The Ogun State Police Command on Wednesday, arraigned a 54-year-old former deputy speaker, Dare Kadiri, over an alleged threat to lives and causing a breach of peace. Kadiri was dragged to court 24-hours after he blocked the gate to the State House of Assembly located in the governor’s office, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta. The prosecutor, Inspector Lawrence Olu-Balogun told the court that the defendant committed the offence on Tuesday at about 8:40 am at the Ogun State House of Assembly in Oke-Mosan. The prosecutor said that the defendant told the police that the court had given a judgement asking him to resume as a lawmaker. He said that the defendant claimed he came to resume office, going by the judgement delivered by the Ogun state High Court.

Source: Punch May 24, 2023 22:20 UTC