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3 men arraigned for flogging 80-year-old man in Oyo

by ‘Jola Sotubo Three men have been dragged before a court in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo for allegedly assaulting an elderly man. Muritala Omidotun, 36; Ridwan Adedapo, 21, and Ismail Oluwanisola, 42,were arraigned after reports that they flogged Isiaka Bello, 80. The trio appeared before a Magistrate court sitting in the Iyaganku area of... Read More

80, assault, conspiracy, court, flogging, Ibadan, octogenarian, Oyo State, stealing, three arrested

September 13, 2013

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Harsh verdict? 83-year-old woman sentenced in Osun for ‘disrespecting the court’

by ‘Jola Sotubo An 83 year old woman in Osun State has been sentenced to a term of imprisonment for disrespecting the court. Madam Mariamo Shittu, was sentenced to one month in prison by a magistrate court in Osogbo, the state capital, for willful disrespect to the court. The 83-year-old who was reportedly standing trial... Read More

83 year old woman, Madam Mariamo Shittu, magistrate court, octogenarian, one month imprisonment, Osogbo, Osun State, sentenced