{"id":8396,"date":"2013-08-15T13:39:49","date_gmt":"2013-08-15T13:39:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/disnaija.com\/nigerian-newspapers\/murder-court-to-consolidate-cases-involving-ekiti-apc-chair\/"},"modified":"2013-08-15T13:39:49","modified_gmt":"2013-08-15T13:39:49","slug":"murder-court-to-consolidate-cases-involving-ekiti-apc-chair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disnaija.com\/murder-court-to-consolidate-cases-involving-ekiti-apc-chair\/","title":{"rendered":"Murder: Court to consolidate cases involving Ekiti APC chair"},"content":{"rendered":"
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An Ado-Ekiti Magistrates\u2019 Court has ordered the consolidation of two cases on the murder of a Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, member, Mr. Ayo Jeje, in Erijiyan-Ekiti, Ekiti West Local Government Area of Ekiti State on March 31.<\/p>\n

While Chief Magistrates\u2019 Court 111 headed by Chief Magistrate Simeon Ojo, is trying the state Interim Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, for the murder, Magistrates\u2019 Court 1 is handling the case of four others allegedly involved in the killing.<\/p>\n

In his ruling yesterday, Ojo said the two cases would be consolidated because they were on the same matter.<\/p>\n

Subsequently, the magistrate ruled that the matter be transferred to Chief Magistrates\u2019 Court 1 for mention on October 18, 2013.<\/p>\n

Ojo agreed with the oral application by the prosecutor, the Deputy Director, Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, DPP, Mr. O. P. Alabi; that since Chief Magistrates\u2019 Court 1 was also hearing similar matter against the accused, there was need to consolidate the matters so that energy would not be dissipated unnecessarily.<\/p>\n

Jeje, a former member of the defunct Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, was shot dead on the eve of his defection to PDP in Erijiyan-Ekiti, while others including 70-year-old Mrs. Juliana Adewumi, who later died at the Federal Medical Centre, Ido- Ekiti, sustained gunshot injuries in the attack on PDP members.<\/p>\n

Consequently, Awe and four others were charged with murder, attempted murder, conspiracy and disruption of public peace.<\/p>\n

Alabi had filed another oral application for an adjournment of the matter to allow the office of the DPP enough time to study the case file.<\/p>\n

He said the DPP took over the prosecution of the matter from the police and was yet to be furnished with details by the police.<\/p>\n

Alabi added that since the accused were already facing similar charges in another court, it would be appropriate to consolidate the two cases.<\/p>\n

In his submission, counsel to the accused, Mr. Adetunji Oso, agreed with the prosecutor, while Mr Bunmi Olugbade, who held a watching brief in the matter, did not object.<\/p>\n

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