BY ABDULWAHAB ABDULAH,
ONOZURE DANIA & SAVIOUR
UDOFA
LAGOS — The dismissed
Divisional Police Officer, DPO,
of Yaya-Abatan, Agege Police
Station, Lagos, Segun
Fabunmi, was yesterday
ordered to be remanded in
Kirikiri prison by an Ikeja
High Court after he was
formally arraigned for
murder of Adedamola
Daramola and causing bodily
injury to some protesters
against the removal of fuel
subsidy in January last year.
Fabunmi who was docked
before Justice Olabisi
Akinlade was charged by the
state government.
He, however, pleaded not
guilty to the seven-count
charge preferred against
him.
The state prosecution led by
the Director of Public
Prosecution, DPP, Mrs Olabisi
Ogungbesan, in the charge,
alleged that Fabunmi
committed the offence of
murder, which contravened
Section 221 of the Criminal
Law, No. 11, 2011, at about
9.30 a.m on January 9, 2012
at Yaya-Abatan area of
Agege, Lagos.
He was also accused of
attempted murder and
causing grievous bodily
harm on some of the
protesters in contravention
of sections 228 and 243 of
the same law.
The prosecution alleged that
the ex-police officer
murdered Daramola and
attempted to murder others,
adding that he also caused
bodily injury to three others
by shooting at them with his
AK 47 rifle.
Fabunmi was accused of
attempting to kill and
inflicting grievous bodily
harm on Alimi Abubakar,
Egbujor Samuel, Chizorba
Odoh by separately shooting
at them with his gun.
He allegedly shot Abubakar
and Samuel on their left legs
and Odoh on his right index
finger.
Subsequently, his plea was
taken and his lawyer, Mr. Ike
Okafor, prayed the court to
move his bail application,
which was turned down by
the trial judge, who said it
was not ripe for hearing.
The judge ordered the
accused to be remanded in
Kirikiri Maximum Prison, and
adjourned the hearing of the
application till June 14.