Crime


For allegedly beating a school teacher mercilessly, a 20- year - old bricklayer , Adeojo Sodiq , was yesterday docked at an Osun Magistrates ’ court sitting in Ede, Ede North local government area of Osun State .
The prosecutor , Opeyemi Adebayo , told the court that Sodiq and his gang members , who are currently at large on 22 January , beat , one Mrs Inaolaji Sadiat Adekilekun, a teacher at CAC Government Schools , Talafia Ede to a point she was hospitalized.
According to him , the accused person committed the offences that bothered on assault , breach of public peace and conspiracy .
Adebayo said Sodiq and his accomplices stormed Mrs Adekilekun ’ s school and beat her mercilessly because the teacher was alleged to have disciplined a sibling of the suspect ( Sodiq ) , who reported the beating to the suspect ( his brother ) at home .
The accused , however , pleaded not guilty to the charges leveled against him and his Defence Counsel , Prince Niran Ojekale applied for his bail in the most liberal terms .
Ojekale assured the court that the suspect would not jump bail if granted, explaining that the biological father of the accused was in the court and his aunt had already volunteered to stand as surety .
The prosecutor , however , opposed the bail application on the ground that his command was still intensifying efforts to apprehend other members of the gang who were still at large adding that the victim ( Mrs Adekilekun) was still in the hospital receiving medical treatment .
Ruling on the matter , the magistrate , Mrs I . O Oyebadejo , granted Sodiq bail in the sum of N 100 , 000 with one surety in the like sum .
Oyebadejo added that the surety must be gainfully employed and must be resident within the court jurisdiction as she adjourned the case till February 18 for hearing .