15/10/2025
COURT REMANDS 4 SUSPECTS FOR MURDER OF IREWOLE LG CHAIRMAN
The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered that four suspects arraigned for the killing of the late Chairman of Irewole Local Government Area in Osun State, Remi Abass, be remanded at the Kuje Custodial Centre.
The suspects who were arraigned on Wednesday by the Nigeria Police Force, were charged with terrorism, illegal possession of fi****ms, and the murder of Abass, who was killed on February 17, 2024, in Ikire, Osun Satte.
The Suspects are Abubakar Kabiru (also known as Jeje, 38), Tajudeen Opeyemi (30), Akeem Agbomojo (28), and Akintoye Olayemi (40) — all from Ikire and Apomu in Osun State.
Justice Joyce Abdulmalik, who ordered the remand of the suspects,however, adjourned the case to December 4, 2025, for hearing, in line with the agreement of counsel on both sides.