Ekiti LG Vice Chair, Others Face Trial Over Alleged Self-Kidnap Plot
Proceedings resume at the Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court in the case against Grace Ogunleye, Vice Chairman of Ilejemeje Local Government Area, who is accused of masterminding her own abduction.
Ogunleye and three co-defendants, Raheem Ganiyu, Sodiq Akorede, and Fajuyi Adenike, are standing trial on charges of conspiracy and kidnapping, following police investigations into the alleged staged incident in Iye-Ekiti, Ilejemeje Local Government Area, on May 20.
At the previous sitting, the police prosecutor, Samson Osobu, alleged that Ogunleye collaborated with the other defendants to stage her own abduction.
According to the prosecution, the matter came to light after a report of her purported kidnap was lodged with the police, prompting investigations which allegedly uncovered evidence suggesting that the incident was orchestrated by the vice chairman herself.
The prosecutor told the court that the alleged offences contravened Sections 279, 280, and 281 of the Criminal Law of Ekiti State, 2021.
Following an application by the prosecution, Chief Magistrate Abayomi Adeosun ordered that the four defendants be remanded at the correctional centre pending legal advice from the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).
The court subsequently adjourned the matter until today for mention and further proceedings.
The case has continued to generate widespread public interest because it involves a serving local government vice chairman and the unusual allegation that she allegedly orchestrated her own abduction.
