Lagos Re-arraigned Four Policemen For Manslaughter
The Lagos State government Thursday re-arraigned four policemen before a state high court in Ikeja for alleged manslaughter.
The policemen, sergeant Sunday Ogunyemi -40, Inspector Surulere Irede-46, Corporals Hezekiah Babatunde and Onifade Abimbola, 38 were accused of killing one Olayode Ayoade in cold blood.
They were re-arraigned on a one count charge bordering on manslaughter brought against them by the Lagos state government through the Minister of Justice.
According to the state, the defendants and one Onifade Abimbola, 38, still at large, are facing a one count charge of manslaughter.
The policemen who pleaded not guilty to the charge were said to have committed the offence on July 24, 2014, at about 12:00hrs.
The judge had adjourned the case til November 16, 2016, for hearing of their bail application.
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