Court Remands 3 For Stealing Fayose’s PA N25 million
Three persons, including a 67 year-old man were yesterday remanded in prison custody by an Ado Ekiti Chief Magistrate court over alleged theft.
The trio of Bamidele Temitope, 36, Afolabi Sunday, 42 and Shuaib Amidu, 67 was accused of stealing 50,000 USD( N25 million) belonging to one Sunday Omosilade who is the domestic personal assistant to Governor Ayodele Fayose.
The accused persons, according to the police prosecutor, Sgt. Caleb Leranmo committed the offence on 29, December 2016, at the Ekiti State Government House Lodge in Ado-Ekiti.
Leramo told the court that they did conspire together to commit felony to wit stealing, thereby committed an offence punishable under section 516 of Criminal Code, Cap C16, laws of Ekiti State 2012.
The offence, he said contravened section 519 of the Criminal Code, Cap C16, Laws of Ekiti State 2012 is punishable under section 390 of the Criminal Code, Cap C16, Laws of Ekiti State 2012.
The prosecutor alleged that, Amidu who was one of the accused persons, was arrested on Dec. 30 at Mugbaba area in Ado-Ekiti .
He said the accused became an accomplice after the fact of felony to one Sunday when he assisted him in changing 20,000 USD (Twenty thousand dollar) which is part of the stolen money to Naira denomination .
The accused persons pleaded not guilty to the charges, while their counsel, Mr Busuyi Ayorinde applied for their bail but the court told him to formalise his application.
Chief Magistrate Adesoji Adegboye, consequently remanded the accused persons in prison custody and adjourned the case to Jan. 16 for further hearing.