Four men were arraigned yesterday before an Ado-Ekiti chief magistrate court over alleged murder.
The defendants- Sunday Aernana, 30; Aoufa Sule, 30; Jonathan Elijah, 19; and 24-year-old Moses Iorana are facing a charge of murder.
The prosecutor, Inspector Bankole Olasunkanmi, told the court that the defendants committed the offence on April 5, 2020 in Ikole-Ekiti.
Olasunkanmi alleged that the four men conspired and murdered Chief Sola Fatunla of Ikole-Ekiti.
He said that Aernana, who he alleged accused Chief Fatunla of having an affair with his wife, conspired with three other persons to murder him, adding that the defendants tied the chief to a tree, strangled him to death and set his corpse on fire.
According to the prosecution, the offence contravened Sections 324 and 319 of the Criminal Code, Laws of Ekiti State 2012.
The prosecution also said the case file had been forwarded to the office of the Ekiti State Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) for legal advice.
The Chief Magistrate, Mr A.O. Oyebanji, ordered that the defendants be kept in police custody pending the issuance of legal advice from the DPP and adjourned the case until May 11, 2020 for mention.
