A 44-year-old cleric, Yisa Rasheed, has been arraigned before a Magistrate Court, Ota alongside five others on four count charges of providing false information to the police, assault, and malicious damage, among others.

The Guardian gathered that the other accused persons include Omotayo Adeniyi (53), Lateef Ibrahim (22), Adeniyi Rasak (20),Akinrele Adetayo(32) and Folayemi Abolade(32).

The Police Officer in charge of the matter, Emeweruwa Marvelous, in the original case file told the court on December 20,2023that the offences were contrary and punishable under the Criminal Code of Ogun State.

It was learnt that two of the arraigned accused Adetayo and Folayemi were said to be officials of the So-Safe-Corps, a security arm of the Ogun State government.

The Chief Magistrate, A.S Soneye, in his ruling, however, granted the accused bail in the sum of N200,000 with two sureties in like sum, and subsequently adjourned the trial to January 10, 2024.