Man faces court for alleged possession of human skull
Olarewaju Abiodun, 35, has been charged with possession of a human skull in Ado-Ekiti. He pleaded not guilty and was granted bail.
The Nigerian police brought a 35-year-old man named Olarewaju Abiodun before a chief magistrate’s court in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, on Tuesday. He is accused of unlawfully possessing a human skull.
The man is facing one charge of conspiracy to commit a crime. He pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The prosecutor, Akinwale Oriyomi, an assistant superintendent of police, told the court that the accused and others who are not present committed the crime on 29 June at Aisegba-Ekiti, in the Ode-Ekiti Magisterial District.
Mr. Oriyomi claimed that Olarewaju conspired with others to unlawfully possess a dry human skull. This act goes against Section 421 of the Criminal Law of Ekiti State, 2021.
The prosecutor asked the court for more time to review the case file and gather his witnesses.
The defence lawyer, Ayorinde Busuyi, requested the court to grant the defendant bail, assuring that he would not abscond.
The chief magistrate in charge, Abayomi Adosun, approved bail for the defendant at N200,000. He also requested two sureties.
The court has set the next hearing for 17 August.
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