…as defence requests abstract of statements
An Oyo State Excessive Court docket, Ring Highway, Ibadan, yesterday, adjourned additional listening to within the trial of Mukaila Lamidi (aka Auxiliary) to Jan. 22.
The adjournment adopted the defence counsel’s objection to the decision for Insp Harmless Agede, from the Command Monitoring Unit, Eleyele, Ibadan, as a prosecuting witness. Mr Olalekan Ojo mentioned the prosecuting counsel, Mr S. O. Adeoye, didn’t serve him with the witness’s abstract of statements to be offered in courtroom.
He mentioned he should have been served with the abstract of statements as required by Part 380 (iii) of the Administration of Legal Justice Legislation of Oyo State 2016.
In line with him, he must have copies of images, Compact Discs and different supplies the prosecution intends to make use of in assist of its case.
Consequently, Justice Bayo Taiwo, adjourned additional listening to until Jan. 22 upon which the defence group would have been duly served with the abstract of statements.
The Information Company of Nigeria (NAN) studies that Lamidi, a former chairman of the Park Administration System in Oyo State, is dealing with an 18-count cost.
The costs border on armed theft, homicide, tried homicide, and possession of firearms – one AK-47 assault rifle and two SMG rifles with magazines, to which he pleaded not responsible.
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