Man Arraigned For Threatening To Kill Magistrate In Ondo

A middle-aged man, Paul Oyewole, has been arraigned before a Chief Magistrate Court in Ondo town by the Ondo State Police Command for allegedly threatening to kill a magistrate, Mrs Mosunmola Ikujuni.

Oyewole was alleged to have threatened to kill the magistrate following a disagreement between them.

Osun Defender gathered that the defendant was arraigned before the court on a two-count charge.

Police prosecutor, Mr Bernard Olagbayi, told the court that the defendant committed the offences on July 21, 2023, at Oka in Ondo town, Ondo State.

According to the charge, “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.

Magistrate, Mrs Charity Adeyanju, in his ruling granted bail to the defendant in the sum of N500,000, with two sureties in like sum and adjourned the case to November 16, 202,3 for hearing.

• Kazeem Badmus