ABSENCE OF COUNSEL TO PRINCIPAL ACCUSED PERSONS STALLS ALLEGED MURDER TRIAL IN KWARA 03-03-25
By Sadiq Aminu Absence of counsel to two principal accused persons stalled trial of the alleged murder of a final year female student of Kwara state College of Health Technology Offa,, Mojisola Awesu, at the Kwara state High Court, Ilorin on Monday.
Happiness Adebayo and Timileyin Kolawole are the prime suspects accused of conspiring and causing the death of Awesu Mojisola on August 9, 2024.
The court could not hear pleas of the accused persons as two out of them were not represented by a counsel.
In his ruling, Justice Ibrahim Yusuf, ordered the principal accused persons; Happiness Adebayo and Timileyin Kolawole, be remanded in correctional facility while the case was adjourned till February, 24 for proper arraignment of the accused persons.
Afriva247 reports that all the seven suspects involved in the alleged murder of Mojisola Awesu, appeared in court.
The deceased was allegedly lured to Ilorin, by one Happiness Adebayo and Timileyin Kolawole and was later murdered before her corpse was dumped at a dump site in Warah community, Ilorin.
Happiness Adebayo and his parents Adebayo Adeniyi and Bukola Adeniyi were accused of conspiring and causing disappearance and destruction of evidence punishable under the Penal code Law of Kwara state, 2006.
Adeoye Adeola, Lawal Aminat and Peter Bulus were accused of conspiring and dumping the corpse of Mojisola Awesu at a dump site along Warah road, Ilorin, punishable under the Kwara state Prohibition of Dealing in Human Parts Law, 2018.