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Court Remands 2 Suspects Over The Murder Of Oshodi NURTW Chief, Mamora
An Igbosere Magistrate’s Court of Lagos State, has ordered the remand of two men, Ayuba Balogun and Evans Adamson, who were alleged to be involved in the killing of Late Olayinka Mamora, popularly called Mamok, pending when the Lagos State’s Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) will issue a legal advice on allegations of murder and illegal possession of firearms leveled against them by the police.
The court presided over by Magistrate B. I. Bakare, gave the remand ordered while granting a remand application filed and argued before the court by Barrister Morufu Animashaun, the Legal Officer of the Force Criminal Intelligence and Investigation Department (ForceCIID) Annex, Alagbon, Lagos.
In urging the court for the remand order of the two named persons, Animashaun told the court that the application was brought pursuant to sections 264 (1) (2)(3) (4) AND 6 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) of Lagos State 2015 and Section 35 (c) of the 1999 Nigerian constitution as Amended.
Animashaun informed the court that there is probable cause to order the remand of Ayuba and Evans and others now at large in prison custody, because they were reasonably suspected to have committed an offence of Conspiracy, Unlawful possession of firearms and Murder and murder of the deceased.
The ForceCID’s Legal Officer also told the court that the grounds for the remand request is that investigation of the suspects/defendants had been concluded and that they were arrested arrested after being found culpable of Conspiracy, Unlawful possession of Fire Arms and murder of the Late NURTW chief.
He also told the court that the remand request was needed to avoid a breach of the suspects’ constitutional right to liberty.
Animashaun told the court that the remand application is supported with an affidavit of 12 paragraphs, deposed to by Inspector Abideen Sanni Adewale, one if the investigators that investigated and arrested the two suspects/defendants.
He therefore urged the court to remand the two men in prison custody, pending the issuance of legal advice on the matter by the Lagos State Director of Public Prosecution (DPP).
Magistrate Bakare, after listened to the submissions made by Animashaun, ordered that the two suspects/defendants be remanded in prison custody till December 2, for the DPP to issue a legal advice on the allegations against them.
ForceCID, in an affidavit in support of the remand application deposed to by one Inspector Abideen Sanni Adewale, attached to IGP Monitoring Unit, ForceCID Headquarter, Abuja, stated that he was among the investigator assigned to investigated alleged cases of conspiracy, Unlawful possession of firearms, murder and murder of one Mr. Olayinka A. Mamora, reported to the Inspector-General of Police, Force Headquarters, Abuja, which was referee for discrete investigation.
Inspector Abideen stated that on 30th of September, 2015, at about 19.30 hours, the defendants and others now at large, mobilized themselves and stormed a barbing saloon along Mashaku Street, Oshodi, Lagos, where they shut and killed Mr. Olayinka Mamora. Adding that the defendants were suspected to have conspired with others who are now at large and murder Late Olayinka A Mamora with a gun and left in in a pool of blood.
The deponent stated that the crime committed by the suspects/defendants is felonious and against the State. Adding that three pump action gums and 10 cartridges were recovered from defendants/suspects’ hideout at Mowe/Ibafo, Ogun State and registered as exhibits.
He therefore urged the court to grant the remand application against the defendants, pending the Director of Public Prosecution’s legal advice.
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