The Army Officer was murdered on December 12, 2016, allegedly by the defendants at the Commandant Quarters within the school’s premises in Bode Igbo, Apata, Ibadan.
The accused persons, who were arraigned on April 28, 2017, on a five-count charge bordering on murder and armed robbery are: Agada Solomon Emmanuel, Taiwo Adeniyi, Bibisoye Kehinde, Ewere Andrew, Udobata Orusa-Uzie, and Ephraim Obi.
All the accused persons whose pleas were not taken, have since arraignment been remanded at the Agodi Prison custody.
According to the prosecution in the charge marked I/87c/2017 before Justice Segun Olagunju of the Ring Road High Court 6, the defendants allegedly “committed the offence at 6.15 a.m on December 12, 2016 at Commandant Quarters of the Command Secondary School, Apata, Ibadan in the Ibadan Judicial Division, by conspiring to commit felony to with murder, and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section.324 of the Criminal Code, Cap 38, Vol. II, Laws of Oyo State, 2000”.
On count 2, they allegedly “caused the death of Colonel Anthony Ekok Okeyin by breaking his skull, thereby committing an offence of murder contrary to Section 316 and punishable under Section 319″ of the same Criminal Code.
On the count of robbery, the defendants allegedly did conspire to commit felony, armed robbery, using offensive weapon, that is, cutlass, to rob the deceased of his Samsung X4 and cash sum of N45, 000. Their offence, according to the prosecution, was contrary to and punishable under Section 1(2)(a) and (b) of the Robbery and Firearms (Special Provisions) Act, Cap RII, Vol. 14, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004”.
