From the Court

KASMAG boss drags woman, to court over rituals allegation

 

By Kayode Adeoti

The Chief Executive Officer of KASMAG transport corporation, Alhaji Abdulganiyu Omoola has dragged one woman, Risikat Bashiru to court over the allegation that he’s using rituals to sustain his business.
The accused person, Bashiru was arraigned before magistrate Abdulramon Bello for Criminal conspiracy, defamation of character contrary to sections 97 and 392 of Penal Code Law.
The First Information Report (FIR) obtained by Pilot Law from the court revealed that KASMAG boss through the office of his counsel, Alubarika & Associates reported the matter, through a petition letter to the office of the state Commissioner of Police.
In the petition letter dated 23rd November, 2017, the counsel stated that the accused conspired with one Monsurat Abdulrasheed, at large to visit the KASMAG motor pack along Wahab Folawiyo Unity road, Ilorin to orally and publicly make damaging statement on the personality and the business of Omoola.
“…One Risikat Bashiru and Monsurat Abdulrasheed at large conspired to come his motor pack at separate times of the day to publicly made damaging statement about his personality (KASMAG) with a view of discrediting his him and the image of his transport company in the presence of passengers about to board the vehicles,” his counsel divulged.
The FIR also stressed that the accused person alleged that Omoola is into rituals sacrifices to boost his transport business.
Folowing the investigation of the police into the matter, the charge sheet revealed that the accused confessed making defamatory statement at the complainant motor park on the said day.
Upon the denial of the allegation by the accused person, the Prosecutor, Zacheous Folorunsho however prayed the court for an adjournment even as he noted that police investigation is still in progress on the matter to arrest the second accused who is at large.
“In view of denial of the FIR to be false, investigation is still in progress, we shall be asking for a date for further mention,” he submitted.
He, however, objected bail of the accused adding that though the offence is bailable but if granted, it will jettison investigation process of the police.
“Also, in the face of the FIR, no residential address, if grant bail, it be very difficult to trace her if need be. We pray the court to refuse the bail of the accused person,” he insisted.
In his position, the accused person’s counsel, Toyin Onoolapo prayed the court to grant her client bail on liberal terms.
He said, “The purpose of granting her bail is not to terminate the case but to release her to a reliable sureties who are ready to produce her on the next adjourn day. The alleged offences are not capital as said by the prosecutor. The accused has been granted bail by the police, and she never abused it.”
The court in it ruling ceded to the submission of the prosecutor even as he ordered the remand of the accused in Federal Prison Service while the case was adjourned to 6th February, 2018.
He further informed the accused person’s counsel to later approach the court with formal affidavit for bail with appropriate residential address which he said will be verified by the court police.

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