A magistrate’s court in Lagos has
ordered that Olalekan Ogunyemi, the dismissed police officer who killed Kolade
Johnson, be kept at Ikoyi prison.
AO Salawu, the magistrate, gave
the order when Ogunyemi was arraigned before him on Friday.
He said the dismissed officer
will remain in the prison, pending advice from the state director of public
prosecutions (DPP).
Kehinde Olatunde, the prosecutor,
had told the court that the defendant who lives
at 17, Alhaji Ede street, Igando, used his Ak-47 rifle to gun down
Johnson.
He said the offence contravened
the provisions of Section 223 of the criminal law of Lagos state, 2015, adding
that section 223 stipulates a death sentence if convicted.
He also informed the court that
he had a remand application order by the police to remand the defendant for the
next 30 days.
Sola Adeyemi, counsel to the
defendant, however, urged the court to instead remand the defendant for the
next 14 days as against the application of the prosecutor, but the plea was not
taken by the court.
The magistrate granted the
application of the prosecutor and ordered that Ogunyemi should be behind bars
for 30 days.
He then adjourned the case till
May 6.
A stray bullet had hit the
deceased during a raid by the anti-cultism unit of the police command at
Onipetesi, Lagos-Abeokuta road, on Sunday.
Following a nationwide outrage,
the police identified Ogunyemi and Godwin Orji, a sergeant, as suspects who
carried out the shooting.
Ogunyemi was found guilty after
an orderly room trial that started on Monday, and he was eventually dismissed
from the police force on Thursday.
adeyinka grandson come and carry your brother and update your statistics on extra judicial killing in lagos. Olalekan Ogunyemi the police man that killed Kolade Johnson(may his soul RIP) is a yoruba man ooooooo. Leave Ndigbo alone and stop attracting the wrath of God upon you and your family. Stop or calamity will befall you. If you are a Christian go to your bible and read up on all those that fought the Israelites.
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