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Former House of Assembly Speaker Sent to Prison Over Attempted Murder
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Former House of Assembly Speaker Sent to Prison Over Attempted Murder

by  Ridwan Adeola 2 min read
  • An Ado-Ekiti Magistrates’ court has ordered the imprisonment of a former speaker of Ekiti House of Assembly, Dele Olugbemi
  • The court directed that Olugbemi be remanded in Ado-Ekiti Correctional Centre over alleged fraud and attempted murder
  • Olugbemi is facing a four-count charge of conspiracy, fraud, attempted murder, and threat of violence

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Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti state - A former Speaker of the Ekiti state House of Assembly, Dele Olugbemi, has been sent to jail over alleged fraud and attempted murder.

Olugbemi was remanded by an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court, on Monday, June 5, The Punch reported.

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An Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court has ordered the remand of a former Speaker of Ekiti House of Assembly, Dele Olugbemi over alleged fraud and attempted murder. Photo credit: Nigeria Police Force
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How former speaker landed in trouble

The former speaker, 48, was alleged to have threatened violence against and attempted to murder Chief Ogunyemi Aluko and one other person, the News Agency of Nigeria also reported.

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Saka Afunso, the Chief Magistrate, ordered the remand of the defendant in the Ado-Ekiti Correctional Centre, pending the issuance of legal advice.

His case was also adjourned the case till Monday, July 3, for mention.

Chief Aluko, a leader of Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC) in Ekiti had petitioned the police alleging that the ex-speaker defrauded him of four hundred thousand naira and in order not to pay back, he had continued to send some persons to kill him.

The last straw that broke the camel’s back was recently when some of the boys allegedly sent by Olugbemi attacked the OPC leader with bottles, hence his decision to approach security agents.

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Legit.ng earlier reported that a herbalist slumped to death while allegedly making love to a pastor's wife in a hotel in Ikere, a small community in Ekiti state.

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The incident happened when the pastor's wife and the herbalist met.

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Legit.ng also reported that Prince Omoniyi Ademola Stephen was sentenced to death by hanging by an Ekiti state high court sitting in Ado Ekiti for killing a monarch, Oba Gbadebo Ibitoye Olowoselu.

Recall that the convict committed the crime in Odo Oro Ekiti in Ikole local government area in August 2018.

Source: Legit.ng

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Ridwan Adeola (Current Affairs Editor) Ridwan Adeola Yusuf is a content creator with more than nine years of experience, He is also a Current Affairs Editor at Legit.ng. He holds a Higher National Diploma in Mass Communication from the Polytechnic Ibadan, Oyo State (2014). Ridwan previously worked at Africa Check, contributing to fact-checking research works within the organisation. He is an active member of the Academic Excellence Initiative (AEI). In March 2024, Ridwan completed the full Google News Initiative Lab workshop and his effort was recognised with a Certificate of Completion. Email: ridwan.adeola@corp.legit.ng.

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