BY ONOZURE DANIA
LAGOS—A 40-year-old- man, Tunde Oyeshola and one other, were arraigned yesterday for attempting to kidnap one Mrs Modupe Adeniyi.
Oyeshola and Shitta Garuba 27, who were arraigned before an Ikeja Magistrates Court, are facing a two-count charge on conspiracy and attempted kidnap.
They were said to have committed the offence on February 23, 2013 at about 8am at Iju area of Lagos.
The police prosecutor, assistant superintendant of police, Barth Nwaokoye, told the court that the said offence was committed at 11b Ojo Alao street Iju Lagos state.
Nwaokoye, also said that Adeniyi, is a wife of one Professor Peter Adeniyi.
According to him, the offence is punishable under section 409 and 405 of the criminal laws of Lagos state of Nigeria 2011.
However, when the charge was read to the defendants, they pleaded not guilty.
Magistrate Demi Ajayi, granted them bail in the sum of N800,000, with two sureties in like sum, stressing that the sureties should be at least 40-years-old.
Ajayi adjourned the matter to April 10, 2013.
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