A former local government chairman, Tajudeen Babatunde has been sentenced to four years imprisonment for conspiracy, malicious damage, and arson. Babatunde who had served in previous capacity as a caretaker chairman of Iwo West local council development authority was sentenced by a Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Iwo on Thursday.
He was sentenced alongside three Beninois citizens, Sunday Ajoko, Jonas John, and Kohonu Deboye, as well as Adeoye Alabi and Kasumu Ajao. They were arraigned in trial suit number: MIW/68c/2019 on four counts bordering on conspiracy, malicious damage, and arson.
Upon concluding hearing on the matter, Magistrate Famuyide had on Wednesday convicted all the defendants but delayed reading the sentencing till Thursday.
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