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Court remands ex-police inspector charged with murdering Kolade Johnson
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An Ebute Meta Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, on Friday ordered the remand of Olalekan Ogunyemi, ex-police inspector charged with murdering 36-year-old Kolade Johnson. The magistrate, Mrs A.O. Salawu, ordered that Ogunyemi, be remanded at Ikoyi Prisons, pending advice from State Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP). Judicial symbol Earlier, the prosecutor, Insp. Kehinde Olatunde, had told the court that the defendant committed the offence on March 31, at 5.10p.m., at Onipetesi Estate, Idi-Mangoro, Lagos. Ogunyemi, 45, who resides at No. 17, Alhaji Ede St., Igando, was docked on a count charge of murder He said that Ogunyemi used his Ak47 rifle to gun down 36-year-old Kolade Johnson. The prosecutor said that the offence contravened the provisions of Section 223 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015. Section 223 stipulates a death sentence if convicted. Olatunde, informed the court that he had a remand application order by the police to remand the defendant for the next 30 days. The plea of the defendant was not taken by the court. Counsel to the defendant, Sola Adeyemi, had urged the court to instead remand the defendant for the next 14 days as against the application of the prosecutor. Magistrate Salawu granted the application of the prosecutor and ordered 30 days remand and adjourned the case until May 6. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Kolade, father of one, was shot dead by Ogunyemi, who served in the Anti Cultism Unit of Lagos State Police Command.
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