An 81-year-old hunter, Orija Joseph, was on Monday charged before an Ekiti Magistrates’ Court, sitting in Ado-Ekiti, over the death of his colleague.
While testifying in court, the prosecutor, Sgt. Oriyomi Akinwale, said the accused committed the offence on August 12 at Imesi-Ekiti, in Gbonyin Local Government Area of the State.
Akinwale stressed that Joseph shot and killed one Ismala yusuf while on a group hunting at Ilepa farm in Imesi-Ekiti area of the state.
According to the prosecutor, the offence contravened Section 325 of the Criminal Code, Cap C 16, Laws of Ekiti State, 2012.
The 81-year-old’s plea was not taken, but his counsel, Mr Busuyi Ayorinde, urged the court to consider the accused’s age and grant him bail, adding that he would not jump bail.
The defence counsel told the court that the incident was a case of accidental discharge.
He said the deceased family had agreed to an out of court settlement
While ruling on the matter, the Magistrate, Taiwo Akosile, granted the accused bail in the sum of N50, 000 with two sureties in like sum.
Akisile added that one of the sureties must be a relative of the deceased, and the other, a landlord from the accused home town.
The case was adjourned till August 26 for further hearing.
Comments