TWO YEARS OF JAIL FOR A PASTOR AND FIVE OTHERS IN ONDO

Six persons were given two-year prison terms by an Ondo State High Court in Akure for acts of violence and disturbance of the peace in the state’s seaside village of Ayetoro, which is located in the Ilaje Local Government Area.

Oluwambe Ojagbohunmi, who identified himself as the community’s spiritual head, was one of the six prisoners. The other five were Victor Akinluwa, Isaac Ikuyelorimi, Lawrence Lemamu, George Eyekole, and Segun Okenla.

On January 11, 2018, a violent outburst in the riverine village resulted in injuries and property destruction, leading to their arrest by the police. They were also charged with ten counts of violating the peace and inciting violence.

The prosecution, led by Babatunde Falodun, blasted Ojagbohumi, Victor Akinluwa, Isaac Ikuyelorimi, Lawrence Lemamu, George Eyekole, and Segun Okenla on ten counts related to the violence that broke out in Aiyetoro on January 11, 2018.

The prosecution claimed that the convictions’ offenses violated Section 451 of the Criminal Code, Cap. 37, Vol. 1, Laws of Ondo State, 2006.

George Eyekole, one of the prisoners, was accused of trying to kill Olu Obolo during the crisis by shooting him with a gun, in violation of Section 320 of the Criminal Code, Cap. 37, Vol. 1, Laws of Ondo State, 2006.

Despite the fact that the suspects entered not guilty pleas to every allegation brought against them, the court found them guilty of intentionally causing property damage in violation of Section 37 of the Criminal Code and state statutes.

Judge David Kolawole judged the defendants guilty of the crime and sentenced them to two years of hard labor during his ruling.

For trying to kill Obolo during the chaos, the judge explicitly condemned Eyekole to five years in jail and hard labor.

But he did offer them, with the exception of Eyekole, the chance to pay a N50,000 fee for the offenses they had committed. In addition, the judge ordered them to each pay N300,000 as damages for the lost or destroyed goods.