Ogun: 5 Egba Chiefs jailed for 6 months
A Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Isabo area of Abeokuta, Ogun State, yesterday, sentenced five Egba Chiefs to six months imprisonment for maliciously damaging the sealed letter and removing the caution tape placed on Ogboni Igbore house, which was pasted by the Abeokuta South local government area. The five Igbore Chiefs are Anthony Ogunseye, 55, (Apena of Igbore), Ajasa Enisemo, 67, Saheed Sanusi, 50, Oludotun Oliyide, 60, and Fatai Mutairu, 63. They were sentenced to six months imprisonment each. They were convicted on a four-count-charge of conspiracy, malicious damage, conduct likely to cause breach of peace and stealing. Delivering the judgment, the presiding Magistrate, Mrs E. O. Ogunyemi, said that the prosecutor had proved beyond reasonable doubt that the convict were guilty as charged. Ogunyemi also held that the evidence, presented by the prosecutor, was tenable and therefore sentenced each of the chiefs to six months imprisonment, with an option of N50,000 fin...