38-year-old man arraigned for possession of human flesh, bones
29 June 2022 |
3:38 am
Oyo State Police Command, yesterday, arraigned a 38-year-old Jamiu Yekinni before An Iyaganku Magistrate’s court sitting in Ibadan, for alleged unlawful possession of human flesh and dried bones in Oyo State.
Oyo State Police Command, yesterday, arraigned a 38-year-old Jamiu Yekinni before An Iyaganku Magistrate’s court sitting in Ibadan, for alleged unlawful possession of human flesh and dried bones in Oyo State.
Yekinni was arraigned on a two-count charge bordering on conspiracy and unlawful possession of human flesh and bones.
The defendant, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge. The prosecuting counsel, Gbemisola Adedeji, told the court that the defendant allegedly conspired with another person to commit misconduct with regards to a corpse.
She said on June 23, at about 10:00 a.m., along Ibadan/Lagos Expressway, Guru Maharaji area, Ibadan, the defendant was accosted and allegedly found in his possession was human flesh and dried human bones.
Adedeji added Yekinni was arrested by Federal Highway patrol officers on his way to Ogun State, where he allegedly wanted to use the flesh and dried bones for a money ritual.
She said that the offence contravened Section 242 (1) (b) and 517 of the Criminal Code Laws of Oyo State 2,000.
Magistrate O. A. Akande, in her ruling, granted the defendant bail in the sum of N100,000 with two sureties in like sum, and adjourned the matter to August 5, for hearing.
Related
1 hour ago
River State chapter of Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) and Nollywood practitioners, yesterday, paid a solidarity visit to Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State, seeking support for the family of late Precious Chimaobi Ofurum, popularly known as Junior Pope, who is an indigene of the state.
1 hour ago
Less than two weeks after a peaceful election of its officials, a leadership crisis may have erupted in the AlaIgbo Development Foundation (ADF), as its founding National President, Emeritus Prof. Uzodinma Nwala, yesterday, announced the suspension of eleven officials of the organisation
1 hour ago
Stakeholders in the oil-rich but impoverished Niger Delta region have picked holes in the global call for an energy transition from fossil fuel to renewable energy, saying that the process and intentions of the West should be interrogated before African countries embrace it hook, line and sinker.
1 hour ago
A Governorship aspirant of the Labour Party (LP), Kenneth Imansuangbon, yesterday, asked the court to bar the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) or any other agent from recognising Olumide Akpata as the governorship candidate of the party for the September 21 Edo governorship election.
1 hour ago
The leadership of the Ijaw Youths Network (IYN) has called on President Bola Tinubu to ignore sponsored media attacks on the productive pipeline surveillance contract awarded to Tantita Security Services Limited by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL).
1 hour ago
President Bola Tinubu, yesterday, commended the Dangote Petroleum Refinery over a reduction in the price of diesel from N1,200 to N1,000.
1 hour ago
The Federal Government has opposed the conditions submitted by the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, for the resumption of his trial.
1 day ago
Abdulazeez Ganduje, the eldest son of the suspended national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje, paid a visit to the chairman of the Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission, Muhyi Rimingado, at his office. Mr. Abdulazeez visited Mr. Rimingado on Wednesday evening to show his support for the chairman's anti-corruption efforts.…
1 day ago
NATIONAL Coordinator of presidential Unlocking Healthcare Value-Chain initiative, domiciled under the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Dr Abdu Mukhtar, has disclosed that Nigeria imports 70 per cent pharmaceuticals, 99 per cent medical devices and 100 per cent vaccines. Mukhtar, in his presentation, yesterday, at the 11th Medic West Africa exhibition in Lägos, healthcare…
1 day ago
The Nigerian Army said it will probe the two soldiers allegedly involved in a reported case of theft at the Dangote Refinery in Lagos. Army spokesman, Major General Onyema Nwachukwu disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday. Onyema said the Army is deeply concerned about the alleged involvement of two of its personnel in the…
×
Get the latest news delivered straight to your inbox every day of the week. Stay informed with the Guardian’s leading coverage of Nigerian and world news, business, technology and sports.
0 Comments
We will review and take appropriate action.