Suspected Killers of Ogun Broadcaster Remanded for 60 Days

A Chief Magistrate’s Court sitting in Abeokuta, Ogun State, on Monday ordered the remand of three suspected killers of a retired broadcaster, Mrs. Kitan Oyesiku, and her security guard, Pelumi Adetayo.

Oyesiku, a former staff member of Ogun State Television (OGTV), and her security guard were reportedly murdered at her residence in Abeokuta on a Saturday in June.

It was gathered that an odour emanating from the building attracted the attention of residents, who alerted the police the next day.

The police command in the state later arrested three suspects in connection with the crime, including Sodeinde Olajuwon Philip, 22, a former security guard employed by the deceased; Sakirudeen Abdulraheem Ayoola, 27; and Sobu Obafunsho, 36.

However, the three suspects appeared on Monday before Chief Magistrate O. T. Odubanjo following an ex parte application filed by the police, seeking their remand for 60 days, at first instance, pending the Director of Public Prosecution’s (DPP) advice for their arraignment before a court of competent jurisdiction.

A legal officer at the State Police Headquarters, Eleweran, Abeokuta, A. S. Abiodun, moved the application dated July 6.

According to him, the application was supported by a 24-paragraph affidavit deposed to by ASP Ilufoye Saka, attached to the Homicide Section of the Police Command.

He told the court that 17 exhibits were also attached to the application.

The legal officer added that he had filed a written address in support of the application, adopting the same as his argument in the case.

“I humbly urge my Lord to grant our application in the interest of justice,” he said.

Delivering the ruling, the Chief Magistrate granted the relief as prayed for by the police counsel.

The Magistrate ordered that the three suspects be remanded at the Nigerian Correctional Centre, Oba, for 60 days in the first instance.

The court thereafter adjourned the matter until September 10, 2026.

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