Court adjourns trial of Chairman Oyo park system, ‘Auxiliary’ until 27

A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan adjourned the trial of chairman of the disciplinary committee of the Park Management System (PMS), Alhaji Mukaila Lamidi, aka Auxilliary, Mukaila Lamidi, 61, (aka Auxilliary) until April 27.

Our correspondent reports that Lamidi was docked on Nov, 17,2022, for alleged destruction of billboards of candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) worth N4.2million.

It was reported that the court did not seat on Thursday and no reason was given by the regstrar.

All counsel in the matter agreed on the April 27 adjourned date.

He is charged with six counts bordering on conspiracy, unlawful damage and breach of public peace.

The Prosecution Counsel, ASP Sunday Fatola, said that the defendant and others at large allegedly conspired to commit the offence.

The police alleged that the defendant, on Nov. 13, at Igboora, at about 6.50 p.m., wilfully and unlawfully damaged APC billboards bearing the pictures of the party’s presidential, governorship and House of Representatives candidates, valued at N1.2 million.

The prosecution said on Nov. 13, at about 11.00 a.m. at Ido, in Omi-Adio Magisterial Area, Lamidi allegedly conspired with others to wilfully and unlawfully damage APC billboard, bearing the picture of Aderemi Oseni, the party’s House of Representatives candidate worth N3 million.

He said that the offence contravened the provisions of sections 249 (d), 451 and 517 of the Criminal Code Laws of Oyo State, 2000.

The Chief Magistrate, Mr Taiwo Oladiran, had admitted the defendant to bail in the N500,000 with two sureties in like sum.