Thirteeen suspected cultists,
who allegedly murdered two men before dumping their bodies in a river,
were on Thursday in Lagos remanded in Ikoyi Prisons.
An
Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates' Court which rejected their plea, said
they should be kept behind bars pending advice from the Director of
Public Prosecutions (DPP).
The accused are: Ismail
Bello, 26; Shola Jaiyeola, 28; Kabiru Wahab, 23; Akeem Adeyemo, 36;
Monsuru Ojopagogon, 29; David Lasisi, 35 and Bayo Bakare, 30.
Others
are Daniel Yosue, 30; Ademola Ayelabowo, 27; Joshua Udoh, 20; Daniel
Adeyemi, 28; Saheed Mohammed, 25; and Wasiu Aborisade, 40.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports
that the 13 accused are facing a six-count charge bordering on
conspiracy, murder, membership of unlawful society, breach of peace and
causing grievous harm.
According to the
prosecutor, Cpl. Iyobosa Onaiwu, the offences were committed on Sept. 27
at about 9.00 p.m. at Maidan Junction, Mile 12, Lagos.
Two
of the accused -- Mohammed and Adeyemi -- allegedly killed one Tunde
and Okesola Yusuf before dumping their bodies in the Maidan River in
Mile 12, he said.
Onaiwu said the accused,
believed to be members of Eye Confraternity and Federal Boys cult, had
been terrorising the public and dispossessing them of their valuables.
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