An Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State on Wednesday
remanded a member of the Oodua Peoples Congress, Ismaila Ramon, in
prison over the alleged killing of a socialite, Alhaji Abdulkarim
Kadri.
The Chief Magistrate, S.O. Solebo, remanded the accused at the Ikoyi
Prisons pending a legal advice from the State Director of Public
Prosecutions.
The court did not take the plea of the OPC member.
Ramon, 30, who resides at 22, Akosile Street Ijora, Badia, is facing a
charge of manslaughter.
The prosecutor, Inspector R. Odigie, said that the accused committed
the crime on August 4 at Gaskia College in Badia at a prayer meeting
by some Muslim faithful during the Ramadan.
He said that the accused was one of the OPC members employed to
maintain peace and order during the Ramadan prayer.
According to Odigie, the accused arbitrarily shot his dane gun and a
bullet hit Kadri, 72.
The prosecutor said that the offence committed contravened Section 222
of the Criminal Law of Lagos State 2011.
Section 222 provides that a person who unlawfully kills another in
circumstance which does not constitute murder is guilty of
manslaughter and liable to life imprisonment.
The magistrate adjourned the case to October 9 for mention.
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