2 men arraigned over alleged disrespect for corpse
The police on Tuesday dragged two men before an Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan, over alleged disrespect for a corpse. The defendants are Femi Moshood, 42; and Nureni Oyekunle, 57. They are standing trial on a three-count charge of conspiracy, disrespect to a corpse and conduct likely to cause a breach of the peace. The […]
Two men, Femi Moshood and Nureni Oyekunle, appeared in an Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan on Tuesday, charged with disrespecting a corpse and related offenses. The defendants, both 42 and 57 years old respectively, pleaded not guilty to the three-count charge, which includes conspiracy, disrespect to a corpse, and conduct likely to cause a breach of the peace.
Police prosecutor ASP Femi Olanibi alleged that the men were found in possession of bones and body parts suspected to be those of a deceased man, and that they showed disrespect to the corpse. The Magistrate, Mrs Gladys Olanrewaju, granted the defendants bail in the sum of one million naira each, with two sureties each in like sum, and adjourned the case until December 1 for further hearing.
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