An Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Monday remanded five suspected cult members at the Ikoyi Prisons over the alleged murder of a rival member.
The accused are Ayodeji Olusegun, 23; Jide Shittu, 22; Caleb Abidemi, 22; Olaitan Gbadebo, 26; and Samuel Edward, 21.
They are facing a three-count charge of conspiracy, unlawful killing and belonging to an unlawful society.
However, the court did not take the pleas of the accused.
The Chief Magistrate, O.A. Komolafe, ordered that the accused be remanded in custody, pending legal advice from the Office of the State Director of Public Prosecutions.
Komolafe, thereafter, adjourned the case till April 19 for mention.
Earlier, the Prosecutor, Inspector Frank Inah, said that the crime was committed on March 1 at about 11.30pm at 5, Oluwoanoju Street, Igbogbo, Ikorodu, Lagos.
He said that the accused, who belonged to an unlawful society known as “Aye Confraternity,” with other members of the group engaged in a bloody fight with members of a rival Eiye group.
Inah said that during the fight, cutlasses and bottles were used and the deceased was stabbed, which led to his death.
According to him, the offence committed contravened Sections 42, 221, 231 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.
Section 221 provides that subject to the provisions of any other law, a person who commits murder shall be sentenced to death.
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