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Man lands in trouble for threatening to kill judge in Ondo

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1 year ago

October 7, 2023

A man identified as Paul Oyewole has been arraigned by the Nigerian Police Force (NPF) before a Chief Magistrate Court in Ondo town for allegedly making threats to kill Magistrate Mrs Mosunmola Ikujuni.

The defendant was arrested by the state police command and subsequently charged with two counts.

During the arraignment, the police prosecutor, Bernard Olagbayi, informed the court that the defendant committed the offences on July 21, 2023, at Oka in Ondo town, Ondo State.

The charges against Oyewole state that he wrote a threatening letter to kill Magistrate Mosunmola Ikujuni if she refused to listen to his warning, and that he corruptly promised to give her money or a recharge card to favour him in a case in which he was a defendant.

The charges read in court say: “That you, Paul Oyewole, on July 21, 2023, at Oka, Ondo in the Ondo Magisterial District, did write a threat letter to kill his worship, Magistrate Mosunmola Ikujuni, if she refuses to listen to your warning and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 323 of the Criminal Code Cap 37 Vol. 1 Laws of the Ondo State of Nigeria 2006.

That you, Paul Oyewole, on the same date, time, and place in the aforementioned magisterial district, corruptly promised to give, Magistrate Mosunmola Ikujuni money or recharge card to favour you in a case with charge number MOD/21c/2023, Commissioner of Police vs Paul Oyewole, in which you are a defendant, and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 98a(b) of the Criminal Code Cap 37 Vol. 1 Laws of Ondo State of Nigeria 2006.”

The defendant, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges preferred against him.

In his ruling, the magistrate, Charity Adeyanju, granted bail to the defendant in the sum of N500,000, with two sureties in like sum and adjourned the case to November 16, 2023, for hearing.