Court remands ex-police inspector accused of killing Kolade Johnson

Inspector accused of killing Kolade Johnson
Dismissed policeman accused of killing Kolade Johnson

Dismissed police inspector, Ogunyemi Olalekan, charged for fatally shooting a football fan, Kolade Johnson, has been remanded in prison by an Ebute Meta Magistrates’ Court in Lagos.

Magistrate A.O. Salawu on Friday ordered that Ogunyemi be remanded at Ikoyi Prisons, pending advice from State Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).

Ogunyemi’s arraignment comes after the police recommended him for dismissal on Thursday after being found guilty in an Orderly Room Trial.

Police prosecutor, Kehinde Olatunde, had told the court that the defendant committed the offence on March 31, at 5.10 p.m., at Onipetesi Estate, Idi-Mangoro, Lagos.

He also said Ogunyemi, a resident of No. 17, Alhaji Ede Street, Igando, shot 36-year-old Johnson with an Ak47 rifle.

The prosecutor said the offence contravened the provisions of Section 223 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015. Section 223 stipulates a death sentence if convicted.

Magistrate Salawu ordered that the dismissed inspector be remanded for 30 days. The case was then adjourned until May 6.