Ekiti magistrate court allegedly remands man in prison for attempting to murder Fayose

Ekiti magistrate court allegedly remands man in prison for attempting to murder Fayose

- An Ekiti state magistrate court has allegedly ordered that a certain Ahamed Kolo, a driver, be remanded in jail, for attempting to murder Governor Fayose

- Kolo had allegedly attempted to murder the Ekiti state governor with his car, on September 24, 2017

- The presiding magistrate, Dolapo Akosile, reportedly ordered that the defendant be remanded till October 9, 2017

A 35-year-old driver, Ahamed Kolo, was allegedly arraigned before a magistrates’ court in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti state, for attempting to murder Governor Ayodele Fayose.

According to reports, Kolo had allegedly tried to kill the governor, by hitting him with his car.

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Legit.ng gathers that the incident allegedly occurred at Ijigbo street in Ado-Ekiti, on Sunday, September 24.

The prosecutor, Monica Ikebuilo, argued that the alleged crime contravened Section 320 of the Criminal Code, Cap C 16, Laws of Ekiti state, 2008.

The presiding magistrate, Dolapo Akosile, reportedly ordered that Kolo be remanded in jail until October 9.

Akosile further ordered for the case file to be duplicated and sent to the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions for legal advice.

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Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) alleged that Aisha Buhari could actually plot the assassination of Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti state, for exposing her secrets.

The opposition party made its comments in reaction to Mrs. Buhari’s tweet, where she described the Ekiti governor as a mad dog, following allegations made by him that she was involved in a corruption scandal.

Watch this Legit.ng TV video asking Nigerians who they would vote for in 2019- Buhari or Fayose?

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