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Gbenga Sodeinde in Ado Ekiti
The Ekiti State High Court sitting in Ado Ekit has discharged and acquitted a man, Ogboninu Sunday, of a murder charge brought against him by the state government over the death of one Olaiya Wasiu following a dispute allegedly triggered by missing buckets.
Justice Bamidele Omotoso of High Court 6 held that the prosecution failed to establish the charge of murder against the defendant, bringing to an end a case that had attracted attention since the incident occurred in Osan-Ekiti in June 2025.
The prosecution had alleged that Ogboninu killed the deceased on June 21, 2025, during an altercation that stemmed from a disagreement over missing buckets.
Following the incident, the defendant was first arraigned before a Magistrate Court on June 26, 2025, on a holding charge before the matter was transferred to the High Court for trial.
When the trial…
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