Mutiu Ogudare, the Baale of Shangisha deposed recently by the Lagos State Government for faking his own Kidnapping was on Thursday remanded in Kirikiri prison.
The disgraced Baale was remanded in prison by an Ogba Magistrate’s Court, Ikeja along with his wife, Abolanle, and one Mohammed Opeyemi Babatunde.
They were arraigned before Magistrate T. Akanni on three counts bordering on breach of public peace and fake kidnapping.
The former Baale of Shangisha was accused in the first count of putting himself “forward to be kidnapped” and in order to breach public peace, an offence contrary to Section 5 of the Kidnapping Prohibition 2017 No. C17, Law of Lagos State.
The second count said his wife and Babatunde “did aid, counsel, abet and procure” him to fake his kidnap.
The trio was accused of taking part in the fake kidnap – contrary to Section 16(1)(a-d) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, CH. 17, Vol. 3, Laws of Lagos State 2015.
They all pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Mr. Glory Odimayo, their counsel prayed the court to grant them bail, arguing that they are prominent members of the Shangisha community and would not jump bail.
But the prosecutor, Peter Okerinmodun, opposed the application, arguing that they used their status to tamper with evidence and that releasing them on bail may lead to the breach of public peace.
Magistrate Akanni, however, granted each of the defendant’s bail in the sum of N2m and two sureties in the like sum.
According to her the sureties must include a traditional ruler, person with registered property in Lagos, must be a taxpayer and a grade level 17 officer in the state public service.
The case was subsequently adjourned until August 23.