Ekiti: Court sends two to prison for circulating nude videos of alleged yam thief

• The alleged offences were committed at about 6:00 am on September 5 at Aduramigba Community, Afao Road, Ado Ekiti
• The offences are contrary to and punishable under Sections 421, 186 and 181 of the Criminal Law, Volume 1, Laws of Ekiti State 2021, respectively

Two persons, Owoseni Adefolaran and Oluwatade Olaleye, have been remanded for allegedly meting out jungle justice on a woman.

An Ado Ekiti Chief Magistrate’s Court ordered their remand over their treatment of the woman who was accused of stealing tubers of yam.

The two accused persons and others who are now at large brutalized the victim (names withheld), inflicted grievous bodily injury on her, stripped her naked, and circulated videos of her nakedness on various social media platforms.

The alleged offences were committed at about 6:00 am on September 5 at Aduramigba Community, Afao Road, Ado Ekiti,

The duo were arraigned before the Chief Magistrate, Mr. Bankole Oluwasanmi by the police on three counts charge of conspiracy to commit felony, assault and conduct likely to cause a breach of peace.

The offences are contrary to and punishable under Sections 421, 186 and 181 of the Criminal Law, Volume 1, Laws of Ekiti State 2021, respectively.

Counsel to the accused persons, Mr. Adefolaju Ayobioloja, prayed the court to admit his clients to bail, describing the first accused person as the security man in the community and the second accused person as a secretary.

The defence counsel argued that the offences were bailable, asking the court to grant them bail on liberal terms.

Opposing the bail application, state counsel, Mrs. Shirley Atane, noted that although the offences are bailable, the state has strong doubts that the accused persons would not jump bail.

She contended that judging by the circumstances surrounding the offences and the number of people involved, the grant of bail would not assist in getting justice given that other alleged offenders are still on the run.

Oluwasanmi in his ruling, upheld the prosecution’s submission and denied the accused persons bail.

The trial could not commence because the case file was yet to be received from the Police.

The case was subsequently adjourned till September 19 for resumption of trial.

According to a statement by First Lady, Dr Olayemi Oyebanji’s Senior Special Assistant on Media, Odunayo Ogunmola, she has mobilized the Gender Unit of her office to work with the Office of the Attorney General to ensure that the victim gets justice.