The suspects in the murder of Kehinde and Bukola Fatinoye, and their son, Oreoluwa Fatinoye, has been remanded in prison by a magistrate court sitting in Abeokuta.
The suspects, Adekanbi Lekan, Odetola Ahmed, Adeniyi Waheed, Fadairo Temitope, Adekanbi Adenike, and Owolaja Anuoluwapo are facing a 11 count charges bordering on conspiracy, murder, felony, arson, setting properties ablaze, stealing, escape from lawful authority, amongst others.
The Police Counsel, Miss Oluwatosin Jackson, moved a motion experte pursuant to sec 306 of administration of criminal Justice laws of Ogun state, praying for an order of the court to remand the defendants.
Jackson prayed the court to remand the defendants for 60 days in the first instance at Oba correctional Centre pending legal advice from the office of the state Director of Public prosecution (DPP).
According to the cousel, the suspected killers, Lekan, Ahmed, and Waheed, committed the offences on Jan. 1, at about 1:30am at Ibara Housing Estate, in Abeokuta.
She said the defendants conspired among themselves and killed Kehinde Fatinoye, a staff with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) by piecing his neck with a knife, and his wife, Bukola Fatinoye, by hitting a sledge hammer on her head.
She also alleged that the defendant also killed the only surviving child of the couple Oreoluwa, by pushing him into Ogun river which lead to his death.
The counsel explained that they stole six phones valued at N1.5million and one Hyundai car valued at N12 million at gun point, from the couples, and later set the couples and the house ablazed.
She noted that Temitope Fadairo, Adenike Adekanbi, Owolabi Anuoluwapo and Usman Azeez compaired among themselves to commit felony to with accessory after the fact of murder
She said Temitope and Adenike assisted lekan in relocating and hiding him at Akinbade area in Obantoko area in Abeokuta, by preventing the police from arresting him, While Azeez and Anuoluwapo conspired among themselves to buy the deceased car stolen from the compound
She however, said the offences committed contravenes section 316,319(1)516,443,324 of the Criminal Code Laws of Ogun 2006 and Sec 1(2)(b) of the robbery and firearms special provisions Act CapRll laws of the federation of Nigeria 2004.
The Chief Magistrate II, Mrs Esther Idowu, however, ordered that
defendants Lakan, Ahmed, Waheed, Anuoluwapo and Azeez to be remanded in Oba correctional centre
While Temitope and Adenike, were remanded in Ibara Correctional Center for 60 days, pending legal advice from the office of the state Director of Public prosecution (DPP).
She thereafter, adjorned the case until April 17 for mention.
