An Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan, on Friday remanded a 31-year-old man, Oluwatimileyin Mesioye, in a correctional facility in Ibadan over alleged attempted murder.
Mesioye, whose address was not provided, was charged with attempted murder and unlawful escape from Police custody.
The Magistrate, Mrs. Olasinmibo Sanusi-Zubair, did not take the plea of the defendant for lack of jurisdiction. She, instead, directed the Police to return the case file to the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) for legal advice. She, thereafter, adjourned the case until Oct. 22, for mention.
Earlier, the Prosecutor, Insp Oladejo Balogun, had told the court that the defendant committed the offences sometime in September 2023 at about 3.30PM at Iroko Police post, Moniya.
Balogun alleged that the defendant unlawfully attempted to cause the death of one Kabiru Olaniyi by hitting him with a stick on the head.
He said the defendant also, on the same day, unlawfully escaped from lawful custody of the Police after he was charged with the offence of attempted murder.
According to the prosecutor, the offences contravene Sections 320 and 135 of the Criminal Laws of Oyo State, 2000. (NAN)
