The Ajagun Ode of Ode in Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State, Oba Sunday Boboye, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison by a Magistrate
The traditional ruler was jailed for the illegal destruction of food crops and palm trees in his community.
While informing the court of the case’s facts, the prosecutor, Sergeant Ajiboye Babatunde, claimed that on September 20, 2022, at around 3 p.m., at the “Pastorate and Laity of the Apostolic Church Nigeria, along Ado Ekiti Road Igoba, Akure North, the pastor and others at large conspired to commit Felony to wit: Malicious damage.”
Babatunde also claimed that the convict failed to provide a satisfactory explanation to the police after being apprehended. In order to serve as a deterrent to those who might engage in a similar behaviour, the prosecutor requested that the court punish him appropriately and called four witnesses to testify in court.
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