A Chief Magistrate’s Court sitting in Ado Ekiti on Monday discharged and acquitted a former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) in Ekiti state, Mr Ropo Adesanya over alleged breach of peace and threats of violence.
The 67-year-old Adesanya was discharged alongside James Dada, 49; Jegede James, 65; Jegede Ebenezer, 72; and 65 years old Matthew Fabamise.
The defendants who were standing trial on a three-count charge of conspiracy, threatening violence and breach of peace were arraigned before the court presided over by Magistrate A.O Adeosun on September 4, 2023.
Police Prosecutor, Johnson Okunade, had told the court that the defendants committed the offence on April 21, 2023 at about 07:00 p.m in Ijan-Ekiti in Gbonyin Local Government Area of the state.
Okunade who said the defendants conspired among themselves to commit felony told the court that a case of threatened violence against the complainant, Maj. Olajide Ijadare, was reported at the station, while the defendants also…
Source: Leadership Newspaper
