Women slump as court remands 29 cult suspects

Two women on Tuesday slumped at an Ilorin Magistrates' Court when the
court ordered that all the29 suspected cultists brought before it be
remanded in prison.
The women slumped in separate incidents when the accused were being
led into the prison van parked at thecourt's premises.
The accused were recently arrested at Eiyenkorin area of Ilorin after
allegedly initiating new members.
The police prosecutor, Insp Nasiru Yusuf, had told the court that
the accused were arraigned on a two-count charge of criminal
conspiracy and belonging to a secret cult.
He said the offences were contrary to Section 97 of the Penal Code in
conjunction with Kwara State Legal NotesNo.3 of 2010.
Yusuf also objected to the bail of the accused on the ground that the
alleged offences were not ordinarily bailable.
The prosecutor listed the accused to include Olatunbosun Aree, Lekan
Yemi, Bamidele Segun, Fatahi Wahab, Amodu Abdulrahim, Ajide Olalere,
Jamiu Bamidele, Sodiq Mohammed, Olarewaju Ganiyu, Olatunji Emmanuel
and Saka Safi.
Others, according to Yusuf, are Oyewale Anuoluwapo, Olaitan Oganji,
Sulu Isah, Abdulganiyu Kazeem, Isiaka Sanusi, Ismail Kareem, Ajayi
Jacob, Saliu Gafar, Fatahi Ismail and Ahmed Lawal.
Moshood Raman, Salam Lukman, Tope Atolagbe, Kunle Olalekan, Olayinka
Tolu, Mohammed Ibrahim, Alimi Ibrahim and Yahaya Umar were also
listed.
The defence counsel, Ayinde Obadofin, applied for the bail of the
accused persons on liberal terms.
He submitted that section 36 subsections 5 of the Penal Code presume
the accused innocent until contrary was proved.
The Magistrate, Mr Mohammed Ibrahim, however, ordered that the
accused be remanded in Mondala Prison Yard, Ilorin.
He adjourned the case to Sept. 11 for mention. (NAN)