The prosecution in the murder trial of Mukaila Lamidi, the former Chairman of the Oyo State chapter of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, on Thursday tendered a Peugeot 607, Nissan Micra and a gun as exhibits before the court.
Lamidi, Saheed Kareem, Taiwo Tijani, Abu Kareem and Kazeem Kayode are facing a three-count charge of conspiracy, attempted murder and murder in an Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan.
The defendants were charged with the murder of Adekunle Oladipupo on March 2, 2014, at Iwo Road, Ibadan.
Idowu Akeem , the Investigating Police Officer and prosecution witness, while testifying before the court, identified the exhibits as the ones used by the defendants in the murder of Oladipupo.
Led in his testimony by Tajudeen Abdulganiyu, the state Director of Public Prosecution, Akeem said the vehicles and gun were used by the defendants in the commission of the offences.
The counsel to the defence, Olalekan Ojo, however, did not oppose the admission of the exhibits tendered before the court.
During cross-examination by Ojo, the IPO said the Peugeot 607 belonging to Lamidi was recovered from Alhaji Aremu Kabir, a car dealer, after the murder.
Akeem said Lamidi had instructed Kabir to sell the Peugeot 607, which had been sighted at the scene of the murder of Oladipupo.
The policeman said he recognised the car because one Alhaji Saheed Adigun, who saw the defendants with the car during the commission of the crime, described it to him.
Akeem said the Peugeot 607 car was recovered from Kabir at Iwo Road during patrol surveillance in the area.
Justice Eni Esan adjourned the case to June 23 for continuation of hearing.
At the arraignment last year, the prosecutor said that the defendants also attempted to kill one Akeem Agbaje at 9.45pm at the Iwo Road Motor-Park, Ibadan.
Abdulganiyu said that the offences contravened Sections 516, 316 and 320 of the Criminal Code, Laws of Oyo State of Nigeria, 2000.
The defendants had pleaded not guilty to the charges and had since been in prison custody.
NAN.