According to The Nation, an Osun Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ile-Ife, on Wednesday detained three students of the Oduduwa University, Ile-Ife, in prison custody over initiation of a student into cultism by force.
The accused Students were, Alade Temitope, Emmanuel Tobiloba and Oluwatosin Emmanuel,they are facing a four-count charge of conspiracy, inflicted injuries, assault and threat to kill.
They all pleaded not guilty to the charges against them but Magistrate Olalekan Ijiyode, while refusing the bail of the accused, said that the defence counsel, Mr Wole Omotoso, should come with written application for their bail.
Earlier, the prosecutor, ASP. Mathew Imepreve, told the court that
the accused committed the offence on Nov. 17 around 3.45 p.m at the
Oduduwa University Campus, Ipetumodu.
ASP Imepreve said that the accused conspired with others to commit felony to wit unlawful society.He added that the accused unlawfully assembled themselves, beat Abdullahi Aboluwadun and cut his finger with razor blade while initiating him into the Alora Secret Cult.
According to him, the accused threatened to kill Aboluwadun with stick and other weapons when he refused to be a member of the secret cult.
The prosecutor said that the offence contravened Sections 35, 62, 86 and 516 of the Criminal Code, Laws of Osun, 2002.
The case was adjourned until Dec. 20 for hearing.
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