Oyo park leader Auxillary arraigned for destroying Tinubu’s billboard

Bola Tinubu

Oyo State Police Command on Thursday arraigned the chairman of the state park management system Mukaila Lamidi aka Auxiliary before a Chief Magistrate’s Court in Ibadan.

Auxillary was arraigned on charges of conspiracy, wilful and unlawful damage.

Police prosecutor Sunday Fatola told the court that Auxiliary and others at large on November 13, 2022, around 6.50pm at Igboora in Ibarapa zone of the state, conspired and willfully destroyed billboards bearing the pictures of the 2023 presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu; the party’s governorship candidate in the state, Senator Teslim Folarin, and a House of Representatives candidate.

The group was also alleged to have destroyed billboards at Omi-Adio in Ibadan on November 13, 2022 at 11am.

Auxillary, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges.

Chief Magistrate Taiwo Oladiran granted him bail in the sum of N500,000 with two sureties in like sum.

The matter was adjourned till February 2, 2023 for hearing.