A magistrate court sitting in Abeokuta, Ogun State has remanded the suspected killers of a family of three,Mr. Kehinde Fatinoye, 57, his wife, Mrs. Bukola Fatinoye, 50, and their only child, Oreoluwa, 26.
The suspects, Lekan Adekanbi, 27; Ahmed Odetola, 29; Waheed Adeniyi, 23; Temitope Fadairo, 26; Adenike Adekanbi, 50 and Anuoluwapo Owolaja, 25 are all facing an 11-count charge, bordering on conspiracy, murder, felony, arson, setting property ablaze, stealing and escape from a lawful authority, amongst others.
In her submission, the Police counsel Oluwatosin Jackson, while moving a motion ex-parte pursuant to Section 306 of Administration of Criminal Justice Laws of Ogun State, 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).
She said that the suspected killers, Adekanbi, Odetola, and Adeniyi, committed the offenses on Jan. 1, at about 1:30 a.m. at Ibara Housing Estate in Abeokuta.
The counsel said that the defendants conspired among themselves and killed Mr. Kehinde Fatinoye, 57, by piercing his neck with a knife and Mrs. Bukola Fatinoye, 50, by hitting a hammer on her head.
Jackson further stated that the defendants also killed the only surviving child of the couple, Oreoluwa, 26, by pushing him into the Ogun river, which led to his death.
She explained that they also stole six phones, valued at N1.5 million, and one Hyundai car, valued at N12 million from the couple at gunpoint and later set the couple and their house ablaze.
The council noted that Fadairo, Adekanbi, Owolabi, and Usman Azeez conspired among themselves to commit a felony, to wit: accessory after the fact of murder.
She said that Fadairo and Adekanbi assisted Lekan Adekanbi in relocating and hiding him at the Akinbade area of Obantoko area in Abeokuta by preventing the police from arresting him.
The counsel also said that Azeez and Owolaja conspired among themselves to buy the deceased’s car stolen from their compound.
According to her, the offenses contravene Sections 316, 319(1), 516, 443, and 324 of the Criminal Code, Laws of Ogun State, 2006, and Section 1(2)(b) of the Robbery and Firearms (Special Provisions) Act, Cap. Rll, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.
In her ruling, Chief Magistrate II, Mrs. Esther Idowu, ordered that the defendants Adekanbi, Odetola, Adeniyi, Owolaja, and Azeez be remanded in Oba correctional center while Fadairo and Adenike Adekanbi be remanded in Ibara Correctional Centre for 60 days, pending legal advice from the office of the state Director of Public Prosecution (DPP).
Afterward, she adjourned the case till April 17 for mention.
