The defendants, standing trial before Justice Lekan Ogunmoye, were arraigned on Sept. 28, 2021, on nine counts of conspiracy, murder, attempted murder, assault occasioning harm, riot, unlawful possession of firearms and arson.
The defendants were also alleged to have destroyed a Toyota Jeep, Toyota Camry and the Palace of Oba Edward Jaiyeola. In his evidence during trial, the Investigative Police officer said “I and some officers were in Igbara Odo Ekiti to unravel a 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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