Taybat Ade-Ola
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There was a confusion today at the Ondo State High Court premises when a chieftaincy title holder, Oba-Aja of Ijaja Arigidi Akoko, Mallam Gani Ashiru was arrested and remanded at Olokuta prison without his trial.
Mallam Ashiru was arrested by the police few days ago for allegedly parading himself as a king in the town but efforts by his lawyers to secure his bail at high court-3 failed due to absence of the presiding judge in the case.
This, according to Positive FM made some indigenes and elders from Arigidi at the court premises to stage a protest accusing the judiciary of persecuting their monarch.
One of the protesters, Mr Tafa Otata called the Ondo state government and the state chief Judge to intervene in the case to prevent breach of peaceful coexistence at Arigidi-Akoko.
In an interview, counsel to the Oba-aja, Mr Bayo Olorunmeke described the arrest and remand of his client as unlawful because the case was already at the Appeal court and the state high court had no power to sit on the suit again.
Mallam Ashiru was arrested by the police few days ago for allegedly parading himself as a king in the town but efforts by his lawyers to secure his bail at high court-3 failed due to absence of the presiding judge in the case.
This, according to Positive FM made some indigenes and elders from Arigidi at the court premises to stage a protest accusing the judiciary of persecuting their monarch.
One of the protesters, Mr Tafa Otata called the Ondo state government and the state chief Judge to intervene in the case to prevent breach of peaceful coexistence at Arigidi-Akoko.
In an interview, counsel to the Oba-aja, Mr Bayo Olorunmeke described the arrest and remand of his client as unlawful because the case was already at the Appeal court and the state high court had no power to sit on the suit again.
