acquitted four defendants, Ebenezer Faluru, 27, Onome Oghenekevwe, 28, Sanya Alufoge, 31, and Folorunso Dada, 42, charged with the murder of two policemen

It also said the quartet attempted to murder a traditional ruler, Edward Jaiyeola, the Arajaka of Igbara-Odo Ekiti; and assaulted Sgt. Kehinde Sulyman, and conducted themselves in a riotous manner while in possession of an AK47 rifle. And also Section 3 of the Robbery and Firearms Act, Cap. R11, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.In his evidence during the trial, the Investigative Police officer said “I and some officers were in Igbara Odo Ekiti to unravel civil unrest in the town around 2:00 a.m.

To prove its case, the prosecution called three witnesses and tendered cutlass, the AK47 rifle, pictures of the destroyed properties, photographs of a deceased person, empty magazine among others as exhibits.

 

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