Tajudeen Bello and Luck Solomon — who allegedly murdered Mr. Bunmi Ojo, Commissioner in the Federal Character Commission, were on Monday in Ado Ekiti remanded in prison on the orders of an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court. The accused — Bello, 22, and Solomon, 32 — are facing two counts of murder and membership of a cult. According to him, the duo conspired and murdered the politician, a personal assistant to a former governor of Ekiti, Mr. Segun Oni. Okunade asked the court to remand the accused in prison pending advice from the State Director of Public Prosecutions. In his ruling, Chief Magistrate Adesoji Adegboye remanded the duo in prison and adjourned the case until Sept. 19 for the DPP’s advice.

Source: Punch August 27, 2018 14:48 UTC