Kayode Akingbade
Imole Emmanuel, A 33-year-old dry cleaner, in prison custody by an
Ado Ekiti Chief Magistrate’s Court has remanded for assaulting a police
corporal, Kayode Akingbade.
He is also being held for conducting himself in a manner likely to cause breach of public peace.
Daily Post reports that the suspect who was slammed with a
three-count charge on June 13 at about 5.30 pm, is accused of pouring
hot soup on Akingbade’s face and police uniform, and also attempted to
snatch his service rifle.
The charge sheet reads: “That you Emmanuel Imole ‘m’ on
13/06/2016 at about 5 .30 pm at Baptist junction, Ilawe Road, Ado Ekiti
in the Ado Ekiti Magisterial District did threaten with violence one Cpl
Akingbade Kayode attached to New Iyin Road Police Station, Ado Ekiti by
pouring hot stew on his face and police uniform before trying to
struggle with his rifle and thereby committed an offence contrary to and
punishable under Section 86(1) of the Criminal Code Cap C16 Vol. 1 Laws
of Ekiti State of Nigeria 2012.
“That you Emmanuel Imole ‘m’ on the same date, time and place
in the aforesaid magisterial district did conduct yourself in a manner
likely to cause a breach of peace by pouring hot stew on the face and
his police uniform and thereby committed an offence contrary to and
punishable under Section 249(d) of the Criminal Code Cap C16 Vol. 1 Laws
of Ekiti State Nigeria 2012.
“That you Emmanuel Imole ‘m’ on the same date, time and place
in the aforesaid magisterial district did assault one Cpl Akingbade
Kayode while eating at Nike Food Canteen located at Baptist junction,
Ilawe Road, Ado Ekiti by pouring hot stew on his face and on his uniform
and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under
Section 356(1) of the Criminal Code Cap 16 Vol. 1 Laws of Ekiti State
Nigeria 2012.”
Policemen were said to be on surveillance around Baptist College
area on Ilawe Road and the suspect was ordered to leave their area to
allow the cops carry out their operation.
Akingbade was said to have dashed to the canteen to eat about 30
minutes later only for the suspect to trace him there and allegedly
carried out the attack.
At the sitting held Monday, police prosecutor, Bankole Olasunkanmi,
disclosed that five witnesses have been lined up to give evidence
against the accused person but only three including the nominal
complainant were in court.
Olasunkanmi prayed the court for a short adjournment to enable him study the case file and assemble his witnesses.
Defence counsel, Gbenga Alabadan, urged the court to admit the
accused person to bail, stressing that the presumption of innocence was
still in favour of his client.
He therefore prayed for bail for the accused person.
Presiding Chief Magistrate, Idowu Ayenimo, in his ruling, said
there was not enough ground placed before the court by the defence
counsel to justify the bail for the accused.
Ayenimo ordered the defence counsel to approach the court with written bail application for the accused.
He ordered the accused to be remanded in prison custody and adjourned the case to July 7.
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