A Federal High Court sitting in Osogbo on Thursday remanded Oyeyemi Olalekan, popularly called Emir at the Ile-Ife Correctional Centre.
Emir is facing charges bordering on murder, kidnapping and armed robbery.
He is to be re-arraigned on March 5 for the continuation of his case.
OSUN DEFENDER reports that Emir was arrested by the Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the Osun State Police command in September 2023.
Following his arrest, he was swiftly transferred to the Force Headquarters in Abuja.
The Command had issued a wanted notice for Olalekan on July 2, 2022, on charges of murder, cultism, and armed robbery.
He was appointed by Governor Ademola Adeleke as a member of the state’s Transport Disciplinary Committee in January 2023.
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