A 23-year-old driver, Habib Gbadamosi, Tuesday was docked before an Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ibadan for allegedly causing the death of a 55-year-old man.
Gbadamosi was arraigned on a count charge of reckless driving; causing death.
The defendant, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge.
The Defence Counsel, D. F. Adesanya asked the court to admit his client to bail on liberal terms.
The Chief Magistrate, Munirat Giwa -Babalola, granted the defendant bail in the sum of N1 million, with one surety in like sum.
The Prosecution Counsel, Insp. Olufemi Omilana told the court that Gbadamosi on July 30, being the driver in charge of one Lexus Saloon car marked: AKD 808 HG allegedly drove it on public highway in a dangerous and reckless manner.
Omilana said Gbadamosi allegedly committed the offence on July 30 about 7:00 a.m. at Poly Junction on Eleyele/ Sango Road, Ibadan,
He said the defendant allegedly having no regard to all circumstances of other road users caused the death of l Oladosu of Surulere area, Sango, Ibadan.
He said the offence contravened Section 3 (E) of Road Traffic Act, Vol. II, Cap 142 of Oyo State, 2000.
Earlier, the Prosecution Counsel, Chinedu Ogada, told the court that the convict committed the offence on July 27.
Ogada said that the complainant, Abdulrrauf Muhammed of the same address reported the matter at the Mabushi Police Station on July 31.
Ogade said on July 27 at about 7:30 p.m. while the complainant travelled to Kano, the convict and three others now at large, criminally trespassed into his house and broke into his room.
He told the court that the convict stole two cell phones, two shorts, two shirts, two caps, but was caught by the security guard while trying to scale the fence.
Ogada said that the convict was handed over to the Police in Mabushi for proper investigation.
The prosecutor added that during the police investigation, the convict made a confessional statement and the caps were recovered from him.
The offence, he said, contravened the provisions of Sections 348 and 288 of the Penal Code.
Babalola adjourned the case until November 14, for hearing.